The Pazardzhik Chess Club Receives a Free Space and Will Start Training Children

With gratitude to the municipal councillors and the mayor of Pazardzhik Municipality, Petar Kulenski, the chairman of the Pazardzhik Municipal Chess Club – Pazardzhik, Plamen Topalov, addressed the assembly at today's meeting. He thanked for the gratuitous provision of a room by the municipal authorities at yesterday's session of the Municipal Council. The space covers an area of 36 square meters and will serve the club's needs, primarily for training young chess players. The room is available for a period of five years.

Topalov noted that there are three coaches in Pazardzhik, among them Nikolay Ninov – an Olympic chess champion, who will be part of the coaching team for the children. For equipment of the club, 10 tables, 20 chairs, 30 boards with at least nine-centimeter pieces, and 17 chess clocks are required. The necessary amount for purchasing the equipment is about 1,353 euros.

The club will be open to all willing participants of all ages. The first event on the calendar is a chess tournament on October 17, with children taking part for the first time. In addition, the club has prepared a team for the World Championship in Varendzhe (Wait: transliteration?) Ban, Serbia, which will take place from November 2 to 15, 2026. Financial support of about 6,000 euros is needed to cover the stay and fees of the competitors.

“We are now in a magical circle and we must get out of it,” said Plamen Topalov. The municipality subsidizes clubs participating in competitions; we want to compete, but we need funds.” He added that they are about to file requests for the next meeting and urged the municipal councillors for support. Topalov also stated that the chess club intends to create a boulevard/promenade in Pazardzhik named after Krum Georgiev – grandmaster and honorary citizen of the city.

Source: Pa-media.net