6th London Chess Conference 8/9 December 2018
Irish Cultural Centre, Black’s Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 9DT
SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER
9.30-10.30 Scientific Research into Chess (Invite-only Session) ECU Academic Advisory Board and Armenian Research Institute (by Skype)
10.00 Registration Opens
11.00 Opening Plenary Session Chair John Foley Main Hall
Education Visions John Claughton Development Officer, International Baccalaureate Schools Assn / UK Bachar Kouatly Deputy President, World Chess Federation (FIDE) Jesper Hall Chair, Education Commission, European Chess Union / Sweden Malcolm Pein CEO, Chess in Schools and Communities, UK Graeme Gardiner Researcher, University of Queensland, Australia Giulio Frasson Youth Activities Manager, Vitae Onlus, Italy
13.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 World Café Debates
Should after-school chess be taught by amateurs or professionals? Main Hall Boris Bruhn / School Chess Foundation, Germany
What is the future of chess clubs? Main Hall Vince Negri / Paul Barasi
How should we relate to parents and teachers? Board Room Graeme Gardiner / University of Queensland, Australia
Do schools teach the right subjects? Room 3 Kerry Turner
What can table top computers add to the chess classroom? Foyer Stefan Löffler / ChessPlus, UK
15.00-16.00 Workshop 15.00-16.00 Workshop
Chess in Education Strategy I Chess in Communities Boris Bruhn / German School Chess Foundation Sean Marsh / CSC, UK Roberto Schenker / Chess4Kids, Switzerland Jérôme Maufras / Académie de Créteil, France Pep Suarez / Spanish Chess Federation Maria Tamkovich / Belarus Chess Federation
16.00 Coffee
16.30-18.00 Workshop 16.30-18.00 Workshop
Chess in Education Strategy II Chess in Prisons Jesper Hall / ECU, Sweden Carl Portman / Caissa Chess Consulting Bachar Kouatly / FIDE, France Erik Grindbakken / Norwegian Chess Federation Jerry Nash /Education Consultant, USA David Smerdon/University of Queensland, Australia Kerry Turner / University of Hull, UK Luis Blasco / Villalba 64, Spain
18.00 Close Day One
20.00 Irish Ceili - ticket only
SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER
09.30 Parallel Sessions
9.30 - 11.00 Large-scale School Chess Events Main Hall Boris Bruhn / German School Chess Foundation Jesper Hall / Swedish Chess Federation Sarah Longson / UK Chess Challenge Alexander Kostyev / Russian Chess Federation
9.30 - 11.00 Business Development for School Chess Projects and Professionals Board Room A Workshop by and with Neil Dietsch / Chess in Schools, Alabama, USA
9.30 - 11.00 The Learning Spiral: a New Way to Teach and Study Chess Mezzanine A Workshop with Kevin Cripe / Chess for Children, Panama
10.00 - 11.00 Teaching Computer Programming Skills through Chess Room 2 A Workshop with Boris Raguet / French Chess Federation
11.00 Coffee
11.15 Keynote Plenary Session Chair: Carl-Fredrik Johansson Main Hall
David Smerdon / University of Queensland, Australia What an Economist Can Learn from Chess
Baron Mark Price / former Minister of Trade, UK Chess and 21st Century Skills: A Personal and a Political Perspective
Fernand Gobet / University of Liverpool, UK Chess and Intuition
12.45 Lunch
13.45- 15.15 Parallel Workshops
Early Years Chess Main Hall Roberto Schenker / Chess4Kids, Switzerland Philippe Vukojevic / ChessConsult, Belgium Alexander Kostyev / Russian Chess Federation Carmelita di Mauro / primary school teacher, Italy
Promoting Social Skills through Chess Mezzanine Jorunn Brekke / Norwegian Chess Federation Kevin Cripe / Chess for Children Panama Giulio Frasson / Vitae Onlus, Italy
Making Chess Research More Relevant Board Room Graeme Gardiner / University of Queensland, Australia Fernand Gobet / University of Liverpool, UK Eva Gyamarthy / Academy of Sciences, Hungary Seyhan Nisel / Istanbul University, Turkey David Smerdon / University of Queensland, Australia
15.15 Plenary Summaries and Reflections Chair: Stefan Löffler Main Hall Sandro Dominici / Alfiere Bianco, Italy Jérome Maufras / Académie de Créteil, France Jerry Nash / Chess Education Consultant, USA Mike Truran / English Chess Federation
16.00 Close of Conference
SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER : Embeded Erasmus+ Multiplier Event CHAMPS - Chess and Mathematics in Primary School
