Gabuzyan and Gaboyan win Armenian championship
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan and WIM Susanna Gaboyan are the new champions of Armenia. The Armenian Championship (so-called the Highest League) took place from 16-28 February 2021 in the Tigran Petrosyan Chess House (Yerevan). Although the top-5 rated Armenian did not participate in the open section, the round-robin brought together eleven grandmasters and one IM. The two highest-rated […]
Chess as a tool to fight Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Last month, a new clinical trial was conducted among 105 teenagers to test the effectiveness of a chess-based videogame to treat the cognitive training of patients diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It is estimated that this neurodevelopmental disorder has a worldwide prevalence between 4% and 7%. ADHD is characterised by attention dysfunction and/or symptoms of hyperactivity […]