FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) 56Th Meeting (08.10.2017)

Annex 71

FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) 56th Meeting (08.10.2017) Minutes & Decisions

FIDE Congress - Goynuk - Antalya - Turkey (15:00-17:00)

Attendance: Adrian Mikhalchishin (Slovenia - TRG Chairman), Efstratios Grivas (Greece - TRG Secretary), Blackman Katrina (Barbados), Borg Geoffrey (Malta - FIDE), Dalpat Winston (South Africa), Harring Ruth (USA), Herbert Allan (Barbados - DEV), Huba Martin (Slovakia), Johnson Sonja (Trinidad & Tobago), Khodarkovsky Michael (USA), Klerides Paris (Cyprus - SAC), Luther Thomas (Germany - DIS), Mazouz Lakhdar (Algeria), Mohr Georg (Slovenia), O’Connell Kevin (Ireland - CIS), Ramirez Barajas Mario (Mexico), Sainayar Tserendorj (Mongolia - CIS), Sideifzade Fikrat (Azerbaijan), Thabano Mothokomedi (Botswana).

1. Applications for Trainers: The Council received relevant applications (Annexes: TRG-01-Application) by the:

1.1. Serbian Chess Federation: FIDE Senior Trainer: Zoran Arsovic (FI). 1.2. Azerbaijan Chess Federation: FIDE Senior Trainer: Tofig Ismaylov. 1.3. Armenian Chess Federation: FIDE Senior Trainer: Ashot Nadanian (FT). 1.4. FYROM Chess Federation: Developmental Instructor: Aleksandar Colovic. 1.5. Turkish Chess Federation: FIDE Senior Trainer: Cemil Aghamaliyev.

Applications - FIDE Senior Trainer/Developmental Instructor 1 Arsovic Zoran 08.11.1967 Serbia 901679 2 Ismaylov Tofig 11.02.1974 Azerbaijan 13414143 3 Nadanian Ashot 19.09.1972 Armenia 13300393 4 Colovic Aleksandar 01.06.1976 FYROM 15000729 5 Aghamaliyev Cemil 31.08.1974 Turkey 13400215

TRG voted according to the Regulations and:

1.1. Awards the FST Title. 1.2. Rejects the FTS title. Instead awards the FT title. 1.3. Awards the FST Title. 1.4. Awards the DI Title. 1.5. Rejects the FTS title. Instead awards the FT title.

The Secretary will inform the FIDE office on the procedures and the awarded titles (Annex: TRG-02-New Titles) will be valid when approved by the next FIDE EB. Titles approved by the FIDE PB/EB/GA count from the date of approval by the TRG Council.

2. Seminars: The Council examined passed and future TRG seminars as follows:

2.1. The Council approved the Results of the Pocos de Caldas (Brazil * 24-29.08.2017 * D.Lima) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-POC 2017-Results Letter).

2.2. The Council approved the Results of the Monastir (Tunisia * 03-06.09.2017 * S.Bouaziz-B.Messaoudi) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-POC 2017-Results Letter).

2.3. The Council approved the Results of the Mamaia (Romania * 07-12.09.2017 * A.Mikhalchishin) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-MAM 2017-Results Letter). 1 Annex 71

2.4. The Council approved the Results of the Chess Evolution (Internet * 16-17.09.2017 * A.Mikhalchishin-E.Grivas) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-CAV 2017-Results Letter).

2.5. The Council approved the Results of the Montevideo (Uruguay * 19-24.09.2017 * D.Lima) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-MOD 2017-Results Letter).

3. FIDE/TRG Academies: The Council examined Academies’ matters as follows:

3.1. By the ‘Zambian Chess Foundation’ (Ndola - Zambia * Annex: TRG-04-FIDE Academy Application - Zambia 1). The Council endorses the application.

3.2. By the ‘Limitless Minds Chess Academy’ (Bokaa - Botswana * Annex: TRG-04- FIDE Academy Application - Botswana 1). The Council endorses the application.

4. TRG Surveys 2018: The Council approved the List of Authors for the 2018 online surveys (TRG-04-TRG Surveys List 2018).

5. FIDE-TRG Trainer Awards 2017: The Council approved the Regulations & Nomination Form for the 2017 Awards (TRG-05-FIDE Trainer Awards 2017- Regulations & Nomination Form).

6. Board Members: Due to health problems of Councillor Uwe Boensch, the Council decided to replace him with Sami Khader (Jordan), until the next Elections (TRG-06- TRG-Council & Commissions 2018-2018).

7. Letter to Croatian State Secretary: The Council approved the letter (TRG-07- Croatia Letter).

All Council’s decisions/proposals will come in force after the next FIDE EB approval. Minutes will be posted on TRG’s website. The Annexes will not be posted before their approval by the next FIDE EB. No financial part will be published on the internet.

The Chairman The Secretary Adrian Mikhalchishin Efstratios Grivas

Councillor Councillor Councillor Uwe Boensch Jovan Petronic Arshak Petrosian Sami Khader

FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG)

Appendix 2-b

Developmental Instructor (DI) Title Application (Regulations 1.3.h) National Federation (Applicant) Former YUG Rep of Macedonia

Address - E-mail sala KK Rabotnicki bb, [email protected]

Federation Official Bogoevski Blagoja

N Trainer’s Personal Data Entry 1 Full Name (Passport) COLOVIC Aleksandar 1a Surname COLOVIC 1b Name Aleksandar 2 Date of Birth (dd.mm.yyyy) 06.01.1976 3 Place of Birth Skopje 4 Nationality/Citizenship Macedonian 5 E-mail Address [email protected] 6 Mobile Phone number +38971554564 7 Residential Address (full) Ul Kozara 68/3-9, 1000 Skopje 8 National Chess Federation Former YUG Rep of Macedonia 9 FIDE ID Number 15000729 Highest Published FIDE Rating 2516, November 2013 10 & Year Achieved Highest Published National 11 Rating & Year Achieved All FIDE Titles (Player / Trainer Grandmaster, 2013 12 / Arbiter / Organiser) & Year of Award All National Titles & Year of 13 Award 14 Languages Spoken English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian 15 Languages Written English, Spanish, Italian, Serbian

N Experience as Chess Trainer Details Trainer of the Olympic Medal 1 Winning Team 2 Trainer of the World Champions Trainer of Challengers of the 3 World Champions (final match) Trainer of the Continental Team 4 Gold Medal Winner Trainer of the Continental 5 Individual Champion

FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 2 - FST Application 1 Trainer of More than 3 World 6 Champions in Youth and Juniors’ Categories Trainer - Founder of chess Schools, Which Developed a 7 Minimum of 3 IGM or 6 Titled Players (GM, IM, and WGM) Trainer, Who Originated and 8 Developed Educational Systems and/or Programs

N Published Chess Works Title & Year 1 2 3 4 5

N Chess Courses Attended Name & Place 1 2 3 4 5

N Trainer Employment Details Info 1 2 3 4 5

Applicant’s Signature Date 29.09.2017 Stamp

FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 2 - FST Application 2

Београд ШАХОВСКИ Нушићева 25/II Тел 0113344172 САВЕЗ Факс 0113342730 e-mail:[email protected] СРБИЈE www.serbiachess.net Belgrade, 24. 08. 2017.

FIDE TRAINERS’ COMMISION

LETTER OF SUPPORT

Dear Chess Friends,

Chess Federation of Serbia strongly recommends IM Arsovic Zoran for title FIDE Senior Trainer. We give him full support for that title because he made great contributions to chess life and culture.

