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The 7th edition of Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival was a hybrid event<ref>https://www.fide.com/news/1381</ref>. Some programs eg. the presentation of the Judit Polgar Method<ref>https://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/10/12/grandmaster-judit-polgar-is-using-chess-to-revolutionise-children-s-education</ref>, Educational Chess Summit or the Creativity&Innovation Talks took place in the Hungarian National Gallery, while chess masterclasses and tournaments were running on an online |
The 7th edition of Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival was a hybrid event<ref>https://www.fide.com/news/1381</ref>. Some programs eg. the presentation of the '''Judit Polgar Method'''<ref>https://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/10/12/grandmaster-judit-polgar-is-using-chess-to-revolutionise-children-s-education</ref>, the '''Educational Chess Summit''' or the '''Creativity&Innovation Talks''' took place in the [[Hungarian National Gallery]], while chess masterclasses and tournaments were running on an '''interactive online chess channel''' during the day with renowned trainers, such as [[Surya Shekhar Ganguly|Surya Ganguly]], [[Anna Muzychuk]], Andras Toth, Noam Manella, [[Artur Kogan|Arthur Kogan]], Gabor Papp, Krisztian Szabo and [[Judit Polgár|Judit Polgar]]. Also the live programs from the Hungarian National Gallery were broadcast on Youtube. |
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Revision as of 14:13, 4 November 2021
The Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival is an annual one-day festival celebrating the diversity of chess, held in Budapest, Hungary.[1] The festival was started in 2015, and connects fans and chess organizers around the world with chess-related activities.
The event
The festival is held every year on the second Saturday in October.[2][3] Chess activities for adults and children include professional tournaments, simultaneous chess games, educational conferences, art shows and various programs for families. The festival's slogan is: "Chess Connects Us". A traditional simultaneous exhibition is held at the Budapest venue, with the sisters Judit and Sofia Polgar.[4]
Global Chess Festival 2016
It was held in the Buda Castle Garden Bazaar under the patronage of Tibor Navracsics, Member of the European Commission. The programs included professional chess tournaments, simultaneous exhibitions, school challenges, social gatherings, and art shows related to chess. The Highlander Cup hosted World Champion (2004) Rustam Kasimdzhanov from Uzbekistan, the Israeli World Chess Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand, two-time chess Olympiad silver medalist Zoltan Almasi, six-time Hungarian champion Ferenc Berkes, member of the Olympic team Benjamin Gledura, Woman’s European champion Hoang Thanh Trang and grandmasters Gabor Papp and Gergely Antal.
Global Chess Festival 2017
The 3rd Global Chess Festival was held in Graphisoft Park, Budapest. Among the programs: the Chess Palace Cup for kids, Generational Clash, LIVE Chess Theme Artwork, a musical performance by the French composer Jason Kouchak, combining Chess & Music.
Global Chess Festival 2018
In 2018, 250 venues from 23 countries took part in the Fourth Global Chess Festival.[5][6][7] The main event was at the Hungarian National Gallery. Online the event was followed by nearly 100,000 people. Educational chess was another highlight at the festival. Children, parents and teachers get the chance every year to find out more about Judit Polgar's Chess Palace and Chess Playground educational programs and also meet the authors of the books face to face.
A new award called the Goodwill Ambassador of Artistic Values of Chess was given to artists whose work has been inspired by chess.[4] These include Japanese-American multimedia artist, peace activist Yoko Ono and her long-time collaborator Sam Havadtoy, Chilean singer-songwriter Juga,[8] Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi and French composer Jason Kouchak.
