Report on the Nordic Championship in Chess for Deafblind

It came to ICCD attention by Peter Berényi that organized Nordic Championships in chess for Deafblind on October 13 to 16 at Hurdalsentret in Norway and after had been contacted by the organizers realized ICCD that the organizer and the Association for Deafblind throughout the Nordic countries do not know the ICCD and their activities and after few discussions ICCD decided to send Peter as the representative of the ICCD to Norway to presented on ICCDs business.

Hurdalsentret is a facility that was on a very scenic area with lake next to and on the first day greeted Geir Jensen, president of the Association of Norway Deafblind, participants from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, it was the 17th Nordic Championships in check and after had presented their program greeted Chair welcomed Peter and told that Peter came as ICCDs representative to the scene. Peter came to the scene where he gave information about the ICCD and its history as well as business and received several questions and excellent responded by deaf-blind who showed great interest and requested that the ICCD and FNDB (Federal Nordic Deafblind) should start to cooperation in the future, so that deafblind from the Nordic countries could participate.

During these days Peter observed on Hurdalscentret there have been some educational days where Peter had studied how the deafblind playing during the turning area and it can be seen in the pictures.

And after turning why did Peter still several questions from the deaf-blind, inter alia, how they can bring in the future and if there were deafblind people from other countries who participated in the European Championships respectively. World Championship and after had been discussed with the ICCD, we concluded that they should come to the European Championships in Lund, Sweden in the next year.

It has emerged that there are about 8-10 Danes as many Norwegian and Finnish deaf-blind chess players and a share of these people have ELO rating on several different levels. They took their own washer and plays with them because these are special adaptive right for them and some of them cope all by myself with playing chess and keep score while others need help with a note and a person who interpret for the deaf-blind if the move has attracted . Although few rules tailored just for deaf-blind that FIDE has approved, the biggest difference is time, half an hour longer because they take longer for them to control all the pieces on the tray or to interpret what has been learned.

They said that they have the experience of playing against the normally sighted chess players and it's usually not a problem for them to participate in a such even if they need a little extra help and Peter believe that the clear reasonable excellent in this respect.

Peter Berényi

Claus along with an assistant and interpreter to help withto tell the draw who has drawn and to keep the minutes.

Kari in collaboration with an interpreter who help to keep the minutes, but also to tell which piece that has drawn on the tray.

Geir and his interpreter who also help with interpretingand keep the minutes.

Ari and his interpreter, which also help to keep the minutes and interpret as well as his wife.

Noting that both used two different sized trays.

Tournaments and a hearing judge considers the game.

Kolbjørn and his aide who interpret for the piece thathas drawnand an observer.

John and his interpreter to translate what has been said.

This Børge using a completely different method in collaboration with his assistants, aides keep on top of Borges's hand to move the piece as Ferenc has drawn on his tray. Børge used this approach that he has procedures residual vision.

Purpose built chess washer with larger letters and figures and color.

Nordic Championships 2016Silver - Børge Clausen (Denmark), Gold - Olav Vik (Norway) Bronze - Ari Suutarla (Finland)

All participants at the Nordic Championship for DeafblindKari Engan (Norway), Børge Clausen (Denmark), Olav Vik (Norway), Ari Suutarla (Finland), Kolbjørn Kø (Norway)

Ferenc Molnár (Sweden), Geir Jensen (Norway), Claus Jørgensen (Denmark), John Sandell (Norway), Villy Jakobsen (Norway)