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WINDHOEK - Bank Windhoek handed over 550 chess sets to the Namibian Chess Federation (NCF).

The equipment will be handed over to the Namibian Schools Sport Union (NSSU) whereupon it would be distributed amongst 100 needy schools in the south.

“Chess has proven to improve the cognitive skills of children. Therefore, Bank Windhoek is proud to support this undertaking as the sets given to the NCF will facilitate improvements in the memory, concentration and time management skills of over 1000 children in many schools in the south,” said Bank Windhoek’s head of Corporate Communication and Social Investment, Riaan van Rooyen.

“Chess for Namibia means a smarter Namibian nation,” added the president of the Namibia Chess Federation Max Nitzborn, who further elaborated that the NCF is trying to implement chess as a subject in schools.

“It has been proven without doubt that playing chess enhances the academic performance of children,” said Nitzborn.

The NCF has undertaken to develop children’s skills in chess by sending grand masters from the NCF to travel around the country teaching and identifying raw talent that can be trained and mentored into grand masters, to represent Namibia internationally.

Recently, chess players from various schools across the country competed in South Africa and won a bronze medal.

With the support of Bank Windhoek, the NCF in 2008 distributed 1000 chess sets to schools in the northern region and more than 2000 children benefited from this venture.

Source : http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

Ada beberapa point atau soalan yang GiLoCatur nak highlight demi kemajuan catur di negara ini.

1. Tidak adakah bank di negara ini yang ingin menyumbang chess set ke sekolah-sekolah atau kelab-kelab komuniti di negara ini terutamanya di luar bandar memandangkan chess atau catur mempunyai banyak kebaikan terutamanya kepada generasi muda negara?
2. Tidak adakah bank-bank di negara ini yang ingin memberi sumbangan dana atau sponsor kepada pemain-pemain catur muda yang berminat, berbakat dan bercita-cita ke peringkat paling tertinggi iaitu Grand Master dan kejohanan peringkat antarabangsa?
3. Jika di negara-negara luar tidak kira negara maju atau sedang membangun seperti Namibia ada usaha dan kesungguhan untuk menjadikan chess sebagai salah satu subjek di sekolah, bagaimana pula di Malaysia?
4. Jangan terkejut jika satu hari nanti Namibia yang pada ketika ini hanya ada seorang FM dan 2 orang candidate master (seperti di bawah), akan mendahului Malaysia mempunyai Grand Master di atas usaha-usaha yang mereka lakukan untuk maju dalam catur / chess.
5. Apakah yang bisa (meminjam Bahasa Indonesia) pemain-pemain catur muda negara dan ibubapa mereka lakukan untuk dapatkan "chess development program"?