We are very pleased to hear of our Maltese friend Clarence Psaila who is not only a Subbuteo enthusiast but also a famous chess player. Clarence will be traveling to Mongolia in a couple of weeks, leaving Malta on June 30 and will stay with his wife in Mongolia for 2,5 months. Clarence has already bought teams and balls and will bring an Astropitch, 2 goals and 2 keepers in order to start something in a famous chess club in Mongolia. The club is open daily from 10am till 6pm so the goal is to have 3 hours of Subbuteo a day for new players. Local chess organizers encourage their members to have a secondary hobby as chess is very mentally challenging. Many select table tennis and the club has its own table. Some others chose billiards, etc. "I proposed for them to choose Subbuteo, I introduced it and explained that I can help them set up a club. They were delighted! This club is in the Gobi desert (not in the capital of Mongolia) in a town with around 20,000 people and it is a popular touristic destination for Mongolians. So basically, the Subbuteo table (of hopefully tables) will be set up inside this chess club, and chess players from this club will play after their chess training. Outsiders will also be invited to join the Subbuteo club / activity. During my 3 month stay in Mongolia I will be at this club for most of the time, I will teach them how to play and get them started", explains Clarence.
The idea is to teach the game to some of the chess players for a couple of weeks and then organize a tournament with the local players. of course the goal is to hand things over to a Mongolian delegate when Clarence leaves so that we keep things going in the future!
As it would be much easier to have 2 tables, Clarence would be glad to hear of anyone who could donate one spare pitch, 2 more goals or goalkeepers. Extra material would be more than welcome!
Anyone interested to help this project can e-mail Clarence at clarence_247@yahoo.co.uk
We wish Clarence good luck with this fantastic project!
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