Recall that all children of Ugra from first to fourth grade are taught chess from September 1 of the new school year. Although, teaching is carried yet out on a voluntary basis for grades from 5 to 11, however, chess is planned to be included in the compulsory discipline for the children of middle and senior grades starting next year.
The World Chess Championship among boys and girls 14- 16 and 18 years old started In Khanty-Mansiysk.
412 players from 57 countries will attend the tournament. Here's how FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov explained Khanty-Mansiysk phenomenon: "This town is a special place for us. And the region itself has already reached such a high level, that it may serve as an example of holding the international chess events for other countries and federations."
