5/28/2011 – This year the annual event attracted 1480 players from 286 schools from all over Italy. It was staged from May 12-15 in the beautiful city of Spoleto in Umbria, the center of the country. The large number of participants relied to a great degree on support from the FIDE Chess in Schools initiative and its Chairman Ali Nihat Yazici, as we learn from this illustrated report by IM Martha Fierro.
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The Italian National Scholastic Team Championship set a new record in 2011!
The qualified teams from each region came together to the big final held from
May 12-15 in the beautiful city of Spoleto, and attracted 1480 players representing
286 different teams from schools all over Italy. The event was held in the Palatenda,
and visitors had the chance to tour around one of the most beautiful cities
of Umbria. Spoleto has many attractions, like il Duomo, Ponte delle Torri, Teatro
Lirico, Rocca Albornoziana, and more!
The organiser was the "Accademia
Internazionale di Scacchi" that worked hard, together with the Italian
Chess Federation (FSI), Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), Scacchirandagi, Regione
Umbria, Provincia di Perugia, APT Umbria, Umbria Mobilità, and ConfCommercio
e ConSpoleto, to host almost 3000 people including players, parents, teachers
and coaches. An special applause to the arbiters for the work they did during
and after each round – it is not an easy task to control 1480 energetic
young players!
The record-breaking event relied to a great degree on support from the Chairman
of Chess in the Schools initiative (and FIDE Vice President) Ali NihatYazici,
who was present during all the events, motivating the children. Together with
FSI President Gianpietro Pagnoncelli and FSI Consigliere Marcello Perrone there
was an exchange of valuable information of how to initiate and promote chess
in schools all through Italy.
Now I am happy to announce the winners!
Elementari
Scuola Ricci Curbastro, from Padova (Andrea e Alessio Simonetto, Antonio
Kolosov, Andrei Florei, Raul Marciano)
Scuola Sant’Ambrogio , from Valpolicella
Scuola Tacito-Guareschi from Roma
Girls Elementari
Collegio Arcivescovile, from Trento (Camilla Gislimberti, Arianna
Fiocco, Giulia Baccilieri, Sofia Muck, Chiara Battocletti, Federica
Chizzola)
75’ Circolo Didattico EUR from Roma
Scuola Salesiana Infanzia Lieta, from Cagliari
Medie
Scuola Tacito-Guareschi, Roma (Andrea Manfroi, Valerio Rossi, Emanuele
Baiuocchi, Marco Moriconi, Alessio Imperi Galli)
ICS 11, from Vicenza
Scuola Manzoni, from Barletta
Medie Girls
Scuola Donatello, from Ancona (Giulia e Chiara Scognamiglio, Michela
Laureti, Elena Marcelli, Federica Volpi, Camilla Agana)
This tournament is a confirmation that chess in Italy is becoming more and
more popular, all the time!
Picture gallery
Rosi De Luca, Martha Fierro, Gian Pietro Pagnoncelli, Ali Nihat Yacizi,
Roberto
Mogranzini, Antonio Sanchirico, Ezio Montabini preparing for the event
The tourist train that took the players all around the city
Exhibition car: In the center of Spoleto there was a parade of amazing vehicles
Il Duomo – the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (photo Wiki)
Ponte delle Torri – 236 m long and 90 m high, is a huge ten-arcade work
that
connects Colle Sant' Elia with Monteluco. It is constituted of a road and a
water
canal supported by ogival arcades and stone pillars.
Outisde the playing hall – Palatenda
Inside: the playing hall before one round
Italian rising talent Laura Gueci leading her team
Winners on the stage at the closing ceremony
Media Nicola da Guardiagrele, Rosmary DiSipio, Camilla Lupiani, coach
Eugenia DiPrimio, Linda DiCrescenzo, coach Andrea Rebeggiani, Marianna Colasante,
FSI Consigliere Marcelo Perrone, Francesca Alimonti, Eleonora Canzano-Professor
Marina Gentile
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Martha Lorena Fierro Baquero from Ecuador is the highest rated Panamerican
female chess player. Born in Kingston, Rhode Island, USA, Martica holds the
FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster and the FIDE training
title of FIDE Trainer. She has represented her country in several Chess Olympiads.
Visit her web site.
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