Ratko Pizurica President Chess Federation of Serbia

FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) Appendix 2-a FIDE Senior Trainer (FST) Title Application National Federation (Applicant) Armenian Chess Federation Address - E-mail Khadiian 50, Yerevan, RA. info@,chessfed.am Federation Official Mikayel Andriasyan

N Tra iner's Personal Data Entrv I Full Name (Passport) Ashot Nadanvan la Surname Nadanian lb Name Ashot 2 Date of Btuth (dd.mm.ww) 19.09.t972 a J Place of Birth Baku 4 Nationality/C itizenship Republic of Armenra 5 E-mail Address [email protected] 6 Mobile Phone number +37477 8277 06 7 Residential Address (full) Avan Arini 2112, apt. 50, Yerevan, RA. 8 National Chess Federation Armenian Chess Federation 9 FIDE ID Number 13300393 Highest Published FIDE Rating 2475.1997 10 & Year Achieved n Highest Published National N/A Rating & Year Achieved All FIDE Titles (Player / Trainer tM t997,FT 2007 T2 / Arbiter / Organiser) & Year of Award All National Titles & Year of Honourable Coach of the Republic of Armenia 1998, 13 Award National Master 1997. t4 Languages Spoken Armenian, Russian, English l5 Languages Wriffen Armenian, Russian, English

N Exoerience as Chess Trainer Details Trainer of the Olympic Medal I Winnine Team 2 Trainer of the World Champions

a Trainer of Challengers of the J World Champions (final match) Trainer of the Continental Team 4 Gold Medal Winner Trainer of the Continental 5 Individual Champion

FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 2 - FST Application Trainer of More than 3 World Elina Danielyan (1992, 1993) 6 Champions in Youth and Gabriel Sargissian (199 6) Juniors' Categories Levon Aronian (1994, 1995, 2002) Trainer - Founder of chess Schools, Which Developed a 7 Minimum of 3 IGM or 6 Titled Players (GM, IM, and WGM) Trainer, Who Originated and 8 Developed Educational Systems and/or Progams

N Published Chess Works Title & Year (My Chess) I 2013 Book is in Russian Author of Nadanian Variation in 2 r996 Gruenfeld Defence Many articles in , <64> Russian magazine Since 1996 and in other iournals. 4 5

N Chess Courses Attended Name & Place I 2 J 4 5

N Trainer Emplovment Details Info Trainer of GMs Gabriel I Sargissian, Elina Danielyan, 1993-1999 Varuzhan Akobian Head Coach of Kuwait national 2 1999-2001 men chess team

a Head Coach of Singapore J 2005-20r0 national men chess team 4 Coach of Levon Aronian 2010 - till now 5

