GEOLOGISTS PLAY CHESS

The chess competition will be held on the eve of the Day of geologist in Kazakhstan in the main building of the Satpayev KazNRTU.  Tournament’s organized by the Shakhmardan Yessenov Foundation in collaboration with the Satpayev University.

– We decided to organize a chess tournament to celebrate the scientist’s anniversary to commemorate his lifelong hard work as a geologist, minister of geology and president of the Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences.  His endeavors led to discovery of many deposits upon which the modern Kazakhstan has built its economy.  So naming the event “Shakhmardan Yessenov Memorial” feels justified – said the Foundation’s Executive Director Aiganym Malisheva.

Not a cent less 1 million 200 thousand tenge is the total prize fund of the tournament, the winner winning the 450 thousand tenge. Following one of chess traditions, the best 10 playerswill receive awards as well. Kazbek Tukubaev will be the judge at the tournament, ensuring the 9 rounds of Swiss system. The Memorial is expected to gather up to 90 chess players. Applications to participate can already be submitted and the window is open until March 20.

Regulations of the tournament and the application form can be found here: KZ RU. Completed form must be sent to info@yessenovfoundation.org with “Application for the tournament” in the subject line. For more information please contact: Nursultan Nurmukhanov, program coordinator, +7 727 346 92 88, +7 707 966 05 96.

The geologist’s day in Kazakhstan is celebrated on the first Sunday of April in accordance with the Decree of the President of Kazakhstan dated October 20, 2011. Although the holiday traces its history back to the days of the Soviet Union, as an independent state, Kazakhstan first celebrated the day in 2012.