Charity
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Recently, Beko plant has been supporting the children's chess school in Kirzhach. Founded in 1980, it has raised many champions and amateur athletes. For many years, the school was headed by the wonderful teacher, the honorary citizen of the city, Yuri Alexandrovich Golub. And today the future grandmasters are trained by his students Dmitry Loshakov and Evgeny Dolgopyatov. They told us about their students, sports plans and interaction with Beko.
– What are the most important events in the history of your school that can be noted?
– Our school has existed for more than forty years. And there have been a lot of achievements during this time. Among our graduates there are champions of Russia and winners of the Central Federal District championship (Vladimir Belov, Dmitry Lavrik, Ivan Lobanov). There is the master of sports and two grandmasters. And today our guys successfully compete at regional and district competitions. Kirzhach is a small town, it has only 28 thousand people but it competes on an equal footing with Vladimir's chess players, in which there are almost 400 thousand people and where the conditions for the selection of children and for working with them are completely different. Recently, the individual and team championship of the region was held - the team from Vladimir beat us by only half a point, and Kovrov, Murom, Alexandrov – cities much larger than ours – were left behind. Last year our Kirzhach team – 6 boys born in 2010 and younger – went to the championship of the Eastern Moscow Region. We took the 1st place beating everyone. In fact, small Kirzhach has its own chess school not just as an organization, but in the broad sense of the word, the school with its own traditions and history.
– Our school has existed for more than forty years. And there have been a lot of achievements during this time. Among our graduates there are champions of Russia and winners of the Central Federal District championship (Vladimir Belov, Dmitry Lavrik, Ivan Lobanov). There is the master of sports and two grandmasters. And today our guys successfully compete at regional and district competitions. Kirzhach is a small town, it has only 28 thousand people but it competes on an equal footing with Vladimir's chess players, in which there are almost 400 thousand people and where the conditions for the selection of children and for working with them are completely different. Recently, the individual and team championship of the region was held - the team from Vladimir beat us by only half a point, and Kovrov, Murom, Alexandrov – cities much larger than ours – were left behind. Last year our Kirzhach team – 6 boys born in 2010 and younger – went to the championship of the Eastern Moscow Region. We took the 1st place beating everyone. In fact, small Kirzhach has its own chess school not just as an organization, but in the broad sense of the word, the school with its own traditions and history.
– And how long have you been cooperating with Beko Company?
– Our partnership relations are still developing – we started interacting with Beko a few months ago. But there are already quite definite positive results. For example, with the help of the company, we ordered uniforms for children, T-shirts with the symbols of our school and Beko logos now immediately stand out among the rest at competitions. The guys liked it. And recently, when a chess tournament was held in Kirzhach, dedicated to the memory of Y. A. Gagarin and V. S. Seregin, partners from Beko supported us again, bought prizes for children – from medals to chocolates, but most of all, of course, chess books: we ordered them, and the company paid for them, it was very significant help for us.
– Our partnership relations are still developing – we started interacting with Beko a few months ago. But there are already quite definite positive results. For example, with the help of the company, we ordered uniforms for children, T-shirts with the symbols of our school and Beko logos now immediately stand out among the rest at competitions. The guys liked it. And recently, when a chess tournament was held in Kirzhach, dedicated to the memory of Y. A. Gagarin and V. S. Seregin, partners from Beko supported us again, bought prizes for children – from medals to chocolates, but most of all, of course, chess books: we ordered them, and the company paid for them, it was very significant help for us.
– Tell us about the chess tournament dedicated to the memory of Gagarin and Seregin – what kind of competitions are these?
– Full name is Interregional chess tournament among children and youth dedicated to the day of memory of Yuri Gagarin and V. S. Seregin. The tournament is representative, it is listed in the calendar of competitions of the Russian Chess Federation. It is held according to the Swiss system of "rapid chess" - 10 minutes per game with the addition of 5 seconds for each move made. In each category, the rounds take place in one day. The competition is very reputable, chess players from all over the country, both children and adults have the right to come to them.
This year the tournament was held in our Kirzhach Centre of Culture and Leisure, this is the House of Culture "Red October". On March 26, there was the competition among children, and on the 27th, adults also played there. This time the geography of the participants was quite wide, there were representatives of different cities from Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo regions. Most of all, of course, we had participants from our Vladimir region, and as a result, 100 children took part in the children's tournament! Among the children, our guys won a lot of prizes, in different categories – from the first to the third.
– And who is the organizer of this tournament?
– The official organizers are the administration of Kirzhach district and the Chess and Checkers Federation of Vladimir region, its president Sergey Borisovich Solonets took over all the work on registering our competition in the calendar of the Russian Chess Federation. Diplomas were provided to the winners by the Cosmonaut Training Centre of Russia. Stands dedicated to Y. A. Gagarin, were made under the leadership of the member of the presidium of the Sports Veterans Council of Vladimir region Y. I. Bushleev. And we, our school, did everything on the spot.