Applicant's Signature Date 14.09.2017 Stamp

FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 7- FST Application

NEW TITLES LIST (FIDE EB - 1/2017) N FIDE ID SURNAME / NAME COUNTRY BORN-Y TITLE FEE € TITLE € JUST 1 3002330 Abadal Gimenez, Adrian Marcelo URU 1979 FI 0 100 URU 2 2 13400215 Aghamaliyev, Cemil TUR 1974 FT 0 200 DA 2017 3 5514568 Afi, Mohamed TUN 1963 NI 100 50 TUN 8 4 2630672 Ali, Majed CAN 1978 NI 0 50 CEV 2 5 5505470 Alimi, Kamel TUN 1963 NI 100 50 TUN 8 6 901679 Arsovic, Zoran SRB 1967 FST 0 300 DA 2017 7 2122294 Avgoustopoulos, Christian BRA 1985 FI 0 100 BRA 2 8 1240013 Baban, Catalin-Dumitru ROU 1980 NI 0 50 ROM 2 9 6341578 Baysal, Riza TUR 1986 NI 0 50 CEV 2 10 13905040 Bejan, Sergiu MDA 1974 NI 0 50 ROM 2 11 5514169 Ben Hmida, Raef TUN 1960 NI 100 50 TUN 8 12 14800489 Botao, Milton Patricio MOZ 1983 NI 0 50 BRA 2 13 5506069 Bousnina, Mourad TUN 1969 FI 100 100 TUN 8 14 2133750 Caetano, Pedro de Mendonca BRA 1964 NI 0 50 BRA 2 15 1205501 Ceausescu, Iulian ROU 1970 FI 0 100 ROM 2 16 5500427 Chikhaoui, Walid TUN 1978 FI 100 100 TUN 8 17 1465023 Christensen, Sven Erik DEN 1962 NI 0 50 ROM 2 18 13901931 Coada, Valeriu MDA 1967 FI 0 100 ROM 2 19 15000729 Colovic, Aleksandar MKD 1976 DI 0 50 DA 2017 20 4700481 Dardha, Arben BEL 1972 FT 0 200 ROM 2 21 2176297 De Macedo, Maice Barbara de Miranda BRA 1981 DI 0 50 BRA 2 22 172804 Del Giudice, Juan Eduardo ARG 1971 FI 0 100 URU 2 23 2109085 Deola Borges, Guilherme BRA 1985 FI 0 100 BRA 2 24 1215477 Dombi, Rudolf ROU 1976 FI 0 100 ROM 2 25 1211161 Dulman, Egmond-Daniel ROU 1985 FI 0 100 ROM 2 26 4501250 Dusman, Aleksandr EST 1982 FI 0 100 ROM 2 27 5602530 Fleri, Mark MLT 1975 DI 0 50 ROM 2 28 25853392 Gatsouli, Spyridoula GRE 1967 DI 0 50 CEV 2 29 1104837 Gazik, Renata Irena POL 1972 FT 0 200 ROM 2 30 1206907 Gilea, Lucian ROU 1976 FI 0 100 ROM2 31 16203895 Grabs, Peter GER 1979 NI 0 50 ROM 2 32 819298 Grasso, Gabriele ITA 1977 NI 0 50 CEV 2 33 13300571 Grigoryan, Meri ENG 1977 FT 0 200 ROM 2 34 1202790 Iordache, Claudiu-Badea ROU 1955 FT 0 200 ROM 2 35 13414143 Ismaylov, Tofig AZE 1974 FT 0 200 DA 2017 36 12531510 Jamali, Arvin IRI 1990 FI 0 100 CEV 2 37 3700305 Jodorcovsky Werjivker, Paulo Mariano PAR 1975 FI 0 100 URU 2 38 1220497 Jugaru, Lucian ROU 1977 FI 0 100 ROM 2 39 6314767 Kok, Erol TUR 1989 FI 0 100 CEV 2 40 640948 Konopka, Jeremiasz FRA 1980 FT 0 200 CEV 2 41 2160838 Kuff, Irik Danilo Pinheiro BRA 1987 DI 0 50 BRA 2 42 2130556 Lima Pirola, Claudionor Alcides BRA 1989 FI 0 100 BRA 2 43 2106698 Mafra, Kaiser Luiz BRA 1982 FI 0 100 BRA 2 44 929301 Martic, Ivan SRB 1980 FT 0 200 ROM 2 45 2185300 Mesquita, Arnaldo Leite BRA 1966 NI 0 50 BRA 2 46 1210335 Mihajlov, Iulian ROU 1978 FI 0 100 ROM 2 47 6410065 Mileto, Nazzareno Pietro DOM 1964 NI 0 50 CEV 2 48 13300393 Nadanian, Ashot ARM 1972 FST 0 300 DA 2017 49 12505102 Namei, Koushan IRI 1983 FI 0 100 CEV 2 50 1217666 Nicula, Dinu-Ioan ROU 1968 FI 0 100 ROM 2 51 2604922 Noritsyn, Nikolay CAN 1991 FT 0 200 URU 2 52 2059487 Oen, Grant USA 1994 FI 0 100 CEV 2 53 6302971 Ondul, Aydin TUR 1960 FI 0 100 ROM 2 54 1502379 Palsson, Bogi NOR 1971 FI 0 100 CEV 2 55 1240838 Paslariu, Ionel ROU 1982 FI 0 100 ROM 2 56 2278634 Perez Del Amo, Jorge ESP 1965 FI 0 100 CEV 2 57 1218204 Pisu, Robert Daniel ROU 1993 FI 0 100 ROM 2 58 2126931 Pomar, Marcelo Nascimento BRA 1981 FI 0 100 BRA 2 59 701734 Racz, Zoltan HUN 1973 FT 0 200 CEV 2 60 5514479 Ragoubi, Faouzi TUN 1968 NI 100 50 TUN 8 61 2606232 Rekhson, Vladislav CAN 1982 FI 0 100 CEV 2 62 2100681 Ribeiro, Regina BRA 1961 FI 0 100 BRA 2 63 624225 Sanchez, Louis FRA 1982 FI 0 100 CEV 2 64 13300776 Santrian, Ararat ARM 1974 FT 0 200 ROM 2 65 35082094 Sathya Naarayanan, Sundara Ram IND 1998 NI 0 50 CEV 2 66 1203169 Serdean, Pavel-Dorin ROU 1969 FT 0 200 ROM 2 67 12544752 Sodagar, Nima IRI 1981 FI 0 100 CEV 2 68 1245783 Stanescu, Teodor-Adrian ROU 1975 FI 0 100 ROM 2 69 14310988 Steyn, Lynette RSA 1975 NI 0 50 CEV 2 70 406686 Storey, Charles ENG 1971 FT 0 200 ROM 2 71 14135604 Trokhymyshyn, Sergii UKR 1989 FI 0 100 URU 2 72 122110333 Ulian, Bogdan-Alexandru ROU 1980 NI 0 50 ROM 2 73 2103400 Umetsubo, Cesar Hidemitsu BRA 1984 FT 0 200 BRA 2 74 887145 Verda, Damiano ITA 1985 NI 0 50 CEV 2 75 1221221 Volcinsche, Sebastian ROU 1968 FI 0 100 ROM 2 76 14604949 Volf, Ziga SLO 1987 FI 0 100 CEV 2 77 8602948 Yang, Hainan CHN 1989 FT 0 200 CEV 2 78 8604398 Yang, Kaiqi CAN 1988 FT 0 200 URU 2 79 319166735 Zaric, Goran USA 1975 NI 0 50 CEV 2 NEW TITLES LIST (FIDE EB - 1/2017) N FIDE ID SURNAME / NAME COUNTRY BORN-Y TITLE FEE € TITLE € JUST 1 3002330 Abadal Gimenez, Adrian Marcelo URU 1979 FI 0 100 URU 2 2 13400215 Aghamaliyev, Cemil TUR 1974 FT 0 200 DA 2017 3 5514568 Afi, Mohamed TUN 1963 NI 100 50 TUN 8 4 2630672 Ali, Majed CAN 1978 NI 0 50 CEV 2 5 5505470 Alimi, Kamel TUN 1963 NI 100 50 TUN 8 6 901679 Arsovic, Zoran SRB 1967 FST 0 300 DA 2017 7 2122294 Avgoustopoulos, Christian BRA 1985 FI 0 100 BRA 2 8 1240013 Baban, Catalin-Dumitru ROU 1980 NI 0 50 ROM 2 9 6341578 Baysal, Riza TUR 1986 NI 0 50 CEV 2 10 13905040 Bejan, Sergiu MDA 1974 NI 0 50 ROM 2 11 5514169 Ben Hmida, Raef TUN 1960 NI 100 50 TUN 8 12 14800489 Botao, Milton Patricio MOZ 1983 NI 0 50 BRA 2 13 5506069 Bousnina, Mourad TUN 1969 FI 100 100 TUN 8 14 2133750 Caetano, Pedro de Mendonca BRA 1964 NI 0 50 BRA 2 15 1205501 Ceausescu, Iulian ROU 1970 FI 0 100 ROM 2 16 5500427 Chikhaoui, Walid TUN 1978 FI 100 100 TUN 8 17 1465023 Christensen, Sven Erik DEN 1962 NI 0 50 ROM 2 18 13901931 Coada, Valeriu MDA 1967 FI 0 100 ROM 2 19 15000729 Colovic, Aleksandar MKD 1976 DI 0 50 DA 2017 20 4700481 Dardha, Arben BEL 1972 FT 0 200 ROM 2 21 2176297 De Macedo, Maice Barbara de Miranda BRA 1981 DI 0 50 BRA 2 22 172804 Del Giudice, Juan Eduardo ARG 1971 FI 0 100 URU 2 23 2109085 Deola Borges, Guilherme BRA 1985 FI 0 100 BRA 2 24 1215477 Dombi, Rudolf ROU 1976 FI 0 100 ROM 2 25 1211161 Dulman, Egmond-Daniel ROU 1985 FI 0 100 ROM 2 26 4501250 Dusman, Aleksandr EST 1982 FI 0 100 ROM 2 27 5602530 Fleri, Mark MLT 1975 DI 0 50 ROM 2 28 25853392 Gatsouli, Spyridoula GRE 1967 DI 0 50 CEV 2 29 1104837 Gazik, Renata Irena POL 1972 FT 0 200 ROM 2 30 1206907 Gilea, Lucian ROU 1976 FI 0 100 ROM2 31 16203895 Grabs, Peter GER 1979 NI 0 50 ROM 2 32 819298 Grasso, Gabriele ITA 1977 NI 0 50 CEV 2 33 13300571 Grigoryan, Meri ENG 1977 FT 0 200 ROM 2 34 1202790 Iordache, Claudiu-Badea ROU 1955 FT 0 200 ROM 2 35 13414143 Ismaylov, Tofig AZE 1974 FT 0 200 DA 2017 36 12531510 Jamali, Arvin IRI 1990 FI 0 100 CEV 2 37 3700305 Jodorcovsky Werjivker, Paulo Mariano PAR 1975 FI 0 100 URU 2 38 1220497 Jugaru, Lucian ROU 1977 FI 0 100 ROM 2 39 6314767 Kok, Erol TUR 1989 FI 0 100 CEV 2 40 640948 Konopka, Jeremiasz FRA 1980 FT 0 200 CEV 2 41 2160838 Kuff, Irik Danilo Pinheiro BRA 1987 DI 0 50 BRA 2 42 2130556 Lima Pirola, Claudionor Alcides BRA 1989 FI 0 100 BRA 2 43 2106698 Mafra, Kaiser Luiz BRA 1982 FI 0 100 BRA 2 44 929301 Martic, Ivan SRB 1980 FT 0 200 ROM 2 45 2185300 Mesquita, Arnaldo Leite BRA 1966 NI 0 50 BRA 2 46 1210335 Mihajlov, Iulian ROU 1978 FI 0 100 ROM 2 47 6410065 Mileto, Nazzareno Pietro DOM 1964 NI 0 50 CEV 2 48 13300393 Nadanian, Ashot ARM 1972 FST 0 300 DA 2017 49 12505102 Namei, Koushan IRI 1983 FI 0 100 CEV 2 50 1217666 Nicula, Dinu-Ioan ROU 1968 FI 0 100 ROM 2 51 2604922 Noritsyn, Nikolay CAN 1991 FT 0 200 URU 2 52 2059487 Oen, Grant USA 1994 FI 0 100 CEV 2 53 6302971 Ondul, Aydin TUR 1960 FI 0 100 ROM 2 54 1502379 Palsson, Bogi NOR 1971 FI 0 100 CEV 2 55 1240838 Paslariu, Ionel ROU 1982 FI 0 100 ROM 2 56 2278634 Perez Del Amo, Jorge ESP 1965 FI 0 100 CEV 2 57 1218204 Pisu, Robert Daniel ROU 1993 FI 0 100 ROM 2 58 2126931 Pomar, Marcelo Nascimento BRA 1981 FI 0 100 BRA 2 59 701734 Racz, Zoltan HUN 1973 FT 0 200 CEV 2 60 5514479 Ragoubi, Faouzi TUN 1968 NI 100 50 TUN 8 61 2606232 Rekhson, Vladislav CAN 1982 FI 0 100 CEV 2 62 2100681 Ribeiro, Regina BRA 1961 FI 0 100 BRA 2 63 624225 Sanchez, Louis FRA 1982 FI 0 100 CEV 2 64 13300776 Santrian, Ararat ARM 1974 FT 0 200 ROM 2 65 35082094 Sathya Naarayanan, Sundara Ram IND 1998 NI 0 50 CEV 2 66 1203169 Serdean, Pavel-Dorin ROU 1969 FT 0 200 ROM 2 67 12544752 Sodagar, Nima IRI 1981 FI 0 100 CEV 2 68 1245783 Stanescu, Teodor-Adrian ROU 1975 FI 0 100 ROM 2 69 14310988 Steyn, Lynette RSA 1975 NI 0 50 CEV 2 70 406686 Storey, Charles ENG 1971 FT 0 200 ROM 2 71 14135604 Trokhymyshyn, Sergii UKR 1989 FI 0 100 URU 2 72 122110333 Ulian, Bogdan-Alexandru ROU 1980 NI 0 50 ROM 2 73 2103400 Umetsubo, Cesar Hidemitsu BRA 1984 FT 0 200 BRA 2 74 887145 Verda, Damiano ITA 1985 NI 0 50 CEV 2 75 1221221 Volcinsche, Sebastian ROU 1968 FI 0 100 ROM 2 76 14604949 Volf, Ziga SLO 1987 FI 0 100 CEV 2 77 8602948 Yang, Hainan CHN 1989 FT 0 200 CEV 2 78 8604398 Yang, Kaiqi CAN 1988 FT 0 200 URU 2 79 319166735 Zaric, Goran USA 1975 NI 0 50 CEV 2

FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar Internet - Chess Evolution, 16-17.09.2017 Dear Participants,

Here are the FIDE Titles that we decided should be distributed to you. In order to finalise our decisions, we took into consideration your ID-Cards and the valuable info you provided and further information that we were able to collect, your general behaviour and attendance during the seminar and of course the written exam.

Titles’ Award Table N Surname Name Birth Country FIDE ID Award 1 Ali Majed 1978 Canada 2630672 NI 2 Baysal Riza 1986 Turkey 6341578 NI 3 Gatsouli Spyridoula 1967 Greece 25853392 DI 4 Grasso Gabriele 1977 Italy 819298 NI 5 Jamali Arvin 1990 Iran 12531510 FI 6 Kok Erol 1989 Turkey 6314767 FI 7 Konopka Jeremiasz 1980 France 640948 FT 8 Mileto Nazzareno Pietro 1964 Dominican Republic 6410065 NI 9 Namei Koushan 1983 Iran 12505102 FI 10 Oen Grant 1994 United States of America 2059487 FI 11 Palsson Bogi 1971 Norway 1502379 FI 12 Perez Del Amo Jorge 1965 Spain 2278634 FI 13 Racz Zoltan 1973 Hungary 701734 FT 14 Rekhson Vladislav 1982 Canada 2606232 FI 15 Sanchez Louis 1982 France 624225 FI 16 Sathya Naarayanan Sundara Ram 1998 India 35082094 NI 17 Sodagar Nima 1981 Iran 12544752 FI 18 Steyn Lynette 1975 South Africa 14310988 NI 19 Verda Damiano 1985 Italy 887145 NI 20 Volf Ziga 1987 Slovenia 14604949 FI 21 Yang Hainan 1989 China 8602948 FT 22 Zaric Goran 1975 United States of America 319166735 NI

After this, the procedure is as follows:

1. FIDE will approve (or disapprove) your proposed titles in the next FIDE EB meeting (October 2017 - Antalya, Turkey).

2. An invoice will be send to your federation, according to your awarded title (FIDE Trainer = 200 euros * FIDE Instructor = 100 euros * National Instructor = 50 euros * Developmental Instructor = 50 euros).

3. After approval and payment the title certificates, pins and badges will be sent to your federations. It would be advisable to pay directly your title fees by the end of September (see attached FTS-CEV 2017-FIDE Payments). If you face any problems or need more advice, please contact accounts@fide.com.

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We have also sent you your Participation Diploma (all in one pdf file - FTS-CAV 2017- Certificate), which you can print-out, by choosing your page.

Please forward this letter to your federation officials, as they should be informed on your results.

Once more we would like to thank you for your participation and for your efforts during the Internet - Chess Evolution FIDE Trainers’ Seminar.

The Lecturers Adrian Mikhalchishin Efstratios Grivas

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FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar Mamaia, 07-12.09.2017 Dear Participants,

Here are the FIDE Titles that I decided should be distributed to you. In order to finalise my decisions, I took into consideration your ID-Cards and the valuable info you provided and further information that I was able to collect, your general behaviour and attendance during the seminar and of course the written exam.

Titles’ Award Table N Surname Name Birth Country FIDE ID Award 1 Baban Catalin-Dumitru 1980 Romania 1240013 NI 2 Bejan Sergiu 1974 Moldova 13905040 NI 3 Ceausescu Iulian 1970 Romania 1205501 FI 4 Christensen Sven Erik 1962 Denmark 1465023 NI 5 Coada Valeriu 1967 Moldova 13901931 FI 6 Dardha Arben 1972 Belgium 4700481 FT 7 Dombi Rudolf 1976 Romania 1215477 FI 8 Dulman Egmond-Daniel 1985 Romania 1211161 FI 9 Dusman Aleksandr 1982 Estonia 4501250 FI 10 Fleri Mark 1975 Malta 5602530 DI 11 Gazik Renata Irena 1972 Poland 1104837 FT 12 Gilea Lucian 1976 Romania 1206907 FI 13 Grabs Peter 1979 Germany 16203895 NI 14 Grigoryan Meri 1977 England 13300571 FT 15 Iordache Claudiu-Badea 1955 Romania 1202790 FT 16 Jugaru Lucian 1977 Romania 1220497 FI 17 Martic Ivan 1980 Serbia 929301 FT 18 Mihajlov Iulian 1978 Romania 1210335 FI 19 Nicula Dinu-Ioan 1968 Romania 1217666 FI 20 Ondul Aydin 1960 Turkey 6302971 FI 21 Paslariu Ionel 1982 Romania 1240838 FI 22 Pisu Robert Daniel 1993 Romania 1218204 FI 23 Santrian Ararat 1974 Armenia 13300776 FT 24 Serdean Pavel-Dorin 1969 Romania 1203169 FT 25 Stanescu Teodor-Adrian 1975 Romania 1245783 FI 26 Storey Charles 1971 England 406686 FT 27 Ulian Bogdan-Alexandru 1980 Romania 122110333 NI 28 Volcinsche Sebastian 1968 Romania 1221221 FI

After this, the procedure is as follows:

1. FIDE will approve (or disapprove) your proposed titles in the next FIDE EB meeting, the coming October, in Antalya, Turkey.

FIDE - TRG Seminar - Mamaia 2017 1 2. An invoice will be send to your federation, according to your awarded title (FIDE Trainer = 200 euros * FIDE Instructor = 100 euros * National Instructor = 50 euros * Developmental Instructor = 50 euros).

3. After approval and payment the title certificates, pins and badges will be sent to your federations. It would be advisable to pay directly your title fees by the end of October (see attached FTS-MAM 2017-FIDE Payments). If you face any problems or need more advice, please contact [email protected].

Please forward this letter to your federation officials, as they should be informed on your results.

Once more we would like to thank you for your participation and for your efforts during the Mamaia (Romania) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar.

The Lecturer

Adrian Mikhalchishin

FIDE - TRG Seminar - Mamaia 2017 2

FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar Montevideo, 19-24.09.2017 Dear Participants,

Titles’ Award Table N Surname Name Birth Country FIDE ID Award 1 Abadal Gimenez Adrian Marcelo 1979 Uruguay 3002330 FI 2 Del Giudice Juan Eduardo 1971 Argentina 172804 FI 3 Jodorcovsky Werjivker Paulo Mariano 1975 Paraguay 3700305 FI 4 Noritsyn Nikolay 1991 Canada 2604922 FT 5 Trokhymyshyn Sergii 1989 Ukraine 14135604 FI 6 Yang Kaiqi 1988 Canada 8604398 FT

After this, the procedure is as follows:

1. FIDE will approve (or disapprove) your proposed titles in the next FIDE EB meeting.

2. An invoice will be send to your federation, according to your awarded title (FIDE Trainer = 200 euros * FIDE Instructor = 100 euros

3. After approval and payment the title certificates, pins and badges will be sent to your federations. It would be advisable to pay directly your title fees by the end of October (see attached FTS-MOD 2017-FIDE Payments). If you face any problems or need more advice, please contact [email protected].

