DRAFT Programme: London Chess and Education Conference 2019 Chess and Female Empowerment Irish Cultural Centre, Black's Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9DT v18Saturday 30th November 20199.30 - 10.45 Gathering and Registration Room10.45-12.45 OPENING PLENARY Welcome: Malcolm Pein (CSC/ECF) ; Jeper Hall (ECU/FIDE) ; John Foley (ChessPlus, Conference Director) Hall

Key FEMALE EMPOWERMENT Chair: John Foley

Presentations April Cronin (Ireland) Does Chess Empower Girls?

Debate Carol Meyer (USA) Listening and Learning

Workshop Alice O'Gorman (Ireland) The ECU Survey on Women and Girls

Demonstration Janton van Apeldoorn (Netherlands) What the Playing Data Shows

Round table Sarah Hurst Chess is my Passport

Media Tom Schuller The Paula Principle

ShopTalk Stefan Löffler (ChessPlus, Programme Director) Brief Overview of Conference Programme

12.45-14.00 Lunch Book Presentation: Stephen Moss interviews Jonathan Rowson about his new book - The Moves that Matter

14.00 - 16.00 World Café Debates Table Host

Parallel Sessions 14.00 - 15.00 Can the quality of chess in schools be measured? Sarah Kett (Wales)

DEBATES Is chess the most suitable boardgame for schools? Jorge Silva (Portugal)

Should women's titles be abandoned? Lorin d'Costa (ECF) & Pep Suarez (Spain)

Should every team have a female player? Philippe Vukojevic (Belgium)Women's prize money should be the same as men's! Chris Fegan (ECF)

14.00 - 15.00 Gender and Safeguarding Chair: Sean Marsh (CSC) Mezz

WORKSHOP Samantha Ali (CSC)Dan Staples (CSC)

14.00 - 15.00 Workshop: Erasmus Chess Projects Chair: Alessandro Dominici (Italy) MR1

WORKSHOP Andrea Bruni (Italy) / Luca Gallina (Italy)

Stefan Löffler (Germany)Balazs Kecskemeti (UK/Hungary)

14.00 - 15.00 School Chess Learning Platform: Chessity Jacqueline Wouda (Netherlands) MR2SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION Janton van Apeldoorn (Netherlands)

World Café Debates Table Host

15.00 - 16.00 How can chess become greener? Tanya Jones Hall

DEBATES Pieces should not be gendered, religious or royal! James Conlon Should girls compete separately? Lilli Hahn (Germany)

15.00 - 1600 Games Workshop Co-ordinator: Jorge Silva (Portugal)

GAMES DEMONSTRATION Stefan Löffler (8x8 Erasmus Project)

Mark Szavin (Developing STEM skills)Petr Doubek (The "Czech Chess" Variant)

15.00 - 1600 Do Girls Play Chess Differently? Chair: Sandy Ruxton Mezz

WORKSHOP April Cronin (Ireland)

Jesper Hall (ECU) Alex & Sarah Longson

15.00 - 1600 Online Teacher Training Chair - Alexis Harakis MR1

WORKSHOP Pep Suarez (Spain)

Marcel Prujit (Netherlands)Smbat Lputian (Armenia)

15.00 - 1600 Round Table: Inclusion & Equal Opportunity Moderator: Philippe Vukojevic (Belgium) MR2

ROUND TABLE Lauren Goodkind (USA)

Bernard Sojka (France)Chris Ross (England)

16.00 - 16.30 Coffee

16.30 - 18.00 16.30 - 18.00 Bringing Chess to the Public Chair - Sean Marsh Mezz

Parallel Sessions WORKSHOP Kineke Mulder (Austria)

Nikki Forster (England) / Mary Lockey (England)Martin Johannessen (Norway)

16.30 - 18.00 Workshop: Delivering Programmes for Women and Girls Chair - Sophia Rohde (USA) MR1

WORKSHOP Maureen Grimaud (USA)Judy Kiragu (Kenya)

16.30 - 18.00 Quality Standards in Scholastic Chess Chair - Jerry Nash MR2

WORKSHOP Jesper Hall (ECU)

Kevin O'Connell (FIDE)

Vahan Sargysan (Armenia)

Mads Jacobsen (Skoleskak)Smbat Lputian (FIDE)

18.00 Close Day 1

Private Film Showing 19.15 - 21.00 1st screening Film: Fahim (1hr 47m) French with English subtitles @Lyric Theatre cinema, King Street (2 mins away)for Conference attendees 21.15 - 23.00 2nd screening A boy and his father flee Bangladesh to Paris as refugees. Chess success saves them from deportation. True story.

