CHESS A SPORT THAT GETS YOU TO EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN

On this day I will talk about chess, but more than that it will be a short biography of the teacher CARLOS ALBERTO FAGUNDEZ, better known as "EL TABLERO DE FAGUNDEZ", I must also mention that this information is extracted from the newspaper Ciudad Caracas.

Born sixty-two years ago in Venezuela / Caracas, in the San Juan parish and raised in La Vega, Carlos Roberto Fagúndez Rivera can be said to be a horse in the practice and teaching of chess, a sport to which more than four decades
Among his sports chevrons - of which he did not boast, but of whom he writes knows - are the 11 titles won in representation of the Mayor's Office of Caracas in the Municipal Labor Sports Games.

But of those who do speak, proudly, is his teaching job at the National Bolivarian School of La Vega, which is responsible for giving, as official matter, the chair of chess.

"They are twelve years to date. Every day I teach 45 minutes of classes for each section, from first to sixth grade. In total there are 700 students, "he reiterates with all his burden of vocation as a teacher.

CHESS MISSION
In addition to sports promoter for the Municipal Institute of Sports and Recreation (Imdere) since 2005, Fagúndez is also a pioneer of the Ajedrez Barrio Adentro Mission.

"In every institution, social center, neighborhood sports field, I always put into practice the premise that chess, learned and practiced from an early age, creates discipline for study, work and other activities that make us better citizens," he said convinced , also graduated in accounting, teacher in mathematics, chemistry and physics.

When asked about the impact of the Chess Mission, Fagúndez rated it 18 points. Why not twenty? We cross-examine.
"Due to the lack of materials in boards and tokens. Something that could be solved because Venezuela has the plastic and technology to manufacture parts and boards. If we can make them for bingo games, with chips and cards, why can not we chess, "the teacher always reflected.

ABC DE FAGÚNDEZ

Despite his long experience in sports science, Fagúndez said he did not dare to write a book on the subject.
"I preferred to make a chess primer. To teach how to play quickly and effectively. That would be like the primer, the ABC of Fagúndez, "he said with his good teacher's smile.

He reinforced this idea of ​​a booklet, instead of a book, because he considers that there are many writings on chess, but they are compilations: "My grand master, in terms of literature on chess, was the Cuban Capablanca (Carlos Raúl) who scored the pattern. Only reproductions have been written from it. So I'm still betting on the educational "
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