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++ The chess federations of Turkmenistan and Armenia held the first + remote session, which was attended by famous chess + representatives of the two stated, including heads of + federations, masters of sports, international FIDE judges and + coaches, grandmasters and long-time friends who once competed + with each other at different matches. +
++ The Turkmen side was headed by Myratdurdy Hashayev, Chairman of + the National Chess Federation, while the Armenian side was + headed by the First Vice-President of the Chess Federation of + Armenia, Director of the Chess Academy Smbat Lputyan. +
++ During the meeting that, despite its remote format, was held in + a very warm and friendly atmosphere, the issues related to the + educational processes, the training of chess teachers and + trainers, cooperation between the federations of the two + countries, as well as methods of online chess teaching were + discussed. +
++ It is worth to note, in Armenia, since 2011, chess has been + included in the curriculum of the 2-4th grades of general + education schools as a compulsory subject. And the world’s first + Center of Chess Educational Research was established on the + basis of the Armenian State Pedagogical University named after + Khachatur Abovian (ASPU). +
++ According to the research of this center, this wise game serves + as a locomotive for various psychological processes, contributes + to the development of combinatorial and strategic thinking in + children, and sense of responsibility. Srbuhi Gevorgyan, Doctor + of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Vice-Rector for Academic + Affairs, ASPU, expressed the readiness to share with their + Turkmen colleagues the materials, research results, information + on the introduction of chess in the general educational process. +
++ During the video session, the parties agreed to launch a new + format of cooperation – online exchange of experience in the + field of teaching chess, holding open tournaments of the two + countries, etc. In addition, Armenian chess grandmaster Samvel + Ter-Sahakyan shared some of his secrets. +
++ In turn, Turkmen chess players told about the new Chess Academy + in Ashgabat, which is a gift from the head of state. The Academy + has two tournament halls for 100 and 200 persons, 10 computer + and 25 training classes, chess attributes store, library, rooms + for analyzing games, museum, and the office of the Chess + Federation of Turkmenistan. +
++ At the end of the video bridge, organized with the assistance of + the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Yerevan, its participants + expressed their common desire to develop cooperation between the + chess communities of the two countries, using, among other ways, + the possibilities of Internet communication. +
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