The President of Georgia hosted one of the leaders of the Russian opposition - Gary Kasparov at his home in Kvareli. The President familiarized Kasparov with his new initiative regarding the teaching of chess in secondary schools. Mikheil Saakashvili offered the management of this program in Georgia to the grandmaster.
The famous chess player noted that he has already presented this project in various countries – United Arab Emirates, Turkey, France, England and Brazil. According to Kasparov Georgia is an ideal location for implementing this program, because the chess culture is already present, there are experienced experts in the field of chess, as well as schools equipped with computers, making distance learning of chess easier.
“We want our children to develop quickly. They are learning through computers from the first grade and American teachers are teaching them English. If chess is added to their curriculum we will have an ideal combination and as a result, the intellectual development of our children. We are claiming that we have one of the best education systems in the world and the above-mentioned project will develop it even further” – added Mikheil Saakashvili.