The 2021 Koltanowski Conference on Chess in Education will be held July 29-30, 2021, at the Cherry Hill, N.J., Crowne Plaza, where the U.S. Chess Open Championship will be held. The Conference will explore many practical topics. Presenters are eminent in their fields.

Presentations will discuss: Chess and neuroscience Possible preventive effects of chess on Alzheimer’s Chess philanthropy Creating a chess curriculum Linking chess to STEM and Artificial Intelligence Chess as an equalizer for those with disabilities And other topical ideas in chess and education Question-and-answer sessions will follow each presentation

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The 3rd International Koltanowski Conference on Chess in Education July 29-30, 2021 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Sponsored by the US Chess Trust www.USChessTrust.org The 2021 Koltanowski Conference on Chess in Education is held in honor of Dr. Tim Redman, founder of the championship Chess Program at The University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Redman organized the first (2001) and second (2011) Koltanowski Conferences on Chess in Education. The 2021 conference will be held in-person with a limited audience. It will be live-streamed online and available for later viewing. 2021 Koltanowski Conference on Chess in Education is sponsored by the U.S. Chess Trust.

“The Chess in Education conference is more significant than ever. In the last twenty years, there have been serious advances in chess across many fields — education, social development, cognitive research and many more. With panelists and speakers active in their specialties, the conference emphasizes praxis. The Board of the US Chess Trust values your participation in this conference,” said Beatriz Marinello in her letter to participants on behalf of the organizing committee and the US Chess Trust.

Date Held: July 29-30, 2021

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

For more information, contact: Al Lawrence, mailto:al@uschesstrust.org or Beatriz Marinello, beatriz@uschesstrust.org

For more details go to: http://www.uschesstrust.org

COVID-19 policies apply: Face masks and social distancing will be in effect for the limited audience. If you wish to attend in-person, please fill out this form: