Universities are global centres of knowledge, where many of the best young minds build their skills and prepare to change the world. Among them are many chess players, united by their love for our sport. Some are already champions, and many may become champions in the future.
Chess and education belong together. Chess trains skills that matter far beyond the board. Focus, patience, decision-making, and respect for the rules are key in chess. They are also key in learning.
This is why FIDE has worked hard, together with our partners from the Kazakh Chess Federation, to create the first World University Team Chess Championship.
This championship gives universities around the world a new way to show their excellence. It also gives them a new way to build bridges between cultures, countries, and institutions.
Many of those who will take part in this championship, whether in the finals or in the online qualification stages, will not become professional chess players. But they may well become teachers, engineers, doctors, researchers, public servants, or leaders. If they carry chess values with them, our sport will gain influence far beyond the tournament hall.
In the year FIDE has dedicated to Chess in Education, we see this event as an investment in the next generation of chess ambassadors.
I wish you all a wonderful time in Almaty, and the best of luck both on and off the board.
Chess and education belong together. Chess trains skills that matter far beyond the board. Focus, patience, decision-making, and respect for the rules are key in chess. They are also key in learning.
This is why FIDE has worked hard, together with our partners from the Kazakh Chess Federation, to create the first World University Team Chess Championship.
This championship gives universities around the world a new way to show their excellence. It also gives them a new way to build bridges between cultures, countries, and institutions.
Many of those who will take part in this championship, whether in the finals or in the online qualification stages, will not become professional chess players. But they may well become teachers, engineers, doctors, researchers, public servants, or leaders. If they carry chess values with them, our sport will gain influence far beyond the tournament hall.
In the year FIDE has dedicated to Chess in Education, we see this event as an investment in the next generation of chess ambassadors.
I wish you all a wonderful time in Almaty, and the best of luck both on and off the board.
Arkady Dvorkovich
FIDE President
FIDE President
Kazakhstan has already established itself as a reliable venue for international FIDE tournaments. Hosting the first-ever World University Team Chess Championship will be a special honor and responsibility for us. Events of this kind open new horizons for inter-university cooperation: they create a platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and the development of long-term partnerships between leading universities around the world.
Kazakhstan is steadily becoming a regional hub for education and science, and holding a championship of this scale is yet another confirmation of this course. We are grateful to our President for creating all the conditions necessary for tournaments of this level in Kazakhstan, and to the Akimat of Almaty for its unwavering support of the national chess movement. For our part, we will make every effort to ensure that the upcoming tournament is organized at the highest level,” said Timur Turlov, President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation.
Kazakhstan is steadily becoming a regional hub for education and science, and holding a championship of this scale is yet another confirmation of this course. We are grateful to our President for creating all the conditions necessary for tournaments of this level in Kazakhstan, and to the Akimat of Almaty for its unwavering support of the national chess movement. For our part, we will make every effort to ensure that the upcoming tournament is organized at the highest level,” said Timur Turlov, President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation.
Dear friends!
Sincerely, Timur Turlov
President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation
President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation
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