Latvian School Chess Olympics Third – Latgale final will take place IN Maltā
This year, the Latvian School Chess Olympics is first held, which will meet more than 80 pupils from 14 in Latgale region on 13 April. Viļānu, Kraslava, Maltas, Rezekne, Daugavpils, Tilja and Verham civil parish general educational institutions. The best of them will be fighting in the Latvian school chess Olympics finals in Riga, where approximately 300 their peers will participate. Latgale region finals will also be honoured by the 2017 Latvian Champion Chess Linda Krūma, who will give 15 children a symbolic game.
On April 13, at 11.00, the third regional final of the Latvian School Chess Olympics will take place AT Maltas High School, Sports Street 5, as the field master becomes the leader of the Rēzekne District BJSS chess coach Anatolijs Jasinskim, with whom the expected chess competitions will be organised. Alexander Vasilkov (both national judges) was assisting in his assistants. BJSS director Aldis Ziukmacis, Director of Rēzekne, will open the final of Latgale region with the solemn speech.
“The Latvian School Chess Olympics Project is implemented in collaboration with Latvian Chess Federation. The aim is to find out how many schools in Latvia can play chess, how many schools have a chess or a chess hour? And how to help those schools in Latvia who want to introduce a chess to their pupils daily? Such joint forces promote chess as a game, a way of spending leisure in youth, as well as promoting cooperation between chess trainers, sharing experience and identifying the best young people in the chess in each region and Latvia. We were invited to participate in all Latvian schools with one chess fan who is willing to participate in these ambitious chess competitions and represent the honour of the school, and the responsiveness is unexpected. Special attention should be given to regional schools that are so active in setting up participants, setting up new chess pools and revealing the new talents of this ancient game,“ a member of the board of directors of “Latvian Chess Federation” Ilmārs busms.
Three stages are foreseen for the Latvian School Chess Olympics, with the 3 best boys and 3 best girls in three age groups, class 1-4, class 5-9 and class 10-12 who will participate in regional finals in the 1 st phase from 1 to 31 March. The school's inner chess tournaments were also organised to identify the best students.
In the 2 nd phase, the region finals will be held from 1 to 30 April: Kurzeme - Ventspils 7 April, Zemgale - Jelgava on April 10, Latgale - Maltā on April 13, Vidzeme - Sigulda on April 19 and Riga on 22 April. In each region of the region, the 3 best boys and the 3 best girls in the above-mentioned age groups will be cleared who will win the right to participate in Latvia's final. There are 7 games with time control for 12 minutes and 5 seconds for a move.
In the 3 rd phase, or in the Latvian School Chess Olympics finals on May 15, Riga Juglas High School, the strongest school chess of all 5 participating regions will meet. Latvian Finals were able to apply separately for all chess pupils with at least I sports class in chess, while players are allowed to participate in Latvian sports classes in chess. It is planned that Latvia's school in the chess Olympics will meet around 300 children.
The Latvian School Chess Olympics will also be a good practice for the strongest Latvian school chess championships before Riga's most ambitious event of this year – European Youth Championship in the chess age groups U8 to U18. It will be held at the International Exhibition Centre “Ķīpsala” from 19-30 August 2018, bringing together 1200-1500 members of the European Championship for the first time in Latvia.
It should be noted that the Latvian School Chess Olympics logo was created by Latvian Champion Chess Linda Krūmiņa.
The special favor of the Latvian School Chess Olympics is the Transport Communications Institution (TSIs), keeping the memorial medals for each participant and various awards of surprise. BRAIN Games, GIANT flakes and SIA Aqua Latvia are also provided to Latvian school chess Olympics participants. The Latvian Chess Federation says thank you for the premises allocated to Latgale final, thanks to the BJSS and Maltas High School Director Vinerai Dimperei.
Other information:
Nellija Maklakova, co-ordinator of Latvian School Chess Olympics
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