Please forward this letter to your federation officials, as they should be informed on your results.

Once more we would like to thank you for your participation and for your efforts during the Montevideo (Uruguay) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar.

The Lecturer International Grandmaster of Chess Darcy Lima President ABRESPI (Associação Brasileira de Esportes Intelectuais) President Brazilian Chess Federation (CBX) Deputy President International Chess Federation For Americas (CCA) President of Commission for Social Projects of International Chess Federation Member of the Executive Board of the International Chess Federation President of Brazilian National Commission for Chess in Education President Guanabara Chess Club Executive Editor Electronic Daily Newspaper Xadrez Diário Executive Editor Blog Xadrezdiario News CEO Stiu Project Com e Edt LTDA CEO Chess Tech LLC www.gmdarcylima.com FIDE - TRG Seminar - Montevideo 2017 1

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FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar Monastir, 03-06.09.2017 Dear Participants,

Titles’ Award Table N Surname Name Birth Country FIDE ID Award 1 Afi Mohamed 1963 Tunisia 5514568 NI 2 Alimi Kamel 1963 Tunisia 5505470 NI 3 Ben Hmida Raef 1960 Tunisia 5514169 NI 4 Bousnina Mourad 1969 Tunisia 5506069 FI 5 Chikhaoui Walid 1978 Tunisia 5500427 FI 6 Ragoubi Faouzi 1968 Tunisia 5514479 NI

After this, the procedure is as follows:

1. FIDE will approve (or disapprove) your proposed titles in the coming FIDE PB meeting.

2. An invoice will be send to your federation, according to your awarded title (FIDE Instructor = 100 euros * National Instructor = 50 euros).

3. After approval and payment the title certificates, pins and badges will be sent to your federations.

Please forward this letter to your federation officials, as they should be informed on your results.

Once more we would like to thank you for your participation and for your efforts during the Monastir (Tunisia) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar.

The Lecturers Slim Bouaziz Bechir Messaoudi

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FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar Pocos de Caldas, 24-29.08.2017 Dear Participants,

Titles’ Award Table N Surname Name Birth Country FIDE ID Award 1 Avgoustopoulos Christian 1985 Brazil 2122294 FI 2 Botao Milton Patricio 1983 Mozambique 14800489 NI 3 Caetano Pedro de Mendonca 1964 Brazil 2133750 NI 4 De Macedo Maice Barbara de Miranda 1981 Brazil 2176297 DI 5 Deola Borges Guilherme 1985 Brazil 2109085 FI 6 Kuff Irik Danilo Pinheiro 1987 Brazil 2160838 DI 7 Lima Pirola Claudionor Alcides 1989 Brazil 2130556 FI 8 Mafra Kaiser Luiz 1982 Brazil 2106698 FI 9 Mesquita Arnaldo Leite 1966 Brazil 2185300 NI 10 Pomar Marcelo Nascimento 1981 Brazil 2126931 FI 11 Ribeiro Regina 1961 Brazil 2100681 FI 12 Umetsubo Cesar Hidemitsu 1984 Brazil 2103400 FT

After this, the procedure is as follows:

1. FIDE will approve (or disapprove) your proposed titles in the next FIDE PB/EB/GA meeting.

3. After approval and payment the title certificates, pins and badges will be sent to your federations. It would be advisable to pay directly your title fees by the end of October (see attached FTS-POC 2017-FIDE Payments). If you face any problems or need more advice, please contact [email protected].

Please forward this letter to your federation officials, as they should be informed on your results.

Once more we would like to thank you for your participation and for your efforts during the Pocos de Caldas (Brazil) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar.

The Lecturer

Darcy Lima

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Appendix 8

FIDE Academy Application National Federation (Applicant) Chess Federation of Zambia Address - E-mail [email protected] Federation Official Ericho Nshikokola - President

N Academy’s Data Entry 1 Full Name Zambian Chess Foundation 2 Date of Establishing 15th July 2009 3 Country - Town Ndola 4 Address Flat 16 Zawi Court, Blantrye Road, Ndola 5 E-mail Address [email protected] 6 Website Address 7 Mobile Phone Number +260 955 997735 8 Residential Address 9 Director Chanda Nsakanya 10 Official Language English

N Academy’s Director Data Entry 1 Full Name Chanda Nsakanya 2 Address 18 Bomba Close, Northrise, Ndola 3 E-mail Address [email protected] 4 Mobile Phone Number +260 955 997735 5 Residential Address 6 FIDE-ID 8700532

Applicant’s Signature Date 21.04.17 Stamp

Please return the application to [email protected]

FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 8 - FIDE Academy Application 1 CHESS FEDERATION OF ZAMBIA P. O. Box 32133

Lusaka 10101, ZAMBIA E-mail: [email protected] www.zambiachess.com GENS UNA SUMUS Phone: +260 966 549208 +260 955 997735

April 21, 2017, CFZ/04/17

The Secretary,

FIDE Trainers Commission

FIDE

Dear Sir,

REF: RECOMENDATION LETTER FOR ZAMBIAN CHESS FOUNDATION

Reference is made to the above captioned matter in which the Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ), being an affiliate of the National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) and the International Chess Federation (FIDE) recommends the Zambian Chess Foundation to be an affiliate of FIDE as an Academy.

The Zambian Chess Foundation (ZCF) is a non-profit making organisation which aims at teaching, developing and promoting chess in schools and vulnerable children.

The Foundation believes that: Chess is an emerging popular game for all ages, race and sex in Zambia but over the years very little has been done in terms of teaching, developing and promoting chess in schools and vulnerable children.

Hence to facilitate chess promotion and development in schools and among the vulnerable children, the Zambian Chess Foundation was duly incorporated pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Registrar of Companies and business names act and regulations as a private limited company by guarantee. To that effect, a certificate of incorporation number 79508, dated 15th July 2009 was procured.

We have no objection with the Zambian Chess Foundation application as a Chess Academy

CHESS FEDERATION OF ZAMBIA

Ericho Nshikokola - CFZ PRESIDENT

Cc: CFZ Secretary General

1. INTRODUCTION

The Zambian Chess Foundation (ZCF) is a newly formed non profit making organisation which aims at teaching, developing and promoting chess in schools and vulnerable children.

Chess is an emerging popular game for all ages, race and sex in Zambia but over the years very little has been done in terms of teaching, developing and promoting chess in schools and vulnerable children.

MISSION STATEMENT

To be the leading chess academy in the Zambian chess fraternity

OUR VISION

To pioneer chess development in Zambia through the provision of client satisfactory centered services at an economical fee.

OUR VALUES

EQUITY – We value all our clients equally regardless of social status and other frames of reference.

SOCIAL RESPOSIBILITY – We are under obligation as a foundation to plough back in part of the returns on investments into community chess.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The Zambian Chess Foundation will embrace the following outlined activities towards achieving its general objectives.

i) To teach, develop and promote chess in schools and among vulnerable children in the communities.

1 ii) Organise matches, tournaments, competitions, chess camps and seminars for the promotion of the game of chess.

iii) Explore and exploit the potential of young ones to participate in international events and other local activities in general

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

Provision of adequate chess equipment is cardinal to schools chess development. Currently most of the schools and recreation facilities have inadequate chess equipment; Furthermore, sportsmen and women cannot afford the high cost of chess equipment. The Foundation shall endeavor to ensure access to affordable equipment and also provide adequate modern chess equipment/materials in schools and recreation facilities.

(a) Objective

To promote the provision of modern and affordable chess equipment.

(b) Measures

i. Facilitate the acquisition of modern chess equipment.

SPORT TRAINING

Sport training is an integral part of schools chess development in Zambia. In order to improve the standards of participation and performance in schools chess, it is necessary to provide systematic short, medium and long-term training programmes in Chess. These programmes shall include Sport training of athletes, coaches, teachers, administrators, and technical officials in urban and rural areas including people with disabilities, youth and women. It is equally crucial that these individuals recognize that an essential and central part of successful promotion and development of their sport is the instilling of a sense of fair play in all participants.

