Victoria Sergeyeva the leader of the chess club for Grade 1-2 students.
Victoria is a Fide Master, the winner of the Russian open competitions, “Belaya Ladya, Novosibirsk 1998-1999,” the multiple champion of Kazakhstan among girls in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005. A repeated participant in the world chess championships, a prizewinner of the International Games, “The Children of Asia-2004,” the winner of the international tournament, “Moscow Open,” the winner of the international tournament, “Qatar open,” the multiple winner among men in team competitions for the oil and gas companies of Kazakhstan (KazTrans Gas, Aimak Gas, Intergas, etc.). Her total chess experience is 20 years.
Ivan Mezentsev – is the leader of the chess club for Grade 3-4 students.
Ivan is the multiple champion of Almaty, the silver medalist of the national championship, the champion of Kazakhstan, the bronze medalist of the international tournament, “Cattolica Open” (Italy), a participant of international competitions in France, Italy and Bulgaria, the winner of the tournament, “KBTU Open,” a member of the IITU chess team.
Ivan has been a Fide Master since 2018 and is ranked 22 among the best chess players of Kazakhstan.
Chess is the gymnasium of the mind
Blaise Pascal
Here are only 10 reasons to play chess.
Chess is
Logic and Thinking
In the course of the game, the brain trains all the time. In thought, you are considering different options to find the best move among them. Sometime later, search for the option will accelerate. Each new level of the activity contributes to the development of thinking.
Memory
In the course of the game, a chess player thinks out many combinations, imaging the position in a clear way. Professionals can play the whole game with their closed eyes, making each move mentally.
Attentiveness and the ability to sit still
You can lead the whole game unless you relax a little bit to lose your advantage. Therefore, watchfulness and concentration must be kept up throughout the game.
Planning
When playing chess, you always think over 2-3 moves ahead. And this habit will be reflected in the daily life. For example, waking up in the morning, you think out mechanically how to do everything fast and effectively.
Imagination
The mental activity develops imagination and fantasy. For good reason, chess is considered to be not only sports, but the arts as well. Vivid imagination is the foundation of creativity.
Time management
There are 3 types of chess: classical, rapid and blitz. In the classical chess, each competitor has 2 hours of play, in the rapid ones - half an hour, in the blitz - 5 minutes. If you fail to meet the set time limits, you lose. Thus, chess teaches to allocate time properly. This is an important skill for both school learning and doing a task from employer in the future life.
Stress resistance
You are training to a tournament for months. Some competitions take place once a year. Before you win one day, you have lost 10 times. After such experience, difficulties at school or at work are not hard to cope with.
Competitiveness
The tournament, covering the hundreds of chess players, defines the best one as a participant, who has had no defeat.
Hard-Working and Self-Control
Home training develop your tactical vision and positional understanding. A tournament is a tremendous load for its participant. A semi-professional chess player spends approximately 4-5 hours for one game with 2-3 hour preparation to it. Total rounds are 9 or 11, going one after another.
Will and Temper
Like other sports, chess strengthens your qualities and will power. A new dream is originating in you. You learn to achieve that, you learn to take a punch and not to give up.
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Chess does not develop this aspect, nevertheless it is part of any athlete’s life as well. People associate a chess player with a deep mind. As soon as people get acquainted with you, they start expecting much of you. And you have to do your best in order to meet their expectations.
