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Vote Chess – An International Initiative

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Chess is an empowering tool to build a creative

generation

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• The concept of “Vote Chess”• Background/ Justification• Objectives • Beneficiaries (Direct and Indirect)• Expected results• Methodology (Processes and Activities)• Monitoring and Evaluation

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The concept of “Vote Chess”


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• In a « Vote Chess » game a chess champion or a leader faces a large number of players in one single chess game over a period of several weeks.

Thousands or millions of players vote to indicate their choice, for each move.

The move with the majority of votes is selected.

<<Vote Chess>> game creates a genuine interaction between the chess

champion, the politician or the VIP and thousands/millions of people.

One move per week is an appropriate pace to maximize participants while

keeping <<Vote Chess>> game attractive.


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A distinguished leader vs. the world

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A solid and innovative technical platform

THALES (68 000 employees across in 57 countries) brings its unique system expertise.

Highly skilled professionals in secured systems, networks, data transmission.

Capacity to handle thousands to millions of people voting online simultaneously.

A chess expert with public awareness and legitimacy within the chess community

“Vote Chess” concept created by EUROPE ECHECS, a chess specialist since 1959

Tailor-made adaptation performed by the THALES – EUROPE ECHECS team.

An opportunity partnership with mass media

“Vote chess” acquires huge media attention.

One or several celebrities can play, present and discuss the possible moves with the players

Connected to the World Chess Championship for example, it will become an entertaining show


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Background/ Justification

Background / Justification

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“We believe that our youth are the backbone of the nation and the foundation on which to develop this noble civilization, unaffected by the wind of change, no matter how hard it blows. ”

“The development of man is the foundation on which a nation is built. This building cannot be considered complete without first developing the citizens, who are regarded as human wealth, constantly giving.”

Background / Justification

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H. H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

The leadership of UAE has a strong believe in people as the greatest asset on which nations should be built.

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Developing the economy through initiatives and ideas of UAE’s Young

People

Achieve economic prosperity

Diversify the sources of national revenue

Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Young Business Leaders

National Vision

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Comprehensive improvement of country’s education system from pre-school to tertiary and vocational institutions to upgrade the quality of human capital. Foster enabling environment to encourage R&D. Heavier emphasis on shaping the values to create more well-rounded individuals

“Young people are in charge of pursuing the route to economic development because they are an effective

and productive force and the pulse of society.”

To encourage young people to work and use all these projects, because we have a lot of projects coming and

we need our people - our young people - to join in

”these projects will help to diversify the sources of national revenue and the Establishment will be a luminous sign

on our path to economic and social growth - it is an addition that will help creative young people make their

dreams come true.”

Target

The National vision of His Highness clearly states the drivers of growth. Youth are the cornerstone of any country’s development, therefore they are placed as the center of development. In this regard, a number of measures were taken to reach that, and to name some

Source: His Highness Official Website

“New initiatives for fostering talented minds in all fields and new national strategies to nurture small and medium scale enterprises that promote the spirit of entrepreneurship and the initiative of youth, who are the backbone of the nation and its renewable assets."

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Needs to be completed.Data source in not from His Highness official website. The source is from a Malaysian Study


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Drivers of Change

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• Demand for highly caliber humans

• Economic pressures • Global competition • Mobility of the society • Accelerated technological

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• Human resources limitations• Technological barriers

Evolution of a generation that is

characterized with out- of- the

box thinking

Who is driving the change?

Governmental institutions

Today, various factors are shaping the characteristics of the future human capital needed to lead nations; those factors are becoming increasingly challenging, giving rise to the need for innovative investment in UAE’s capacity building


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Divergence between the capability and the complexity

The divergence can be turned into an opportunity for investing in the children and youth to overcome such an issue.

The investment is not necessarily to be only in direct education, but also can be done via edutainment tools such as Chess.

Complexity

Capacity

The increase in the complexity of global economic challenges has outpaced the increase in the human capital capability

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Objectives

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Traditional way• Direct education through

schools and universities

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Modern way• Smart learning• Supporting tools such as

Chess and other strategic games that stimulate the student’s brain

The main objective of this concept paper is to shift the governmental thinking into more interesting and appealing tools to advance the cognitive abilities of kids and youth .

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•Chess is found as required curricula in nearly 30 countries.•At last count, 25 Universities and Colleges in the US offer chess scholarships.

