3/2/2015 – How would you like to play in an international chess tournament, via the Internet, as a school team. You will be competing for an extraordinary prize: each national tournament winner will receive a fun-filled trip to London in June 2015 to take part in Finals. The tournament is open to primary/ elementary school teams from eight countries, registry and participation is free. Don't miss it!
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Yes2Chess is an Internet Chess Community for primary/elementary schoolchildren
which offers pupils the opportunity to play chess online with children from
other countries, and also to compete in an international tournament. This
innovative event sees the participation of primary/elementary schools from
eight countries: UK, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and
the USA.
Between now and July 2015, schools will compete for the grand prize: each
national tournament winner will receive a fun-filled trip to London in June
2015 to take part in Finals Weekend, where they will compete over the board
against teams from the USA, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and
Norway.
Last year, the finalists stayed in a top London
hotel...
... enjoyed a simultaneous against grandmaster
David Howell,
... a bus tour of London, a reception at the
Houses of Parliament
... and a ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’
at Barclaycard’s HQ in Canary Wharf.
The final itself took place at Barclaycard
Presents British Summer Time, a music festival in Hyde Park
In addition to the tournament there were rides,
a spectacular buffet and games of human chess
Barclaycard Yes2Chess – footage of the
final, including the human chess games
Yes2Chess offers school children the opportunity to play online in a safe
environment on the Yes2Chess server – which is a special area on Playchess.com.
All children who register for Yes2Chess through their school from anywhere
in the world will receive free membership to this private and moderated
area, where they can play and learn at any time. This membership will remain
active until July 2015, even if they do not compete in the tournament. Later
in 2015 this website will feature free chess lessons, some of them interactive,
to help improve children’s chess skills or to teach children the very
basics of chess.
Each national stage of the tournament takes place on the Yes2Chess server
which, for child safety reasons, has no chat function. However opponents
are encouraged to ‘shake hands’ before and after each game via
Skype, with the permission of their teachers/tutors.
Say Yes 2 Chess in School!
There are many educational and social benefits of learning chess in primary/elementary
school. Chess develops children's critical thinking and logical reasoning
skills, whilst helping to improve their memory and concentration. The game
also facilitates children’s emotional development by promoting imagination
and creativity, teaching that success rewards hard work, building self-esteem
and encouraging good sportsmanship. The European Parliament recognised this
by endorsing the Chess in Schools programme in 2012, noting that chess ‘contributes
to (EU) policy objectives such as social integration and combating discrimination’.
The most important thing for us however is that children enjoy themselves.
Barclaycard's Yes2Chess International Challenge
2015
To sign your school up to Yes2Chess, either for tournament
or friendly games,
please go to the official
registration page. The closing date for all entries is
Tuesday 31st March 2015. And don’t forget it’s free of charge
to play.
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