14.00-16.00 CHAMPS Project Mezzanine
Project Overview Stefan Marsina, Slovak Chess Federation Chess-Maths Exercises John Foley, CSC project co-ordinator Experiences at Schools Skalica Primary School, Slovakia Viera Haraštová Velka Ida Primary School, Slovakia Vladimir Strýčko Eszterhazy University, Hungary Mark Szavin
16.00 Coffee
16.30-18.00 CHAMPS Project Mezzanine Teacher Training and Certification John Foley Solving Problems Rita Atkins, CSC mathematics teaching advisor Teaching Mathematics Jorge Nuno Silva, Ludus, Portugal
Discussants: Eva Gyarmarthy / Academy of Sciences, Hungary Jérome Maufras / Académie de Créteil, France Josep Serra / University of Girona, Catalonia Marta Amigo / Sant Ramon de Pla Primary School, Catalonia
18.00 Close Erasmus Multiplier Event
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Chess in Schools and Communities Erasmus Plus European Chess Union
EXHIBITORS From Demo Start Where
LearningChess Hungary Saturday 14.00 Room 2 DecodeChess Israel Saturday 14.30 Room 2 Chessable UK Saturday 15.00 Room 2 ChessKid USA Saturday 15.30 Room 2 Millennium Chess Computers Germany Saturday 14.00 Foyer Rochade Kids magazine Germany Display Foyer
CONFERENCE TEAM
Conference Director John Foley Programme Director Stefan Löffler Deputy Conference Director Sean Marsh Conference Administrator Leila Raivio Conference Webmaster Alexis Harakis Conference Reception Oliveira Marjanovic Conference Videographer Etienne Mensch
CONFERENCE MANAGMENT
ChessPlus Ltd.
Contributors Marta Amigo Professor of Education, Catalonia Rita Atkins Director of Mathematics Education, ChessPlus Ltd Paul Barasi Wimbledon Chess Club, UK Jorunn Brekke Norwegian Chess Federation Boris Bruhn President, German School Chess Foundation John Claughton Development Officer, IB Schools and Colleges Association Kevin Cripe Director, Chess for Children, Panama / USA Luis de la Cruz Director, Club Villalba 64, Spain Neil Dietsch Managing Director, Chess in Schools, Alabama Sandro Dominici Pedadogue, Alfiere Bianco, Italy John Foley Director, ChessPlus Ltd, Secretary ECU Education Commission Giulio Frasson Human Rights Advocate, Vitae Onlus, Italy Graeme Gardiner Researcher, University of Queensland / Gardiner Chess / Australia Fernand Gobet Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Liverpool UK / Switzerland Erik Grindbakken Norwegian Chess Federation Éva Gyamarthy Researcher, Institute of Cognitive NeuroScience, Hungary Jesper Hall Chair, Education Commission, European Chess Union / Sweden Eva Harastov̌ a ́ Teacher, Skalica Primary School, Slovakia Tobias Hirneise Editor, Rochade Kids magazine, Germany Carl-Fredrik Johansson Political consultant, formerly President Swedish Chess Federation Alexander Kostyev Director, Chess in Schools, Russia Bachar Kouatly Deputy President, FIDE; President French Chess Federation David Kramaley Director, Chessable, UK Stefan Löffler Programme Director, London Chess Conference, Journalist, Germany Sarah Longson Director, UK Chess Challenge Sean Marsh Deputy Conference Director, CSC, UK Stefan Marsina CHAMPS Project Manager, Slovak Chess Federation Jérôme Maufras Head of Educational Innovation, Académie de Créteil, France Carmelita di Mauro Primary school teacher, Italy Jerry Nash Chess and Education Consultant, USA Vince Negri Director, Beyond the Board Training, UK Seyhan Nişel Professor of Econometrics, University of Istanbul, Turkey Malcolm Pein CEO, Chess in Schools and Communities, UK Carl Portman Director, Caissa Consulting, UK Mark Price Recently UK Trade Minister and chess author Boris Raguet Educationist, French Chess Federation Roberto Schenker Director, Chess4Kids, Switzerland Gideon Segev Researcher, DeCodeChess, Israel Jorge Nuno Silva Professor of Mathematics, University of Lisbon Josep Serra Mathematics educator, University of Girona David Smerdon Researcher, UoQ, Australia Vladimir Strýčko Teacher, Veľká Ida School, Slovakia Pep Suarez Director, Chess in Schools, Spanish Chess Federation Mark Szavin Pedagogue, LearningChess, Hungary Maria Tamkovich Executive Director, Belarus Chess Federation Mike Truran Chief Executive, English Chess Federation Kerry Turner Education Researcher, University of Hull, UK Philippe Vukojevic Pedagogue, Linguist, ChessConsult, Belgium
21 Nov 2018