Focus - Children are taught the benefits of observing carefully and concentrating, no matter how smart they are.Visualize - Children are prompted to imagine a sequence of actions before it happens, first one, then several moves ahead.Think Ahead - Children are taught to think first, then act.Weigh Options - Children are taught that they don't have to do the first thing that pops into their mind, and consider the pros and cons of various actions.

Analyze Concretely - Children learn to evaluate the results of specific actions and sequences: Does this sequence help me or hurt me? (Logic versus impulse).Think Abstractly - Children are taught to step back periodically from details and consider the bigger picture. They also learn to take patterns used in one context and apply them to different, but related situations.Plan - Children are taught to develop longer range goals and take steps toward bringing them about. They are also taught of the need to reevaluate their plans as new developments change the situation.Juggle Multiple Considerations Simultaneously -Children are encouraged not to become overly absorbed in any one consideration, but to try to weigh various factors all at once.

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Chess in educational institute worldwide, and its enormous academic benefits in boosting the learning capabilities of kids and youth

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• Chess often serves as a bridge, bringing together children of different ages, races, religions and genders in an activity they can all enjoy.

• Chess helps build individual friendships and also school spirit.

• Chess also teaches children about sportsmanship - how to win graciously and not give up when encountering defeat.

• For children with adjustment issues, there are many examples where chess has led to increased motivation, improved behavior, better self-image, and even improved attendance.

• Chess provides a positive social outlet, a wholesome recreational activity that can be easily learned and enjoyed at any age.

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Chess and its social benefits

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According to Joyce Brown an assistant principal and supervisor -

Roberto Clemente school's Special Education department - NY

"The effects of introducing Chess at the school have not been only limited to advancing the reading and math skills of these children. More importantly, their ability to socialize has increased substantially, too. The studies have shown that incidents of suspension and outside altercations have decreased by at least 60% since these children became interested in chess."

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Chess and its social benefits

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Expected Results

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Educational Political

Social

UAE students are ranked low

on TIMSS international test

for math and science.

According to large number of

studies, Chess can increase

the capabilities of students

and ultimately reach better

performance

UAE is always placed as an international

and advanced city. With its increasingly

international pivotal role and position,

Dubai remains the hub for strong symbolic

projects for the Arab world. This means

that if chess would be introduced as a

course in the educational system, it would

be a major political symbol for the Arab

world and for the West showing that Dubai

is way ahead of its neighboring cities

regarding educational matters and able to

conduct projects of such importance

because of its visionary leadership

represented by Sheikh Mohammad bin

Rashid

Expected results should be looked at from different angles

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Methodology

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Introducing chess tournament on different levels. • Secondary schools• Against officials to prove the

commitment of the government and get PR exposure

Introducing specialized chess schools.

Introducing chess vacations. Dubai to organize tournaments for touristic purpose each year. The events should be held in various landmarks places throughout the country.

Introducing chess as an elective curricula in the education system.

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Best Practices

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• Around 700 million people in 167 countries play chess. Only football can rival that. Chess is cheaper in terms of the required infrastructure, and accessibility.

As per the World Chess Federation ranking, the following countries are rated according to the highest number of players1. Russia (213 grandmasters)2. Ukraine (79)3. China (29)4. Armenia (33)5. France (46)6. Hungary (51)7. US (71)8. India (27)9. Occupied Palestinian Territory (Israel) (39)10. Azerbaijan (20)

Source: World Chess Federation (FIDE), based on average rating of country's top 10 players

The following slides will present some interesting and essential facts about Chess and its benefits


• In Russia, it has been part of the curriculum for over 40 years, where “adolescents were encouraged to play chess at a very early age to increase their problem-solving and reasoning skills”.

• Armenia is one of a growing number of nations hoping to see wider educational benefits from encouraging chess in schools.

• India, Turkey and Norway have all made similar moves recently.

Chess in School - RUSSIA

Chess in School - ARMENIA


• Former U.S. Secretary of Education Terrell Bell encourages knowledge of chess as a way to develop a preschooler’s intellect and academic readiness (Bell, 1982, pp. 178-179).

