A member of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs Marat Bariev expressed the opinion that it is necessary to popularize intellectual sports at the all-Russian level.According to the document approved on July 23 by the government commission on digital development headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, 17.6 billion roubles will be allocated for the programme until 2024, of which 8.6 billion roubles will be given from the federal budget.
An informed source said that the project was initiated by Rostelecom. The company explained that computer games can develop creativity, the ability to make quick decisions, manage stress, and have a beneficial effect on the development of cognitive abilities.
Editor’s note: Currently, Ilyumzhinov is actively promoting the idea of creating a domestic platform MASS CHESS, to hold global chess tournaments "city vs city", "country vs country", etc., and for students "school vs school".
