The Izvestia International Center's press center will talk about the prospects of Russian chess

On July 20, at 12:00, a press conference dedicated to the International Chess Day will be held at the Izvestia Press center.

He will talk about the achievements of Russian chess over the past year, the prospects for the admission of Russian athletes to the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, and the possibility of including chess in the school curriculum.:

-Sergey Karjakin, member of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, Grandmaster, President of the Moscow Region Chess Federation.

For FULL-time accreditation to the press center, you must send an email press-center@iz.ru send your full name, media name, series and passport number.

Important: Media representatives can participate in the press conference ONLINE with prior accreditation. To do this, send an email press-center@iz.ru Full name, media name, and mobile number linked to the installed Telegram app.

The broadcast will be available on the website iz.ru .

Media accreditation: press-center@iz.ru , tel. (495) 937-61-70, ext. 4805, 4236

Entrance for media representatives is subject to prior accreditation upon presentation of a passport.

Address: Moscow, Party lane, 1, room 57, building 3, 2nd floor.

Learn more about the events of the press center on the website.