Näringslivet
tillsammans med Förorten
On
May the 29th
chess interested Business highs and the astronaut/space traveller
Christer Fuglesang will play an exhibition tournament together with
school children from the Swedish suburbs. The event called
Näringslivet tillsammans med Förorten was created to promote
integration and counter-act segregation through the help of chess
since it is a sport that all people can play and meet around no
matter of background or prerequisites.
The
tournament is a couple chess tournament with the rules that each
business top is paired with a child from the suburbs, than they play
couple chess together meaning that they play every other move without
discussing the moves within the team. Totally 16 teams compete and
the format of the tournament is group stage 4groups with 4 teams and
all play all, with the group winner qualifying for semifinal and
there it is knockout until one winner is crowned.
The
tournament is organized by the Swedish Chess Academy
www.schackakademien.se
and played open to the public with live transmission of the games, a
moderator and live commentary in the famous (Sergel Gallerian) Sergel
Mall in central Stockholm.
Some
of the players are Jan Stahlberg, Partner of EQT, Soren Mellstig,
Chairman of Trelleborg Group, Christer Fuglesang, Sweden's first
astronaut, Carina Björkefors Entercard Swedens VD (The company that
sponsored the qualification tournament to Norway Chess with Magnus
Carlsen as the Expert) Kare Gillstring and Jockum Wahlberg two
well-known angel investors and chess sponsors.
“In
the The Chess Academy we want to show that chess is a great way to in
pleasant circumstances meet people of different age, culture and
background. Chess has taught me to see other people's interests and
thoughts and to have a strategic perspective on many decisions in
life” says Jan Stahlberg, Chairman of the Swedish Chess Academy.
“It
is an international game, I have met people all over the world
through chess. From a mountain hut in Norway to Istanbul, even from
space, I played” says Christer Fuglesang, member of the Swedish
Chess Academy.
The
schedule in Swedish time and the games are live transmitted through
www.schack.se
14:45
Interview and introduction with Christer Fuglesang
15:00
Group games starts
16:20
Semifinal
16:45
Final
17:10
Awards Ceremony!
The
event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/N%C3%A4ringslivet-tillsammans-med-F%C3%B6rorten-29-Maj-2015-1030-1715-Gallerian/1620448561535232?fref=ts
Contact: GM Pontus Carlsson
p.carlssonchess@gmail.com
The
Swedish Chess Academy aims to show how chess can be a meeting point
on equal terms, regardless of background and circumstances. With the
game as a motivator chess has the potential to create new
relationships and friendships between people who otherwise rarely
would meet, or have few points of contact.