The Foundation shall ensure that all chess schools personnel; administrators, leaders, officials’ managers, coaches are appropriately trained and qualified by the national sports accreditation scheme to deliver a quality service.

2 a. Objective

To strengthen the capacity of schools administrators and institutions dealing with chess development

b. Measures

i. Undertake training programmes for chess personnel, administration, management and coaching; ii. Promote good governance, transparency and accountability in chess administration and management; iii. Facilitate the mobilization of material and financial resources for capacity building programmes; iv. Facilitate the training of sports administrators especially in the field sport for development. v. Establish National Sports accreditation scheme

COMMUNITY SPORT

Sport enhances community spirit, equality of opportunity and personal development. It also promotes social integration, recreational and competitive sport in schools, clubs, towns and cities as it contributes to community confidence and a spirit of teamwork. Chess can and should provide a context within which everyone can come together on equal terms to participate and reach his or her full potential, regardless of race, social class, gender, age, ability or religious belief.

The Foundation shall endeavor to promote community chess to ensure its contribution to national development.

a) Objective

To promote and strengthen community based chess programmes for all throughout the country.

b) Measures

i. Conduct training for chess administrators and trainers in the Communities; ii. Encourage community participation in chess programmes and activities through community sport festivals; iii. Facilitate the provision of chess equipment to communities

3 iv. Sensitize the community leaders on the importance of volunteerism in chess development

INCLUSIVENESS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN CHESS

People with disability have not fully participated in sport due to a number of factors which include lack of user friendly sports facilities, equipment, funding and specific policies targeting their involvement in sport. Consequently, this has led to rejection, isolation and discrimination hindering their psychological and emotional development.

The Foundation shall endeavor to eliminate discrimination and stigma against people with disability in chess so that they fully participate. The Foundation shall also advocate for provision of user friendly, chess facilities and equipment.

a) Objective

To promote the participation of people with disabilities in chess.

b) Measures

i. Provide and maintain user friendly sports infrastructure and equipment for people with disabilities; ii. Conduct awareness programmes in sports targeting people with disabilities in order for them to actively participate in sport ;

iii. Mainstream disability issues in all sports programmes; iv. Strengthen the coordination of sport programmes for people with disabilities. v. Sensitize the general public and stakeholders on need to engage people with disabilities in sport.

HIV/AIDS AND SPORT

The absence of specific HIV and AIDS interventions targeting sportsmen and women is another concern. Chess is able to make a positive contribution to enhance the health of both the affected and infected sportsmen and women.

The Foundation shall endeavor to use chess as a tool to create awareness to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS infections and reduce its prevalence among sportsmen and women.

4 a) Objective

To mainstream the HIV and AIDS programmes in all sporting activities

b) Measures

i. Use chess as a tool to help mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS; ii. Involve sports personalities of repute in awareness campaigns; iii. Conduct chess tournaments, festivals as a vehicle to sensitize the public on the dangers of HIV and AIDS;

WHY SCHOOLS SHOULD TEACH CHESS TO LEARNERS

1. Chess is a game for people of all ages. You can learn to play at any age and in chess, unlike in many other sports, you don’t even have to retire. Age is no factor also when you settle down to playing an opponent. You can play against the old and the old can play the young!

2. Chess improves memory. Chess theory is complicated and to be good at it you will need to memorize some openings and remember the tree and its branches of variations. You will also need to recognize the patterns as it transposes to the next opening trees

3. Chess improves concentration. During the game you are focused on only one main goal – to checkmate your opponent and emerge the winner!

4. Chess develops logical thinking. Chess requires some understanding of logical approach from both short-term (tactical) and long-term (strategic) objectives.

5. Chess develops attention. In many cases during games between children and amateurs, attention to details at all times for long spells leads to rewards. Paying no attention you immediately miss out.

6. Chess promotes imagination. Since you will need to think ahead, the future of your action must be composed. Visualization, end-results and anticipation make a good player.

7. Chess manifests creativity. While memory and rote learning will get you far, survival in a myriad of possibilities and new ways require

5 your own inventiveness if you are to survive. You will enjoy being creative as you escape a sticky situation.

8. Chess requires that you be cunning. Given many real life dramatic challenges, you find some trickery helpful whether it’s to decoy the opponent or gambit a pawn for an ulterior motive.

9. Chess teaches independence. You are forced to make important decisions influenced by your own judgment. In some cases they impact on personal score, for the team or for the country.

10. Chess inspires self-motivation. It encourages the search for the best move, the best plan, and the most beautiful combination out of an endless litany of possibilities. It encourages the everlasting pursuit towards progress, never dull; highly fun, but covertly and overtly educational.

11. Fantasy versus Reality. Those who are intelligent juggle the two concepts with expert comprehension. The OBE insists that these be taught at elementary level with application. Chess is a classical example that matures the mind to understand movies and TV stories for what they are, entertainment.

12. Chess and science. Like science, in chess you will need to hypothesize. A scientific way of thinking will be needed as you generate numerous variations in your mind. You then will explore each possibility, contrasting new versus established ideas. Predict their outcomes and interpret surprising revelations in this abstract view. Test it or sometimes consider taking it as a risk/chance.

13. Chess and technology. What is involved in the quiet thinking mind of a chess player? Like a computer, the brain is taking in information process it and given the many options and choices, a process of elimination triggers in. The brain they say is a computer; well there is the proof. From this, man invented computer-playing machines.

14. Chess and Art. Chess is a beautiful and artistic. In many chess columns of newspapers artistic picturesque chess puzzles appear. These juggle the mind bringing joy to the engaged party. These are mostly developed for that amusement value and have no sequential link to chess. They are called studies or quizzes.

6 15. Chess and culture. The fact that you can play chess with a total stranger even without understanding their neither language nor culture proves that it fosters social interaction that leads to tolerance and understanding. In Russia chess is a culture, it is a way of life. In Zambia they’re two distinct sporting culture cricket is followed and played by largely the Asian people and by the same token football by blacks.

16. Chess demonstrates that hard work is rewarded. The more you study and practice, the better you become. You will be ready to learn from your mistakes. The Cuban Grandmaster Raul Casablanca, who was world chess champion once said: “ You may learn more from a lost game than the one you win, that’s life”

17. Chess is mental gymnastics. The more you lift weights, the more muscles you develop. Similarly, the more you play chess the more you grow dendrites. Dendrites are the muscles in your brain so said Tony Buzan, author and educational brain specialist from the UK.

18. Chess is life. Mistakes are punishable and lead to a loss and good skill and all its virtues are rewarded. Think ahead, predict and foresee the consequences of your actions. Chess teaches you to look both ways before you cross the street.

Chess is a game of imagination and strategy, one that provides rules, order and opportunities for intellectual growth. An effective educational tool at all levels of academic achievement, chess teaches students to think logically and take responsibility for their actions and consequences.

MARKETING PLAN

Chess academy business is a newly emerging venture with very little competitors in Zambia hence the Zambian Chess Foundation will concentrate very much in targeting government, private schools and the vulnerable as strategic business ratio segments by developing specific products best suited with demand patterns prevailing in all these institutions.

MARKET SEGMENT

Chess game is not aggregate hence the need to adopt a product mix in which Zambian Chess Foundation will segment the market into three categories learners, non learners and advanced learners

7 MARKET STRATEGIES

The Foundation will employ a multi-media penetration marketing strategy in which massive publicity and advertising using print media and electronic media will be used to disseminate product awareness and availability to the target market further using latest art technology. The foundation will also launch a website where its products and services can be easily accessed on the internet. The foundation will also partner with NGO’s working in various activities such as HIV and AIDS mitigation as a tool to facilitate the work of NGO/s outlined above.

The foundation shall further promote equal access to better education through provision of educational scholarships to deserving chess players as one way of promoting the sport in schools.

As a long term penetration strategy, the foundation will open permanent chess centre’s in major provincial centre’s fully equipped with latest art of training sports equipment and well skilled coaching staff.

INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS

SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths

– Almost a monopoly

- Competent business promoters with vast knowledge about chess

- Established available market

- Establishment of good contact with international bodies

- Good relationships with key CEO officials in organizations

Weaknesses

- Lack of adequate equity capital to acquire latest state of art chess equipment

- Lack of incentives from the Chess Federation of Zambia that will encourage competition in chess academies

- No special tax incentives on chess materials/ equipments

8 Opportunities

- Growth in sports infrastructure around the new Ndola stadium.

- Rising of Copper prices in Zambia will revive the good sponsorship from the mines

Threats

- Possibility of new entrants in the long run

LIST OF DIRECTORS

The following are the current directors of the Zambian Chess Foundation.

1. Mr. Chanda Nsakanya Executive Director Zambian Chess Foundation P.O. Box 70371 Ndola TEL: 0955 997735 E-MAIL: [email protected]

2. Ms Erica Mulenga Deputy Director/Chief Executive Officer Zambian Chess Foundation P.O. Box 70371 Ndola TEL: 0979 701991 E-MAIL: [email protected]

3. Mr. Noble Kanyanta Marketing Director Zambian Chess Foundation P.O. Box 70371 Ndola TEL: 0977 681681 E-MAIL: [email protected]

BANKERS

Our bankers are: 1. Zambia National Commercial Bank – Ndola Business Centre

FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG)

20.10.2017

Attention: Listed Below Trainers

Subject: On-Line Surveys 2018

Dear Respected Trainers,

This will be the eight year of a very successful project which deals with important Trainers’ material that is uploaded on FIDE/TRG’s site and distributed for free.

Each of the below named trainers will have to hand a survey (Middlegame / Endgame - 5 to 7 pages each - 10.000 to 13.000 characters with space) in good English language and in Chessbase and Word formats (identical). The material will be editing and corrected by the Editorial and uploaded for free downloading (http://trainers.fide.com) in various formats (Word, PDF, and CBV).

In the end of the year all 12 Surveys with various other info will make-up the Yearbook 2018, which will be sent for free to all FIDE certified trainers and all federations.

The Surveys should be sent to the Coordinator Mr. Georg Mohr ([email protected] or [email protected] ), according to the following list:

Trainers Surveys in http://trainers.fide.com N Month Person € E-mail 1 January Adrian Mikhalchishin 300 [email protected] 2 February Alonso Zapata 300 [email protected] 3 March Jeroen Bosch 300 [email protected] 4 April Oleksandr Sulypa 300 [email protected] 5 May Miguel Illescas 300 [email protected] 6 June Vladimir Grabinsky 300 [email protected] 7 July Arshak Petrosian 300 [email protected] 8 August Spyridon Skembris 300 [email protected] 9 September Georg Mohr 300 [email protected] 10 October Iosif Dorfman 300 [email protected] 11 November Judit Polgar 300 [email protected] 12 December Antoaneta Stefanova 300 [email protected] 13 General / Editorial-design Georg Mohr 800 [email protected] * Total Amount 4.400

Substitutes N Month Person € E-mail 1 Anytime - Survey Dejan Bojkov [email protected] 2 Anytime - Survey Jovan Petronic [email protected] 3 Anytime - Survey Reinaldo Vera [email protected] 4 Anytime - Survey Viacheslav Eingorn [email protected]@mail.com

Payments will take place in the first 10 days of April (January, February, March Surveys), the first 10 days of July (April, May, June Surveys), the first 10 days of October (July, August September Surveys) and in the last 10 days of December (October, November, December Surveys).

1 Every author should be a certified FIDE trainer at the time he is scheduled for his survey. The respected trainers who haven’t yet apply for a TRG title or their licenced expired, are reminded to take care of it. Delivery of surveys will take place two months in advance and it is under approval of the Editor (G.Mohr).

The newcomers (or for any change for the old authors) in the project should fill-up the following Bank Account Form and return it to TRG Secretary Efstratios Grivas ([email protected]):

Deposits (300 €) Bank Bank Account Holders IBAN Swift Code Bank Address

We are waiting for your confirmation by the middle of November 2017 latest.

With kind regards,

The Chairman The Secretary Adrian Mikhalchishin Efstratios Grivas

FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG)

FIDE-TRG Trainer Awards 2017

Nomination Form

FIDE TRAINERS’ COMMISSION (TRG) FIDE Trainer Awards 2017 Nomination Form

Nomination by

Address/E-mail

Please, fill up the full name and the federation of the Nominated Coach/Trainer/Captain and the Justification:

Botvinnik Mikhail

Furman Symeon

Euwe Max

Medal

Boleslavsky Isaac

Petrosian Tigran

Razuvaev Yuri

Hall of Fame

Please, return the Nomination Form to [email protected], by May 5th, 2018.

Signature Date Stamp

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FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG)

FIDE-TRG Trainer Awards 2017

Information - Regulations

The FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) is pleased to announce the tenth FIDE Trainer Awards 2017, continuing honouring the achievements of the most successful coaches/trainers/captains of the year.

Medal Categories Nominations for the following six (6) Medal categories can be made:

1. Botvinnik Mikhail Medal for men’s coach/trainer/captain, for best results in men competitions where World Championships and Olympiads are valued foremost. To be considered too, are long standing high results.

2. Furman Symeon Medal for women’s coach/trainer/captain, similar to Botvinnik medal but applicable to women’s competitions.

3. Euwe Max Medal for junior’s coach/trainer/captain, for best results in junior competitions. To be considered are World and Continental championships and founders of famous chess schools, training programs, and academies.

4. Boleslavsky Isaac Medal for best book/author which instructional values are remarkable. To be considered are also series of articles, instructional computer software, and programs for development of players.

5. Petrosian Tigran Medal for special achievements over the last years.

6. Razuvaev Yuri Medal for education of trainers.

Hall of Fame The FIDE Trainers’ Commission will also continue to fill-up the Trainer Hall of Fame. TRG’s intention is that every year together with the six (6) Medal coach/trainer/captain of the year awards, will also continue to honour three of the esteemed coaches/trainers/captains with membership of the Trainer Hall of Fame, and besides creating a special place on TRG website (http://trainers.fide.com) to honour them, will also try to find a permanent home for the Hall of Fame in one or more FIDE Academies worldwide. For the Hall of Fame, the three first coaches/trainers/captains will be accepted.

Eligibility Coaches/trainers/captains owners of the FIDE titles (licenced) of FIDE Senior Trainer (FST) and FIDE Trainer (FT) can be nominated. In exceptional cases other FIDE titles (FI-NI-DI - licenced) can be considered and nominated, by TRG’s decision. For the Hall of Fame any FIDE-TRG Title is accepted. Furthermore, older coaches/trainers/captains without FIDE title can be accepted.

Experts’ Panel An Experts’ Panel consisting of seven (7) members, with reputation and knowledge in the field of training, will decide the results. TRG reserves the right to replace a member due to force majeure reasons. The Experts’ Panel will be as following:

Experts’ Panel of the FIDE Trainer Awards 2017 1. Nigel Freeman (Bermuda) - FIDE Executive Director (Chairman) 2. Israel Gelfer (Israel) - FIDE Vice-President 3. Kurt Jungwirth (Austria) - FIDE Honorary Vice-President 4. Uwe Boensch (Germany) - GM/FST * TRG Councillor 5. Jovan Petronic (Serbia) - IM/FST * TRG Councillor 6. Arshak Petrosian (Armenia) - GM/FST * TRG Councillor 7. Smbat Lputian (Armenia) - GM/FST * TRG Member

Voting Procedures Each member of the Experts’ Panel will vote for each of the six Medal categories and the Hall of Fame separately. He/she will have the right to vote for three persons, giving three (3), two (2) and one (1) point respectively. In case of a points’ tie, the tie-break will be the most personal votes (0-7). In case again of a tie for the first place, two or more winners will be announced equal first.

FIDE/TRG Trainer Awards 2017 1 The voting procedure will take place between May 6th to June 15th, 2018 and the results will be officially announced immediately. Ratification by the coming FIDE Congress will verify.

