Initiated ICCF event:
The 9th School International Chess Event 2022/23 launched
with the participation of 8 schools from … Greece, Germany, Philippines 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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Complex of General Sports Schools (ZSSO), Gdynia (Poland) | 4 boards (teacher+3 students) |
| 7th | 2020-10-20 | 2021-05-31 | 5 |
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Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr 1, Brodnica (Poland) | 4 boards (teacher+3 students) |
| 8th | 2021-10-20 | 2022-05-31 | 4 |
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Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1, Tomaszów Lubelski (Poland) | 4 boards (teacher+3 students) |
| 9th | 2022-10-20 | 2023-05-31 | 8 |
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4 boards (teacher+3 students) |
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9th School International Chess Event 2022/23
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 9th School International Chess Event 2022/23 played on the ICCF server from 24.10.2022 to 31.05.2023 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 8 following schools:
- Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr 1, Brodnica (Poland)
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1, Tomaszów Lubelski (Poland)
- Zespół Szkół Technicznych, Ustroń (Poland)
- Nikkei Jin Kai, Davao City, Mindanao (Philippine)
- Cumu Integrated School, Isabela (Philippine)
- University of Cagayan Valley, Tuguegarao (Philippine)
- High School, Karlovassi, Samos (Greece)
- Evangelisches Gymnasium, Doberlug-Kirchhain (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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1.Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr 1, Brodnica (Poland)
Group photo of the Polish team from High School No.1, 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. More information can be found at the school page.
The team are all 14-18 years old. Polish team from Brodnica is led by Marcin Kołodziejski, IT/Maths teacher and chess instructor.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1-TC | Kołodziejski, Marcin |
| b2 | Murawski, Wiktor |
| b3 | Gęsicki, Igor |
| b4 | Drozdowski, Patryk |
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2.Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1, Tomaszów Lubelski (Poland)
Group photo of the Polish team from Primary School No. 1, Tomaszów Lubelski
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 12 years old. Polish team is led by Ryszard Probola, IT and chess teacher.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1-TC | Probola, Ryszard |
| b2 | Krowicki, Filip |
| b3 | Palak, Jakub |
| b4 | Malinowski, Kacper |
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3.Zespół Szkół Technicznych, Ustroń (Poland)
Polish team from Technical School Complex, Ustroń
Ustroń is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, in the Cieszyn poviat, a health resort, a holiday and recreational center. There are 3 larger ski centers in Ustroń, each with at least one chairlift.
The Technical School Complex (Zespół Szkół Technicznych), located in Ustroń, is a complex of a vocational school and a technical college. The professions of IT Technician, Programmer and Mechanic are taught at the school.
Adam Małysz, the most famous Polish ski jumper, graduated from this school, where he learned a profession (specialisation: tinsmith-roofer).
Headmaster is Katarzyna Kałuża. More information can be found at the school page.
The team are all 18-19 years old. Polish team from Ustroń is led by student and school activist Patryk Piec under supervision of Marek Sikora. Mr. Sikora teaches vocational subjects for the profession of Mechanic Technician, IT Technician, and in the past he also taught mathematics. He is also the leader of the school chess club.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1 | Sikora, Marek |
| b2-TC | Piec, Patryk |
| b3 | Skiba, Mateusz |
| b4 | Bogdan, Ernest |
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4.Nikkei Jin Kai, Davao City, Mindanao (Philippines)
Filipino team from Nikkei Jin Kai, Davao City, Mindanao
The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Davao City, located on the island of Mindanao, is the third most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, and the most populous in Mindanao.
Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai International School, located in Davao City, Mindanao, is a school consisting of several departments: Pre-school, Primary, Intermediate, Junior High School and Senior High School. As a Filipino and Japanese School, it aims to provide quality education including Japanese language and culture and personality development by adopting positive Filipino and Japanese values.
More information can be found at the school page.
