Poster from Nikos
Initiated ICCF event:
The 6th Chess School-Friendly International Event launched
with the participation of 9 schools from … Bulgaria, England, Germany, Greece, Spain and Poland
Short history:
Initial idea to organize friendly match between schools was raised by teachers Nikos Rokopanos (GRE) and Jan Wiech (POL) in 2014, which has been continued in the following years in a larger cast and in the form of a team event.
Previous school chess events:
| Edition | From | To | # | Teams | Winner | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2014-12-31 | 2015-04-24 | 2 |
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Vocational High School of Samos, Mavrogeneio (Greece) | one game played in consultation |
| 2nd | 2016-01-31 | 2016-05-31 | 3 |
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Pipacsvirág Elementary School, Telki (Hungary) | 6 boards (teacher+5 students) |
| 3rd | 2016-10-10 | 2017-05-31 | 3 |
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Gimnazjum nr 1, Tomaszów Lubelski (Poland) | 6 boards (teacher+5 students) |
| 4th | 2017-11-15 | 2018-05-31 | 4 |
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Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1, Tomaszów Lubelski (Poland) | 6 boards (teacher+5 students) |
| 5th | 2018-10-20 | 2019-05-31 | 4 |
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Wilson School, Sutton (England) | 4 boards (teacher+3 students) |
| 6th | 2019-10-20 | 2020-05-31 | 9 |
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4 boards (teacher+3 students) |
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6th School-Friendly Event
The Polish Correspondence Chess Commission of the Polish Chess Federation is organizing this tournament.
The event regulations were placed at the organizer website here. They were sent to all national delegates and placed also at the ICCF website.
The main purpose is to integrate school children within common passion chess.
This is the 6th edition of School-Friendly Event played on the ICCF server from 2019-10-20 to 2020-05-31 at 4 boards (teacher+3 students under 19).
The event is unrated. Time control – an incremental rate of play (initial time: 20 days per game plus increment: 1 move in 3 days with duplication after 20 days; 10 days leave per calendar year, no special leave). Unfinished games will be adjudicated.
This time participants are teams from 9 following schools:
- IES Jándula, Andújar (Spain)
- High School/Lyceum, Karlovassi, Samos (Greece)
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1, Tomaszów Lubelski (Poland)
- Wilson School, Sutton, London (England)
- Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr 1, Brodnica (Poland)
- King’s College School, Wimbledon, London (England)
- Zespół Sportowych Szkół Ogólnokształcących (ZSSO), Gdynia (Poland)
- Hristo Botev High School, Aytos (Bulgaria)
- Oberschule Neuenhagen (Germany)
As usual poster was provided by Nikos. Many thanks!
Below you can find short notes about participants, which might be updated yet.
Short notes about participants
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IES Jándula, Andújar (Spain)
Spanish team
We are writing from a high school in Andújar (Spain), a city which is very close to Linares, where so many GM chess tournaments have been held, as we are also interested in implementing a talent program which includes chess with our own students. This course we can teach chess, in the high school, to students into the chess programme. As for the teachers who are behind the talent project in our high school, we are a multidisciplinary group which already includes English, Music, Economics and Computer Science teachers.
You can read more about chess in this Spanish school at web pages (chess club, school)
The team are all 13-14 years old. Spanish team is directed by José Luis Meco, Economics teacher at Jándula high school and president of Jándula Chess Club.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Meco Benítez, José Luis |
| b2 | Ventaja Jiménez, Manuel |
| b3 | Martinez Segado, José Oscar |
| b4 | Meco Solis, Lucia |
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High School/Lyceum, Karlovassi, Samos (Greece)
Samian team
Karlovassi High School/Lyceum, Samos, are (junior/senior) high schools at the town of Karlovassi, located in the northwest of the island of Pythagoras. Karlovassi is the second largest city on the island of Samos.
The team are all 12-16 years old. Greek team is directed by Nikos Rokopanos, Maths teacher in High School of Karlovassi.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Rokopanos, Nikolaos |
| b2 | Ioannidis, Theodor |
| b3 | Giannoulis, Apostolo |
| b4 | Patsis, Diamantis |
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Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1, Tomaszów Lubelski (Poland)
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Primary School No. 1 in Tomaszów Lubelski was founded in 1999 after school system reform as Junior High School No. 1 and in 2017, after next school system reform, was transformed to primary school. Headmaster is Witold Pitura. More can be found at the school page.
The school is running sport club LUKS „Tomasovia” Tomaszów Lubelski, including chess section. Member of chess section are mostly school students.
The team are all 13 years old. Polish team is led by Ryszard Probola, IT and chess teacher.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Probola, Ryszard |
| b2 | Ożga, Amelia |
| b3 | Stępora, Maciej |
| b4 | Buczak, Gabriel |
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Wilson School, Sutton, London (England)
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The school was founded by Edward Wilson in 1615 and was located in Camberwell, now part of Greater London but at that time a small village of cottages, homesteads, inns and larger buildings grouped around a village green. Wilson was born around 1550 in Cartmel, Lancashire, which had its own grammar school, from where he passed on to Cambridge University. The school is a specialist college in Mathematics and Computing. This status was re-awarded in 2007 along with a second specialism in the Arts.