Nominations Nominations can be made by FIDE officials, TRG and Federations. For the Boleslavsky Medal, book publishers and chess software developers as well, are invited to make nominations in this specific Medal category. Prizes will be announced together with the results. Chess Publishers or any sponsor, who is interest on the subject, can offer his views and sponsoring to TRG. , TRG will chose the most important five (5) nominations for the six (6) Medal categories and up to ten (10) for the Hall of Fame to be considered by the Experts’ Panel.

Procedures A special form has to be filled (attached). The nominations should be sent via email with biography (CV) attached to TRG’s Secretary Efstratios Grivas ([email protected]) for consideration, by May 5th, 2018.

Awards The Awards’ Ceremony will take place during the 2018 FIDE Congress. A ‘Tree of Chess’ sculpture (http://trainers.fide.com/awards-hall-of-fame.html) and a diploma will be given to each of the six (6) winners. A FIDE-TRG diploma will be given to the next four (4) of each medal category. A FIDE- TRG diploma will be given to all nominated Hall of Fame participants.

With kind regards,

The Chairman The Secretary Adrian Mikhalchishin Efstratios Grivas

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FIDE TRAINERS’ COMMISSION

BOARD COUNCILLORS

Federation-ID Slovenia - 14602750 Address Ul. Jaroslavenko 47 - ap.30 - 79034 Chairman Town-Country Lviv - Ukraine E-mail [email protected] Mobile (+)38/631/554646 - (+)90/506/6441951 Adrian Phone-Fax (+)38/322/702401 - (+)38/322/702401 Mikhalchishin Skype-Msn Mihalcisin.adrian - [email protected] Titles FST - GM

Federation-ID Greece - 4200039 Address 7th Apollonos str - 16674 Ano Glyfada Secretary Town-Country Athens - Greece E-mail [email protected] WWW www.GrivasChess.com Mobile (+)30/6936/888163 - (+)971/50/6301902 Efstratios Phone-Fax (+)30/210/9646622 - (+)30/210/9646622 Grivas Skype-Msn GrivasEfs - [email protected] Titles FST - GM - IA - IO Federation-ID Jordan - 8100500 Address 7th Circle - Rawabi Councillor Town-Country Amman - Jordan E-mail [email protected] Mobile (+)96/2795513345 Sami Phone-Fax Khader Skype-Msn samyqader Titles FST - IM - IO

Federation-ID Serbia - 902004 Address Savnicka 54/1, st.br.8 Councillor Town-Country Belgrade - Serbia E-mail [email protected] WWW [email protected] - www.jovanpetronic.com Mobile (+)381/621529314 Jovan Phone-Fax (+)381/11/514547 Petronic Skype jovan.petronic - jovanpetronic Titles FST - IM

Federation-ID Armenia - 13300288 Address Vellay Imre 41 - 6726 Councillor Town-Country Szeged - Hungary E-mail [email protected] Mobile (+)36/30/6193095 Arshak Phone-Fax (+)36/62/438353 Petrosian Skype-Msn Arshak Petrosyan - Sevan2007 Titles FST - GM

MEMBERS ADVISORS BOARD

Federation-ID Germany - 4611268 Address Lerchenweg 24 - 06179 Member Town-Country Langenbogen - Germany E-mail [email protected] - [email protected] Mobile (+)49/178/7210958 Uwe Phone-Fax (+)49/34/60123033 - (+)49/34/60120234 Boensch Skype-Msn uboeni1 Titles FST - GM

Federation-ID Russia - 4102711 Address Ul. Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 37 - ap. 22 - 123557 Member Town-Country Moscow - Russia E-mail [email protected] - [email protected] Mobile (+)7/92/65212856 - (+)7/90/57745066 Sergey Phone-Fax (+)7/49/56919755 Janovsky Skype-Msn Titles FST - GM

Federation-ID Egypt - 10607846 Address 8 Mahmoud Amin - Dokki - Giza Member Town-Country Cairo - Egypt E-mail [email protected] - [email protected] Mobile (+)2/111/2866679 - (+)2/100/500/3063 Hassan Phone-Fax (+)202/33378987 Khaled Skype-Msn Elghonimy55 - [email protected] Titles FT - IA - IO Federation-ID South Africa - 14300141 Address Post net suite # 82 - Private Bag x1 - Die Wilgwers 0041 Member Town-Country Pretoria - South Africa E-mail [email protected] - [email protected] Mobile +27(0)/72/7126660 Watu Phone-Fax +27(0)/12/6439376 Kobese Skype-Msn Titles FT - IM

Federation-ID Ireland - 2500515 Address Le Grand Mas - 12330 Member Town-Country Mouret - France E-mail [email protected] Mobile (+)06/35/972955 Kevin Phone-Fax +33(0)/5/65781396 O'Connell Skype-Msn kevin.oconnell.12 Titles FST - FM - IA

Federation-ID Iceland - 2300010 Address Sunnubraut 10, 200 Member Town-Country Kopavogur - Iceland E-mail [email protected] Mobile (+)354/6989659 Helgi Phone-Fax (+)354/5519885 - (+)354/5689141. Olafsson Skype-Msn Helgi.Olafsson25 Titles FST - GM

Federation-ID India - 5000157 Address A-24, Bapu Krupa Society, B/S- Visrut Flats 380052 Member Town-Country Ahmedabad - Memnagar - India E-mail [email protected] Sekhar Mobile (+)91/7048413788 - (+)98/69995861 Phone-Fax Chandra Skype-Msn sahuim Sahu Titles FST - IM Federation-ID Argentina - 100250 Address Amenabar 3672 4 A Member Town-Country Capital Federal - Argentina E-mail [email protected] Mobile (+)54/11/58769334 Sergio Phone-Fax (+)54/11/47025092 Slipak Skype-Msn Titles GM

Federation-ID Mongolia - 4901614 Address 39 Academy Place Member Town-Country London - United Kingdom E-mail [email protected] WWW www.ukchessacademy.com Mobile (+)44/7525031843 - (+)976/98240064 Tserendorj Phone-Fax (+)44/7526763840 Sainbayar Skype-Msn sainbayar39 Titles FI - IA

Federation-ID China - 8600040 Address Member Town-Country Beijing - China E-mail [email protected] - [email protected] Mobile Jiangchuan Phone-Fax Ye Skype-Msn Titles FST - GM - IO

Federation-ID Colombia - 4400011 Address: P.O. Box 13778 Atlanta, GA 30324 Member Town-Country: Atlanta - USA E-mail [email protected] - [email protected] Mobile (+)1-404 729 0416 Alonso Phone-Fax Zapata Skype-Msn alonsozap Titles FST - GM TECHNICAL - EDITORIAL BOARD

Federation-ID Bulgaria - 2904292 Address 11E D.Stefanov Str - ap. 3, 1700 Editor Town-Country Sofia - Bulgaria E-mail [email protected] WWW www.dejanbojkov.blogspot.com Mobile (+)359/888/812990 Dejan Phone-Fax (+)359/2/4269911 Bojkov Skype-Msn dmbojkov Titles FST - GM

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FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG)

14.09.2017

Attention: State Secretary Miss Janica Kostelic Central State Office for Sport Savska Cesta 28, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Subject: FIDE-TRG Trainer Titles

Dear Miss Kostelic,

We are addressing you on behalf of FIDE (World Chess Federation) Trainers’ Commission regarding the problem with nistrification of the FIDE trainers’ diplomas & titles in Croatia.

Chess in Croatia has rich and long tradition (even in the Cote of arms there is a chess board!) with many great results. Those results were connected with good players, but also with experienced trainers.

Long time ago FIDE has established an international Trainers’ System which is recognised in a vast number of countries around the world. Some of the titles’ seminars where even organised in Croatia recently.

Unfortunately we have been informed that FIDE trainers’ diplomas & titles are not recognised in Croatia and that well-known trainers cannot coach/train with young players which will stop their progress and the development of youth in Croatia in general.

We kindly ask you to reconsider the decision of FIDE trainers’ diplomas & titles nistrification.

With kind regards,

The Chairman The Secretary Adrian Mikhalchishin Efstratios Grivas