The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the FIDE online Educational Seminar “Chess for children with an autism spectrum. Learn & teach”.

The seminar will take place in ZOOM on January 18, 2025, from 13:00 to 14:00 CET. The event follows the success of the previous  workshops held since 2021, which you can find on our website.

Teaching chess to children with autism spectrum positively impacts their communication abilities, speech, thinking, self-esteem and confidence. Speakers will present a unique training program they developed in 2021 and provide practical advice. The seminar aims to deliver core knowledge to potential chess teachers and coaches starting to work with children within our Infinite Chess project.

Speakers of the seminar will talk about the ways of teaching chess to children with autism spectrum and explain their methodology covering the following topics:

• What is autism spectrum?

• How to teach chess to children with autism?

• Behaviour challenges and parents participation in learning process: expectations & involvement.

• How to prepare the classroom? What else to pay attention to?

• Digital tools for students with autism spectrum.

The list of speakers includes:

• Natalia Popova – WIM, FIDE Trainer, co-author of the project’s Handbook (FIDE);
• Ala Mishchanka – Special needs educational assistant, more than 22 years of experience, co-author of the project’s Handbook (Canada);
• Evguenia Charomova – Bachelor of Science, Masters in speech therapy, Former New Zealand women’s chess champion, Speech-Language Therapist (New Zealand);
• Dr Ankita Sanghavi – Founder and Director of Innocent Times School (India);
• Viesturs Kapce – FIDE Instructor, chess coach, Infinite Chess project partner (Latvia);
• Buddhi Nurikshi –  Infinite Chess project partner (UK).

How to participate: join us clicking  zoom link 

Participation is free. 

For further inquiries, please contact: infinitechess@fide.com

Maria Tamkovich, Project Coordinator