By Miša Hrenič
World youth chess championship is one of
the biggest chess events of the years. The event is usually attended by
approximately 1500 players from all over the world. This year’s World Youth Chess Championship in
Maribor, Slovenia will not be any different. According to already registered
players the number of participants could reach a record this year.
World youth chess championship is a unique
opportunity for every young chess player as they can prove to the world, their
parents, coaches and themselves what they’re worth. It is clear that the
championship is the main tournament for the most of the players. It can open
many doors and due to that every young player wants to take part in the
event.
Unfortunately the championship is also linked
with high financial costs, and not everyone can afford to make this
kind of trip. A 12-year-old girl from Canada, Ashley Tapp, found
herself in a similar position. Ashley finished second at a national
championship and earned herself the right to play at November’s World
Youth Chess Championship in Slovenia.
Ashley’s mother Sophia said that the parents in Canada feel exhausted
because they have to carry the entire financial burden; they have to pay
high tournament fees and even voluntarily help with the
organization of the chess tournaments.
Vocabulary:
1.
linked with- łączy się
2. can afford- móc
pozwolić sobie
3. feel exhausted- czuć
się wyczerpanym
4. carry
the financial burden ponosić
finansowy ciężar
5.
She found herself ona znalazła się
6.
She earned herself the right-ona sama
zasłużyła na prawo do grania...
7.
High tournament fees wysokie opłaty turniejowe
8.
Due to that wskutek tego.
Ashley Tapp
My name is Ashley. I am 12 years old and I play chess. I just qualified
for the World Youth Chess Championship in Slovenia, Nov 7-19, 2012. I am fundraising to make
this trip as there is no sponsorship for me to go.
At the WYCC in Slovenia 100
countries will compete and 1500 children will be playing chess. This is a great
opportunity for any chess player and I'm told this experience will change the
way I look at my game.
Thanks to everyone who has offered kind words to
support me, and other ways too that help make this opportunity possible! I hope
you find something in my store
that you like.
That's where I wanna be: the
venue of the World Youth Championship in Maribor
Chess doesn’t even have its rightful place in schools,
even though there are many children who want to learn to play chess.
There are also no sponsors for chess in Canada, and that’s why Ashley needs
to pay all the costs that come along with the championship. But all that
didn’t stop Ashley’s immense desire and love for chess. She
started fundraising to make the trip to Slovenia.
But the trip is not the only Ashley’s goal. At the same
time she wants to get chess recognized as a sport in her country. These days Ashley is very busy as the
national media showed an exceptionally positive interest in her story.
Vocabulary:
its rightful
place-swoje właściwe miejsce come
along-pojawiać się
even though -chociaż immense
desire-ogromne pragnienie
Ashley in the Park...
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... and
being interviewed on local TV
Ashley has been playing chess for donations and she
created her own website: Ashley Chess Girl. Even the former World
Women’s Chess Champions Alexandra Kosteniuk and Susan Polgar are supporting
Ashley – they are allowing her to sell chess related materials in Ashley’s
store on her website. Ashley clearly became a role model for all the players.
Good luck with your Fundraising Ashley!
You are a real champ.(-ion). "Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk" Aug 11, 2012  Vancouver chess prodigy Ashley Tapp See also the video in this Vancouver Sun report Copyright Hrenič/ChessBase |
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