Chess Academy in the form of chess piece to be built in Astana

"I have recently received the leaders of the world chess association. They are well-known grandmasters. They told me that in those countries where children start to play chess, they have an increase in academic achievements, especially in maths. It actually makes them think, they surpass their opponents because they think a few steps forward. I support it. We have agreed that a chess center and a special Chess Academy in the form of a chess piece, a rook may be, will be built  in Astana. This will be one of the attractions of our country ", Nursultan Nazarbayev said talking to the children at the Palace of Schoolchildren during the live broadcast.

"Every person, governing a state, should be able to play chess. Of course, I play chess, but not as much as you do, Zhansaya. If you were my opponent, I would loose," the Kazakh President said.