• The State of New Jersey passed Bill #S452 legitimizing chess as a unit of instruction. An excerpt from the bill reads as follows:

The Legislature finds and declares that:

A. Chess increases strategic thinking skills, stimulates intellectual creativity, and improves problem-solving ability, while raising self-esteem;

B. When youngsters play chess they must call upon higher-order thinking skills, analyze actions and consequences, and visualize future possibilities;

C. In countries where chess is offered widely in schools, students exhibit excellence in the ability to recognize complex patterns and consequently excel in math and science;

D. Instruction in chess during the second grade will enable pupils to learn skills which will serve them throughout their lives.

An act concerning instruction in chess and supplementing Chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

Chess in School – NJ, USA


• Since 1986, an organization called Chess in the Schools has taught chess to over 400,000

students in Title I public schools in New York City. Title I schools are those in which over

60% of the students receive free lunches. According to the organization, students who

participate in these programs are more likely to attend school regularly, achieve

academic success, foster friendships, and use peaceful ways to resolve problems.

• As the New York Times reported last year, IS 318, a Title I middle school in the Bedford-

Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, has won the National Scholastic K-12 Chess Championship

many times. The other victorious teams in the championship came from private schools

and from magnet public schools such as Bronx Science and Hunter High School.

Chess in School – NJ, USA


• In a Texas study, regular (non-honors) elementary students who

participated in a school chess club showed twice the improvement of

non-chess players in Reading and Mathematics between third and fifth

grades on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills.

Chess in School – TEXAS, USA


• The mathematics curriculum in New Brunswick, Canada, is a text series called

“Challenging Mathematics” which uses chess to teach logic from grades 2 to 7. Using this

curriculum, the average problem-solving score of pupils in the province increased from

62% to 81%.

• Looking specifically at Quebec, 10 years ago their math scores were the lowest in the

country. Chess became a school subject and now the children in Quebec have the

highest average math scores in Canada.

Chess in School – CANADA


• The International Master and chess journalist Malcolm Pein is one of those who want to

see the game flourish again in British schools.

• Two years ago, Pein's organization, Chess in Schools and Communities, launched a pilot

program involving 60 primary schools and 6,000 children. By 2015 it aims to have

introduced the game to 17,000 schools and to have a million children playing. It is an

ambitious target, but so far they are on track.

• Chess is still played by many British children, and Pein praises the Delancey UK Schools

Chess Challenge. However, his impression is that many of the 2,000 schools that take

part come from the private sector.

Chess in School - UK


Richard Garner

The Independent, UK, Saturday 10 November 2012

• Chess is making a dramatic comeback in primary schools – thirty years after it all but

disappeared completely from the state school scene.

• In the past two years, a total of 175 schools – including those serving some of the most

deprived areas of the country – have reintroduced the game to the curriculum.

• Now the charity behind its revival, Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC), is optimistic

the take-up will spread to 1,000 state schools within the next three years.

Chess in School - UK


• The earliest study in Belgium, produced in 1975, found that a chess-playing experimental group of

20 fifth graders experienced a statistically significant gain in cognitive development (IQ) over a

control group, using Piaget's tests for cognitive development .

• The experimental group received 42 hours of chess instruction over the course of one year (sixth

grade). Perhaps more noteworthy, they also did significantly better in their regular school testing,

as well as in standardized testing administered by an outside agency which did not know the

identity of the two groups.

• In educational circles, that study was deemed to provide “scientific support for what we have

known all along – chess makes kids smarter!”

Chess in School - BELGIUM


• The Venezuela "Learning to Think Project“, which trained 100,000 teachers to teach

thinking skills, and which involved a sample of 4,266 second grade students, reached a

general conclusion that chess, methodologically taught, is an incentive system sufficient

to accelerate the increase of IQ in elementary age children of both sexes at all socio-

economic levels.

Chess in School - VENEZUELA


• Universal Game.

• 8 million registered players worldwide*.

• 605 to 700 million chess players worldwide (8.6% of the world population)*.

• Chess events attract tourists interested in the game from countries where chess is a national sport.

• Specifically Russia, Ukraine, USA, France, Armenia and China.

• EA currently operates daily flights to Russia, semi daily flights to Ukraine and four flights daily to China with growth potential.

• UAE has 24 internationally classified Emeriti players, two masters of chess By FIDE.

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* The Chess in the Olympics Campaign (http://www.chessmaniac.com/index.php/2012/12/27/how-many-chess-players/)

Chess and Tourism

http://www.chessmaniac.com/index.php/2012/12/27/how-many-chess-players/


• 37th Chess Olympiad participant countries in 2008

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Chess and Tourism

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