We can learn a lot from them. As a Special education Teacher Specialist, who happens to sponsor an After School Activity for Chess, I guess the keyword for success in my Chess Club is DELEGATION. As what the TCF President says. He, in fact, attest and attribute their Federation's success to TEAMWORK. Here's what he has to say:
"I am only in the Honorary Committee and credit my team for their good work. You must delegate. I have good people and we have high standards. For example here in the Turkish Youth Championship, we do not allow mistakes in the results which we post immediately on our web site. We have daily printed bulletins of all games.
We have 90 workers here including 12 bulletin staff, 8 for the live broadcast, 6 for the website, 2 TV newscast team, 10 transport/airport, ten equipment staff, 40 arbiters plus Appeals Committee and Training Committee headed by GM Andrei Mikhailchisin and 5 masters.
We call this training committee the Infrastructure Development Group. They are responsible for our pool of top players. We have 114 in the pool from age groups under-8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. They undergo continuous training. We give them scholarships, assign trainers and cover all their expenses for the finals scheduled in June during school holidays.
The winners of each age group have the choice to go to either the European or World Youth championships. Usually their first choice is the European Youth championship because it comes first. The runner-up represents Turkey in the second event.
We pay all their expenses and give pocket money. If they win gold, the government gives a bonus of around €5,000 depending on the age group.
The Turkish Chess Federation made it our obligation to send all title holders under-18 to either the European or World Youth championships."
- TCF President Ali Yazici
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