The team are all 12-16 years old. The team from Philippines Nikkei Jin Kai is led by Anatalio Suter Jr., chess instructor and club arbiter. The students are already very successful in the Philippines OTB chess championships.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1-TC | Suter, Anatalio, Jr. |
| b2 | Suter, Nathalie |
| b3 | Suter, Nayelie |
| b4 | Habaradas, Paul Emmanuel |
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5.Cumu Integrated School, Isabela (Philippines)
Filipino team from Cumu Integrated School, Isabela
The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
The Cumu Integrated School was established in the year 1936 (Elementary), and as the school year progresses, in 2007 the Junior High School was also built. It is located in the forest region – Barangay Cumu, Angadanan, Isabela, along the highway, surrounded by rice field. It offers K to 12 Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10, consisting of 17 school personnel, and 262 enrolled learners.
The school is small but competitive in various activities such as sports, academic and other related activities of Department of Education. The school received an award as Best Implementer (Division Level) for Preventive Drug Education Program in the School Year 2018-2019.
The school is a child-friendly, child-centered and focusing on the child’s welfare and its development to become a good leader/citizen, sport-minded, and a responsible student.
The team are all 13-16 years old. The team from Cumu Integrated School is led by Sheryll Bordon. She is a teacher at the Cumu Integrated School and national chess arbiter. Sheryll teaches several subjects in high school, including: Language (Filipino and English), Values Education, Guidance Advocate, PDEP Implementer (Preventive Drug Education Program), ICT Coordinator (Information Communications Technology). She also holds other positions at the school such as Child Protection Committee Vice Chairman, Reading Coordinator, School Paper Coordinator.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1-TC | Bordon, Sheryll |
| b2 | Obana, Arbie Rheiza |
| b3 | Frias, Jennah |
| b4 | Taguba, Jesus Caesar |
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6.University of Cagayan Valley, Tuguegarao (Philippines)
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| Filipino team from University of Cagayan Valley, Tuguegarao | |||
The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The University of Cagayan Valley (UCV) is a private non-sectarian university in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley, formerly known as the Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao (CCT) and Cagayan Teachers College (CTC), founded in April 1948. Curricular offer includes basic education (pre-school, grade school, high school with academic tracks, technical and vocational tracks, sports track), vocational, undergraduate, post baccalaureate and graduate school.
The university supports chess and all of its athletes. The University of Cagayan Valley is the only school in Cagayan that is actively participating in different school competitions.
More information can be found at the school page.
It is a mixed team of students representing 3 schools: University of Cagayan Valley, Baggao National Highschool and Ridgewood School of Caloocan. The team are all 14-19 years old. The university team is led by Robert Bumatay, chess coach and national chess arbiter. In addition to training chess players at the university, he also has a program to reach out to young students from Cagayan by giving them chess lessons and training them.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1-TC | Bumatay, John Robert |
| b2 | Fernandez, Bencelie |
| b3 | Javier, Kelvin |
| b4 | Fajardo, Robe |
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7.Lyceum & High School, Karlovassi, Samos (Greece)
Group photo of the Greek team
Karlovassi is the second largest city on the island of Samos, the land of the famous philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras. This year, the Samian chess team consists of students from both High School and Lyceum of Karlovassi. Their ages range from 13-16 years and it is the ninth time that Samian chess is taking part in this chess event for schools.
Greek team captain is Nikos Rokopanos, Math teacher at the High School of Karlovassi, who runs the school chess club (Mikhail Botvinnik) with the warm support of Samos Chess Club Melissos since 2012.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1-TC | Rokopanos, Nikolaos |
| b2 | Stasinis, Argiris |
| b3 | Tzouanos, George |
| b4 | Triantafyllou, Stamatis |
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8.Evangelisches Gymnasium, Doberlug-Kirchhain (Germany)
Group photo of the German team from Evangelisches Gymnasium, Doberlug-Kirchhain
The German high school Doberlug-Kirchhain (Brandenburg) stands for a unique curriculum with protestant values. The private German Gymnasium has been continually investing into digital education to equip students with the skill set for the future.
More information can be found at the school page.
The team are all 15-17 years old. German team is directed by Gerhard Gunther Ilzig, he teaches several subjects in school, including Mathematics & Physics & Computer Science.
| Board | Name |
|---|---|
| b1-TC | Ilzig, Gerhard Gunther |
| b2 | Kühn, Max |
| b3 | Weiser, Jonathan |
| b4 | Vasilev, Dariyan |
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