£95 for two-day ticket ; £65 for one-day ticket

Sunday 1st December 2019

09.00 - 10.30 09.00 - 10.30 The Gender Challenge for Chess Federations Chair: Stefan Löffler Hall

Parallel Sessions PRESENTATIONS Sandy Ruxton Survey of stakeholders at CSC schoolsAlice O'Gorman (Ireland) Policy Choices Facing European FederationsCarol Meyer (USA) Policy Response to Legal and Social Changes

09.00 - 10.30 Supporting women chess teachers Chair: Sean Marsh MezzWORKSHOP Jo Hutchinson

Ellie Gamal 09.00 - 10.30 Arbiting in a diverse world Chair: David Sedgwick MR1WORKSHOP Marija Lukic (Serbia)

Bernard Sojka (France)Priscilla Morris (England)

09.00 - 10.30 Chess: Education and Science - the new Journal MR2JOURNAL PRESENTATION Jerry Nash (USA)

Vahan Sargsyan (Armenia)10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break11.00 - 12.30 11.00 - 12.30 Reaching and Teaching Girls Chair: Chris Fegan HallParallel Sessions WORKSHOP Maureen Grimaud (USA) / Kimberly Doo (USA)

Tim Wall Judy Kiragu (Kenya)Olga Dolzhykova (Norway/Ukraine)Dmitri Komarov (UAE/Ukraine)

11.00 - 12.30 Dealing with Stereotyping Chair - Sean Marsh MezzWORKSHOP Jo Hutchinson

Jesper Hall (Sweden) Agnieska Bron (Sweden)

11.00 - 12.30 Teaching Numeracy through Chess Chair: Rita Atkins (Hungary) MR1WORKSHOP Jorge Silva (Portugal) Mathematical games on an 8x8 board

Mark Szavin (Hungary) Board Buddies in LogiQ LandJosé Antonio Coleto Calderón (Spain) Transversal chessMikkel Nørgaard (Denmark) Skak + Mat

11.00 - 12.30 Research Updates Chair: Stefan Löffler MR2

WORKSHOPFernand Gobet (Switzerland) Scientific Explanations of the Performance Gender

Gap in Chess and ScienceNemanja Vaci (Serbia) Researching Cognition with Chess Data

11.00 - 12.30 Presenting Chess to a Digital Audience MR3SHOPTALK Delia Duca (Romania)

Lauren Goodkind (USA)12.30-13.45 Lunch Glory to the Queen: excerpts from a documentary about four female chess champions from Georgia

13.45 - 15.15 13.45 - 15.15 The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Chess Chair: John FoleyParallel Workshops WORKSHOP Matthew Sadler / Natasha Regan

Delia Duca (Romania)Gideon Segev (Israel)

13.45 - 15.15 FIDE: How is the new regime doing? Moderator: Stefan Löffler MezzROUND TABLE Malcolm Pein

Leontxo Garcia (Spain)Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark)Sarah Hurst

13.45 - 15.15 Diversity in Chess Leadership Chair: Mike Truran MR1WORKSHOP Carol Meyer (USA)

Alice O'Gorman (Ireland)Lilli Hahn (Germany)

13.45 - 15.15 The Role of Parents Chair: Alessandro Dominici MR2WORKSHOP Tanya Jones

Karel van Delft (Netherlands)13.45 - 15.15 Learning and Training: PlayMagnus apps MR3SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION Olga Dolzhykova (Norway)

15.15 - 15.45 Coffee break15.45-17.00 15.45 - 16.55 A Century of Women's Chess - what have we learned? Moderator: John Foley HallParallel Sessions ROUND TABLE Judit Polgar (Hungary)

Viktorija Cmylite-Nielsen (Lithuania)Venuse Souralova (Czech Republic)John Saunders (England)

15.45 - 16.55 The Future of Women's Chess in England Moderator: Chris Fegan MezzROUND TABLE Julie Denning

Christelle Jager-HafstadIsabel KeenJovanka HouskaMike Truran

15.45 - 16.55 Research in Chess: new methods and projects Chair: Fernand Gobet MR1WORKSHOP Nemanja Vaci (Serbia)

Vahan Sargsyan (Armenia)15.45 - 16.55 How to Publish Successful Chess Newsletters Discussant: Kineke Mulder (Austria) MR2SHOPTALK Philippe Vukojevic (Belgium)

Karel van Delft (Netherlands)15.45 - 16.30 Explanation Engine: DECODE MR3SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION Gideon Segev (Israel)

Conference Close 16.55 - 17.00 Closing Remarks: John Foley Hall

Hall

ChessPlus Professional Training Courses ECU Accredited Teacher TrainingMonday 2nd December 2019

ECU101 School Chess Teacher Training Course - Day 1 10am-5pm Mezz

Presenter: IM Jesper HallRegistration (£195) http://bit.ly/ECU101SchoolChessTeacher2-3Dec

ECU102 Chess and Mathematics Teacher Training Course 10am-6pm MR1

Presenter: WIM Rita Atkins

Registration (£165) http://bit.ly/ECU102ChessMaths2Dec Tuesday 3rd December 2019

ECU101 School Chess Teacher Training Course - Day 2 10am-5pm MezzWednesday 4th December 2019

ECU102 Chess and Mathematics Teacher Training Course 10pm-6pm Mezz

Presenter: WIM Rita AtkinsRegistration (£165) http://bit.ly/ECU102ChessMaths4Dec

ChessPlus Conference Team

Conference Director John FoleyHonorary Co-Director Judit PolgarProgramme Director Stefan LöfflerConference Deputy Director Sean MarshFinance Leila RaivioAdministration Brigitta PeszlagWebsite Alexis HarakisVideography Etienne MenschPhotography John SaundersInterviewer Karel van DelftRegistrar Olivera Marjanovic