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Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by John Upham » Fri May 20, 2022 5:20 pm

Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

See

https://www.fide.com/news/1769

In particular:
It must be noted that the decision of the Georgian Government aligns with the Declaration of the European Parliament of March 15 2012, on the introduction of the programme 'Chess in School' in the educational systems of the European Union, which reads as follows:
No doubt Nigel Fiasco is pleased.
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Andrew Martin » Sun May 22, 2022 10:37 am

They must have an awful lot of chess tutors.

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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by NickFaulks » Sun May 22, 2022 10:44 am

Andrew Martin wrote:
Sun May 22, 2022 10:37 am
They must have an awful lot of chess tutors.
Presumably any teachers who play chess, and there must be plenty of them, will get drafted in.
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Sun May 22, 2022 10:38 pm

Popped this in my mistake. Wrong chat. Sorry was writing elsewhere
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by JustinHorton » Mon May 23, 2022 8:49 am

Eh
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"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."

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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Mon May 23, 2022 10:48 am

JustinHorton wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 8:49 am
Eh
Totally wrong chat. Sorry.
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Mon May 23, 2022 11:53 am

Could making chess compulsory in the UK schools work? Really unsure on this one. What age is first grade? Appreciated we start early in the UK (potentially too early), compared to others.
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Nick Burrows » Mon May 23, 2022 12:22 pm

Stephen Westmoreland wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 11:53 am
Could making chess compulsory in the UK schools work?
Is their a strong argument why we would choose chess ahead of say a foreign language?

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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Mon May 23, 2022 12:39 pm

Nick Burrows wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 12:22 pm
Stephen Westmoreland wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 11:53 am
Could making chess compulsory in the UK schools work?
Is their a strong argument why we would choose chess ahead of say a foreign language?
Would like to hear that debate.
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by John Upham » Mon May 23, 2022 6:22 pm

Stephen Westmoreland wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 12:39 pm
Nick Burrows wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 12:22 pm
Stephen Westmoreland wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 11:53 am
Could making chess compulsory in the UK schools work?
Is their a strong argument why we would choose chess ahead of say a foreign language?
Would like to hear that debate.
I'd be interested in a debate between others subjects also.

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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Mon May 23, 2022 7:22 pm

At the risk of censure for completely taking this thread down a different track, I would be very interested to know the significance John.
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by John Upham » Mon May 23, 2022 8:38 pm

Stephen Westmoreland wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 7:22 pm
At the risk of censure for completely taking this thread down a different track, I would be very interested to know the significance John.
I find it interesting to discover how chess is and isn't delivered in various scholastic regimes world-wide compared with the scene here in good ole' Blighty. I was hoping others might share this interest.

This time of the year is always with some pain since I see my keen year 6 students leaving their primary schools to find their new school cannot be bothered to help them to continue their interest.

This is of reflected in entry numbers for junior tournaments in which they peak at around U12 and then suddenly fall of a cliff.

Prep schools seem to do a better job since they often continue to 13 years old at that school before moving on.
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by JustinHorton » Mon May 23, 2022 8:45 pm

John Upham wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 8:38 pm
their new school cannot be bothered to help them to continue their interest..
What is "cannot be bothered" here
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Mon May 23, 2022 9:20 pm

A few years ago my club offered to coach for free at a primary school. We were told there was no interest. This was totally false as my son and a few others were playing on a lunch time. They were only doing it for one year group and it was soon folded up.
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Re: Chess will be compulsory in Georgian schools

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Mon May 23, 2022 10:14 pm

Stephen Westmoreland wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 11:53 am
Could making chess compulsory in the UK schools work? Really unsure on this one. What age is first grade? Appreciated we start early in the UK (potentially too early), compared to others.
It is often the case that making something compulsory makes it less attractive to young people.
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