Association for Students and Young People of Kállósemjén

The professional work of the programme continued during the summer period as well. During the draughts sessions, participants continued practising conscious move planning, evaluating decision-making situations and adapting to their opponent’s play. During the games played together, independent thinking and learning from one another became increasingly important. The young participants evaluated game situations with greater confidence, while their concentration, patience and s

During the programme sessions, young people develop their logical thinking, attention and foresight in a playful way. In draughts, even a single decision can change the course of a game, so participants continuously practise careful planning and considering the consequences. Practising together also provides an opportunity for the young people to observe, discuss and evaluate one another’s solutions. In this way, mind sports offer challenge, a sense of achievement, learning a

Draughts requires concentration, patience and foresight at the same time. During the sessions, the young participants learn step by step how to plan ahead, how to pay attention to their opponent’s decisions, and how to choose from several possible solutions. Every game creates a new learning situation. A successful move can reinforce a conscious strategy, while analysing a mistake helps participants recognise what they can do differently next time. In this way, playing togeth

During the draughts sessions, participants develop their thinking, patience, and foresight through play. Every game brings a new situation in which concentration, conscious decision-making, and planning moves are important. Through friendly matches and joint analyses, the young participants continuously learn from one another. The programme is not only about developing playing skills: strengthening perseverance, self-discipline, resilience in dealing with setbacks, and indepe

Draughts grandmaster and coach Konstantin Baltazhy provided professional support for the preparation of the young people participating in the programme. During the joint work, the participants analysed more complex game situations, became familiar with new tactical and strategic solutions, and received personalised feedback. During the sessions, particular emphasis was placed on conscious move planning, the analysis of competitive situations, and independent decision-making.

During the regular sessions of the “Our Talents in Mind Sports” programme, participants develop their logical thinking and foresight through play. Every game creates decision-making situations in which patience, concentration, and weighing the consequences all matter. Through practice matches and joint analyses, the young participants learn to recognise favourable and risky situations, build their sequences of moves more consciously, and develop a new strategy after an unsucc

During the programme sessions, the young participants gradually progress from the basics of draughts to more complex tactical and strategic situations. Through practice games, they develop their attention, foresight, and decision-making skills, while learning to evaluate their own moves more consciously. Playing together is also an important community experience. More experienced participants support their peers, while friendly matches provide opportunities to practise sports

During the regular mind sports sessions, participants develop their strategic thinking, concentration, and problem-solving skills through play. In draughts, every move creates a new decision-making situation: it is important to recognise the opponent’s intentions, consider the consequences, and plan several moves ahead. During the sessions, practice and analysis complement each other. The young participants learn not only from successful solutions, but also from jointly analy

The Kállósemjéni Diákokért és Ifjakért Egyesület has received HUF 4,700,000 in funding under the National Talent Programme’s “Talent Within Reach - Support for Complex Talent Development Programmes” grant scheme. The aim of the “Our Talents in Mind Sports” programme is to identify and provide comprehensive development opportunities for talented and motivated young people aged 6-18 through mind sports, especially draughts and other logic-based board games. The regular sessions

Within the framework of the “Our Talents in Mind Sports” programme, our young participants regularly practise draughts. During the sessions, in addition to learning the rules of the game and basic positions, an important role is also given to developing logical thinking, attention, foresight, and conscious decision-making. During the joint practice sessions, participants also learn from one another while gradually encountering increasingly complex game situations. The aim of