The OP took the initiative to include chess in the school curriculum and training can become a mandatory part of mathematics lessons, explained the Deputy Secretary of the Public Bureau of the Russian Federation Vladislav Grib. In a comment to RIA Novosti, he noted that it is necessary to increase the interest of children in this game. The deputy secretary also suggested creating an all-Russian school chess olympiad, the winners of which could receive additional points for the Unified State Exam. Earlier, the Ministry of Education reported that chess is taught in schools mainly as part of extracurricular activities or additional education.

The OP took the initiative to include chess in the school curriculum and training can become a mandatory part of mathematics lessons, explained the Deputy Secretary of the Public Bureau of the Russian Federation Vladislav Grib. In a comment to RIA Novosti, he noted that it is necessary to increase the interest of children in this game. The deputy secretary also suggested creating an all-Russian school chess olympiad, the winners of which could receive additional points for the Unified State Exam. Earlier, the Ministry of Education reported that chess is taught in schools mainly as part of extracurricular activities or additional education.