February 18, 2017 in the framework of the project "Kamolot Checkerboard" was held a competition in chess among students and activists of the "Kamolot". Attended 1 to 6 course. The history of chess has at least one and a half thousand years, and possibly longer. Invented in India in 5-7 century, chess spread almost all over the world, becoming an integral part of human culture.