The technical meeting of the 1st FIDE Confederation Cup For The Disabled People, organized by FIDE in cooperation with TCF and with the financial support of ROSATOM, has been held today with the participation of players, arbiters and the organizational team as well as FIDE Vice President Akaki Iashvili, FIDE Executive Board Member Ozgur Solakoglu and FIDE Event Manager Kema Goryaeva. Throughout the meeting two sign language translators were present for Turkish and English translations.
After an introductory speech by Mr. Solakoglu, the chief arbiter of the event IA Dr. Dirk Jordan proceeded to explain the tournament regulations and rules to players. The only change with respect to the published regulations is regarding the time control. Players will receive 90 min for 40 moves and after 40 moves 30 min extra time will be added. Starting from the first move 30 seconds will be added after each move throughout the game.
FIDE Confederation Cup for the Disabled People (Video)
Turgay Seckin Serpil, member of FIDE Commission for Chess for the Disabled, is also an experienced chess trainer for players with visual and hearing impairment. His years of experience in the field led to a project called "Chess without Disabilities" where he came up for the first time with a methodological manual for teaching chess to players with visual impairment.
Chess is a game for everyone, regardless of their physical conditions, gender, ethnicity or social status. With this egalitarian vision in mind FIDE supports the development of chess amongst players with disabilities and the 1st FIDE Confederation Cup for the Disabled People organized in Ankara with the financial support of Rosatom is a testament to it.
1st FIDE Confederation Cup For The Disabled People 2019
The 1st FIDE Confederation Cup for the disabled people 2019 is an invitational championship between mixed teams from 4 continents, with the participation of chess players from three groups of disabilities (visually impaired, hearing impaired and physically disabled). The Cup is organized as a premier chess competition on the eve of the 1st World Chess Paralympics 2020.
The technical meeting of the 1st FIDE Confederation Cup For The Disabled People, organized by FIDE in cooperation with TCF and with the financial support of ROSATOM, has been held today with the participation of players, arbiters and the organizational team as well as FIDE Vice President Akaki Iashvili, FIDE Executive Board Member Ozgur Solakoglu and FIDE Event Manager Kema Goryaeva. Throughout the meeting two sign language translators were present for Turkish and English translations. 