Global Chess Festival 2019
The Fifth Global Chess Festival was again held in the Hungarian National Gallery on October 12, 2019.[9] Among the special guests were Arkady Dvorkovich, president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Vladimir Kramnik,[10] 14th world champion, and the legendary trio of the three Polgar Sisters. It was the first time to organize The Inspiration Cup, which is a funny and entertaining form of chess called "Hand&Brain", where couples compete with each other, one player being the "Brain" to name a piece and the other player being the "Hand" to decide where to move with the piece. Also this year was the first edition of the Chess Connects Conference[11] with renowned scientists, world-famous chess players and educators. It highlighted the major role chess plays in art, its contribution to science, the opportunities it provides in education as well as the evolution of chess as a sport. Ken Rogoff, a professor at Harvard University, showed how he could use his experience as a chess player in his earlier career with a special focus on the human factor. Neuroscientist Sylvester E. Vizi, former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, gave a lecture on artificial intelligence, which was also discussed by international female chess master Natasha Regan and grandmaster Matthew Sadler, co-authors of the bestselling book on AlphaZero. Spanish specialist Leontxo Garcia outlined the benefits of chess in education, Chilean singer Juga compared the universal language of chess and music, and grandmaster Susan Polgar highlighted the success of the institute she has founded (SPICE) to encourage college chess. The 2019 Goodwill Ambassador of Chess award went to Vladimir Kramnik for his life achievement in Chess as a Sport, Leontxo Garcia for his efforts with Chess in Education, Demis Hassabis, DeepMind's chief executive officer and one of the foremost artificial intelligence researchers and Alpha Zero for Science in Chess.[9] The late grandmaster Pal Benko was awarded a posthumous award for his artful ways on the chessboard.
Global Chess Festival 2020
Due to the pandemics the 6th Global Chess Festival was organized online on 10 October. On the program there were presentations on chess as a sport, science, education and a form of art by renowned experts.[12] One of the highlights was a historic talk between Garry Kasparov, former World Champion and Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player of all time.[13] The Judit Polgar Chess Foundation also presented the returning Goodwill Ambassadors of Chess awards, which were handed out to notable figures that have emboldened the values of chess in their fields. These winners were: Simen Agdestein Goodwill Ambassador of Chess as a Sport; Oscar Panno, Goodwill Ambassador of Chess in Education; Jan Timman, Goodwill Ambassador of Art in Chess and John Nunn, Goodwill Ambassador of Science in Chess.[14] Also a number of international and youth tournaments and exhibition matches took place throughout the day. While Judit Polgar and Sofia Polgar both played simultaneous games online from around the world, it was the competitions that chess fans were especially keen to see: the Chess Challenge, the Chess Palace Cup, and the World Continental Online Youth Cup. The latter was organised by the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation together with the European Chess Union and ended with the Asian team winning the tournament.[15]
Global Chess Festival 2021
The 7th edition of Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival was a hybrid event[16]. Some programs eg. the presentation of the Judit Polgar Method[17], the Educational Chess Summit or the Creativity&Innovation Talks took place in the Hungarian National Gallery, while chess masterclasses and tournaments were running on an interactive online chess channel during the day with renowned trainers, such as Surya Ganguly, Anna Muzychuk, Andras Toth, Noam Manella, Arthur Kogan, Gabor Papp, Krisztian Szabo and Judit Polgar. Also the live programs from the Hungarian National Gallery were broadcast on Youtube.
References
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- ^ "Global Chess Festival 2020". www.globalchessfestival.com.
- ^ "Immár ötödik alkalommal rendezik meg a Világsakkfesztivált".
- ^ a b "Global Chess Festival 2018". Europe Chess. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "GLOBAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2018".
- ^ Megosztom, Világsakkfesztivál 2018 10 13 15:39. "Leütöm a huszárod, majd leharapom a fejét".
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- ^ "Juga".
- ^ a b "Chess Connects for the 5th time at the Global Chess Festival". Chess News. November 2, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Sakk: Kramnyik volt a díszvendég Polgár Judit Világsakkfesztiválján". www.nemzetisport.hu.
- ^ "Global Chess Festival Highlights Diverse Nature of Chess in Budapest This Saturday". Hungary Today. October 11, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter. "Today: Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival, Online". Chess.com.
- ^ "The Global Chess Festival is Facing a New Frontier". October 1, 2020.
- ^ Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Polgár Judittal rendezik a 6. Világsakkfesztivált". www.origo.hu/.
- ^ "Intercontinental Online Youth Team Cup 2020". chess24.com.
- ^ https://www.fide.com/news/1381
- ^ https://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/10/12/grandmaster-judit-polgar-is-using-chess-to-revolutionise-children-s-education