More information can be found at the school page.
The team are all 15 years old. English team is led by Neill Cooper, chess instructor and teacher.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Cooper, Neill |
| b2 | Boulanger, William |
| b3 | Jeyakanth, Ugas |
| b4 | Kavanagh, Leo |
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Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr 1, Brodnica (Poland)
Polish Team from Brodnica
The Philomats of Michałowska’s Land High School in Brodnica was founded in 1873. It is one of the oldest schools in Poland. It has a rich history and its contribution to the development of Polishness in the Prussian territories. The school now boasts many scientific and sporting achievements. The chess section has existed for 10 years and has reached the medal positions in team and individual competitions in the Brodnica district.
Headmaster is Wiesław Łupina. Virtual walk around the school at the school page.
The team are all 18 years old. Polish team from Brodnica is led by Marcin Kołodziejski, IT/Maths teacher and chess instructor.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Kołodziejski, Marcin |
| b2 | Magalski, Łukasz |
| b3 | Wieczyński, Michał |
| b4 | Olszewski, Wiktor |
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King’s College School, Wimbledon, London (England)
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King’s College School is an independent day school for boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18. Founded in 1829 by royal charter, it is a school of over 1400 pupils and is one of the most academically successful schools in the world.
More information can be found at the school page.
The team are all 11 or 12 years old. King’s College Junior School is in Wimbledon (south-west London), an area famous for tennis and Wombles. The school has about 430 boys aged from 7-13, and almost everyone moves on to the senior school which shares the same campus. King’s College Junior School are the current English Chess Federation under 13 national champions, and the team contains three of the boys who won this title.
English team is led by Matthew Hortin, teacher and chess instructor.
The teacher, Matthew Hortin, is the Head of Classics (Latin and ancient Greek) at King’s College Junior School. He started a chess club when he joined the school 11 years ago, and has enjoyed watching boys develop a love of chess and beat him increasingly frequently.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Hortin, Matthew |
| b2 | Buanne, L. |
| b3 | Ali, S. |
| b4 | Cordova Lopez, D. |
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Zespół Sportowych Szkół Ogólnokształcących (ZSSO), Gdynia (Poland)
Polish team from Gdynia
Complex of General Sports Schools (ZSSO) in Gdynia is:
- Sports Primary School No. 14 Józef Wybicki
- Sports High School No. 7 Józef Wybicki
- Primary School of Sports Mastery in Artistic Gymnastics
- High School of Sports Mastery in Artistic Gymnastics
The school is an institution where students start their education from the fourth grade of primary school with the possibility of continuing from high school to the final year of graduation class.
Didactic and educational classes are conducted by qualified staff of very good teachers. We have been operating as a sports school since 1974, which means increased hours of physical education. We specialize in artistic gymnastics and basketball, but you will also find athletes who train other disciplines.
The students of our school achieve very good results in school and external exams. Every year, we are at the forefront of schools in Gdynia and the whole of Pomerania. However, we are famous mainly for sporting achievements.
We also cooperate with sports clubs of our city – Asseco Arka Gdynia, Arka Gdynia, SGA Gdynia and UKS Jantar Gdynia. We have organized chess classes for students since the current school year. The chess section currently has 16 students and is still growing. Headmaster is Marek Prusak. More can be found at the school page.
The team are all 14-15 years old. Polish team is led by Grzegorz Jacewicz, IT teacher and chess instructor.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Jacewicz, Grzegorz |
| b2 | Daschke, Marta |
| b3 | Jankowski, Jerzy Jan |
| b4 | Brzezowski, Alan |
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Hristo Botev High School, Aytos (Bulgaria)
Hristo Botev High School team
The first Bulgarian school in the town of Aytos which was founded in 1868 changed its name several times until it became Hristo Botev High School in 1926, 50 years after the death of Hristo Botev our Bulgarian national hero, revolutionary, poet, and publicist. Today our school has many extracurricular forms of work in the field of education, sport and culture. Teachers strive to support, understand and respect the young growing generation by keeping the spirit of knowledge alive. More can be found at the school page.
The team are all 15-18 years old. Bulgarian team is led by Richard Akrill, English teacher and chess instructor.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Akrill, Richard |
| b2 | Hasan, Sevgin |
| b3 | Kondov, Konstantin |
| b4 | Stoyanov, Nikola |
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Oberschule Neuenhagen (Germany)
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We are a small school in Neuenhagen near Berlin and have students until the 10th grade.
The International High School in Neuenhagen is a state-approved private full-time school in partially bound form for grades 7-10, with deliberately minimized class sizes and a school profile, which can take into account development and learning characteristics, through a unified rating system for professional services and the working and social behavior of the students has a direct and uncomplicated cooperation with parents and guardians in all school matters. More can be found at the school page.
The team are all 13-16 years old. German team is led by Gina Zimmermann, History/Political education/Geography teacher and chess instructor.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Zimmermann, Gina |
| b2 | Hickstein, Lennox |
| b3 | Dorn, Paul |
| b4 | Ikeda, Sho |
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