– Was there any interaction with Beko plant during the tournament?
– Yes, of course. All our participants were in the new uniform, Beko's advertisements as a sponsor were placed in the hall – these were flags on the tables where our children played, special signs, and large advertising stands. So Beko logo was shown everywhere, got into the frames during filming, and people just came up, were interested in both the company and our relations with it.
– Full name is Interregional chess tournament among children and youth dedicated to the day of memory of Yuri Gagarin and V. S. Seregin. The tournament is representative, it is listed in the calendar of competitions of the Russian Chess Federation. It is held according to the Swiss system of "rapid chess" - 10 minutes per game with the addition of 5 seconds for each move made. In each category, the rounds take place in one day. The competition is very reputable, chess players from all over the country, both children and adults have the right to come to them.
This year the tournament was held in our Kirzhach Centre of Culture and Leisure, this is the House of Culture "Red October". On March 26, there was the competition among children, and on the 27th, adults also played there. This time the geography of the participants was quite wide, there were representatives of different cities from Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo regions. Most of all, of course, we had participants from our Vladimir region, and as a result, 100 children took part in the children's tournament! Among the children, our guys won a lot of prizes, in different categories – from the first to the third.
– And who is the organizer of this tournament?
– The official organizers are the administration of Kirzhach district and the Chess and Checkers Federation of Vladimir region, its president Sergey Borisovich Solonets took over all the work on registering our competition in the calendar of the Russian Chess Federation. Diplomas were provided to the winners by the Cosmonaut Training Centre of Russia. Stands dedicated to Y. A. Gagarin, were made under the leadership of the member of the presidium of the Sports Veterans Council of Vladimir region Y. I. Bushleev. And we, our school, did everything on the spot.
– Was there any interaction with Beko plant during the tournament?
– Yes, of course. All our participants were in the new uniform, Beko's advertisements as a sponsor were placed in the hall – these were flags on the tables where our children played, special signs, and large advertising stands. So Beko logo was shown everywhere, got into the frames during filming, and people just came up, were interested in both the company and our relations with it.
– How do you see this interaction in the future?
– Beko offers us assistance in organizing trips, accommodation of athletes and much more. And this is very important. For example, so far we are forced to save on paying for hotels for participants and stay in hospices, where 8-12 people are in rooms at the same time. Of course, I would like to give children more comfortable conditions for leisure, and we will probably talk about this topic soon with Sergey Telitsyn, head of the administrative department of Beko plant. It would be nice to improve the material base of our school here in Kirzhach, our chess boards are worn out, we should buy new ones, and modern chess clocks cost a lot. We also rely on our partners in this.
Well, for our part – we are engaged, of course, with the children of Beko employees. At the same time, it should be understood that chess not only develops thinking, logic, it also educates a child.
– And how exactly does such "chess" upbringing manifest itself?
– First of all, chess instills communication and sociability skills in children because in order to play well you need not only to know certain sets of combinations but also to understand your partner. You need to foresee your actions, understand their consequences – and at the same time take an example from something good, better, otherwise you will not achieve anything. And competitions that are held according to "adult" rules, according to the FIDE system, with real sports results, also teach you to be successful, focused and achieve your goals. Moreover, they teach it independently, without parents or coaches, to solve the tasks set. When our children come home after a week of the tournament, even their parents call us and say: we can't recognize the children, they have become so serious!
And, to be honest, it's very nice to hear it.
– Beko offers us assistance in organizing trips, accommodation of athletes and much more. And this is very important. For example, so far we are forced to save on paying for hotels for participants and stay in hospices, where 8-12 people are in rooms at the same time. Of course, I would like to give children more comfortable conditions for leisure, and we will probably talk about this topic soon with Sergey Telitsyn, head of the administrative department of Beko plant. It would be nice to improve the material base of our school here in Kirzhach, our chess boards are worn out, we should buy new ones, and modern chess clocks cost a lot. We also rely on our partners in this.
Well, for our part – we are engaged, of course, with the children of Beko employees. At the same time, it should be understood that chess not only develops thinking, logic, it also educates a child.
– And how exactly does such "chess" upbringing manifest itself?
– First of all, chess instills communication and sociability skills in children because in order to play well you need not only to know certain sets of combinations but also to understand your partner. You need to foresee your actions, understand their consequences – and at the same time take an example from something good, better, otherwise you will not achieve anything. And competitions that are held according to "adult" rules, according to the FIDE system, with real sports results, also teach you to be successful, focused and achieve your goals. Moreover, they teach it independently, without parents or coaches, to solve the tasks set. When our children come home after a week of the tournament, even their parents call us and say: we can't recognize the children, they have become so serious!
And, to be honest, it's very nice to hear it.
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