Charity chess to support the Kids and Art of Ukraine initiative

by Malcolm Pein
11/23/2023 – Last week, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held a charity event in London in aid of the Kids and Art of Ukraine initiative. Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant played a match against FM Miguel Senlle Caride and then gave a simul. | Photo: GM Ketevan starting the simultaneous against the oldest opponent in the room | Photos: EBRD

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EBRD plays for Ukrainian kids

Last Wednesday 15th of November, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) hosted at its headquarters in London, a charity chess event for the initiative Kids and Art of Ukraine, with the support of Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC).

Malcolm Pein introduces Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant

The event included two main activities:

An exhibition match between the Scottish GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant and the Spanish FM Miguel Senlle Caride.

GM Ketevan vs FM Miguel before the start of the first game / Photo: EBRD

The match consisted of 4 rapid games, time control of 10 minutes with an addition of 5 seconds per move, starting from move one.

The result was 3.5 – 0.5 in favour of FM Miguel Senlle Caride.

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 Be7 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.0-0 Re8 10.Re1 Bf8 11.Nf1 h6 12.Ng3 g6 12...a5 13.a4 b4 14.h3 bxc3 15.bxc3 Be6 16.Bxe6 Rxe6 17.Rb1 d5 ½-½ (55) Vokhidov,S (2616)-Caruana,F (2765) Riga 2021 12...Na5 13.Bc2 c5 14.d4 exd4 15.cxd4 Bg4 0-1 (36) Narayanan,S (2618)-Carlsen,M (2863) chess24.com INT 2020 13.h3 Bg7 14.d4 Bb7 15.a4 15.Bc2 15...Qd7 15...exd4 16.cxd4 Na5 17.Bc2 c5 18.b3 Looks a little better for White but the computer reckons b4 is alright, planning cxd4 and Rc8 16.Bc2 exd4 17.cxd4 Nb4 18.Bb1 c5 19.Bd2 19.d5 leaves Black short of options as c4 20.Bd2 forces a5 21.axb5 Qxb5 22.Bc3 with a clear and stable advantage 19...bxa4 20.Rxa4 a5 21.Bc3 cxd4 22.Nxd4 d5! A well calculated sequence 23.e5 Ne4 24.Nxe4 dxe4 25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Rxe4 Rxe5 27.Rxe5 Bxe5 28.Bxb4 Bxd4 With very little time White misses a trick 29.Ra1 29.Kh1 Was forced 29...Rd8! 30.Bxa5 Bxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Qa7+ 0–1
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Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant-Miguel Senlle Caride-0–1 C90Round 1: Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant - Migu
Miguel Senlle Caride-Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant-1–0 B30Round 2: Miguel Senlle Caride - Ketevan
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant-Miguel Senlle Caride-0–1 B48Round 3: Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant - Migu
Miguel Senlle Caride-Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant-½–½ B23Round 4: Miguel Senlle Caride - Ketevan

After the two-hour exhibition match, GM Ketevan played very competitive simultaneous games that lasted for more than 2 hours with 19 victories and 1 defeat.

The organisers

About Chess in Schools and Communities

Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC) is a UK charity whose mission is to improve children’s educational outcomes and social development by introducing them to the game of chess. Founded in 2009, CSC works with 1,500 schools across the UK. Each year, the charity stages ChessFest, a free mass participation event, in Trafalgar Square as well as an elite tournament, the London Chess Classic. See chessinschools.co.uk

Chess is a low-cost, high-impact educational intervention. It knows no boundaries of age, gender, faith, ethnicity or disability, and can be played anywhere at any time. The game fosters intellectual and emotional skills crucial to a child’s wider development; CSC teaches chess in disadvantaged communities to give every child the chance to realise their full potential and has expanded its programme to include libraries and prisons. 

About the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was created in April 1991 to ‘foster the transition towards open market-oriented economies and to promote private and entrepreneurial initiative’.

Since then, the EBRD has invested over €180 billion in more than 6,500 projects across three continents.

The EBRD are a climate finance leader and actively support Ukraine and other countries affected by the war there. We have also committed much of our recent activity to countering the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

See www.ebrd.com

See Stanislav Suprunenko is fundraising for Sincere Eduсation & Cultural Development (justgiving.com)


Malcolm Pein is the CEO of Chess in Schools and Communities, organiser of the London Chess Classic, Managing Director of Chess and Bridge Ltd, the publisher of CHESS Magazine, and chess correspondent for the Daily Telegraph.

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