Smart Moves Summit: Where Chess Meets Learning

August 4–5, 2025 | 🗺 Alexandria, VA (Washington D.C.)

Smart Moves Summit is a bold new space where education, innovation, and the timeless strategy of chess collide. Held alongside the World Schools Team Championship 2025, this global summit brings together educators, school leaders, researchers, edtech pioneers, nonprofits, chess professionals, and changemakers from over 20 countries. Whether you're reimagining national policy or introducing chess to five-year-olds, this summit is built for people who believe education needs strategy — and children deserve tools, not limits.

What to Expect

Big ideas from global thought leaders Interactive panels and debates Hands-on teacher trainings & master classes led by FIDE-recognized educators Global partnerships between schools and organizations AI and EdTech tools shaping the next generation of learners A space to meet allies, build projects, and move things forward

Themes That Matter

Day 1: Strategy for Impact
Chess in Early and Primary Education
The Power of Chess to Change Lives
Chess for Complex Adolescents: Engagement, Structure, and Resilience

Day 2: Tools for the Future
Tech on the Board: EdTech & AI for Learning
Chess & Inclusion: Reaching Every Student
Policy Roundtables
Innovation Showcase
Each session is designed to deliver practical insights, tested solutions, and global inspiration — with the child at the center.

Who You’ll Meet

Visionary teachers and creative school leaders
Grandmasters, FIDE leadership, and rising chess voices
EdTech founders and social innovators
Researchers, cognitive scientists, and education reformers
Parents, NGOs, and advocates for learning equity
And the next generation of thinkers — from over 20 countries

Partners & Supporters

The Smart Moves Summit is hosted by the International School Chess Federation and the Kazakhstan Chess Federation in partnership with FIDE.

We are proud to collaborate with leading institutions, forward-thinking companies, and nonprofit organizations advancing the role of chess in education.
This section will grow — as our movement does.

What’s Next

📅 Registration opens in June 2025
📬 Sign up for updates and invitations
💬 Interested in speaking, exhibiting, or supporting the event? Let’s talk.