In previous editions of the EXPOCHESS contest, we have seen how the positive values that the Chess philosophy can provide to the environment were reflected in the works received, how it is possible to take small steps to preserve or improve the natural environment, our environment.

At this point, we consider that in nature there are many protagonists that, due to human activity, have been greatly affected and that many times, we do not realize it, given the daily routine to which we are subjected; We talk about the animal world.

There are colonies of animals in the middle of urban areas, birds that are forced to breathe polluted air in cities, wild animals forced to leave their habitats... and to fight to balance the scales, there are foundations and associations that, with a big heart, they do everything in their power. But in order for the animal world to live as well as possible in our world, this struggle must necessarily be generalized and cooperative, for which human beings must become aware of it.

With this premise, from EXPOCHESS we launch the new theme: "Chess and the values of respect for the animal world". The main objective is ... continue reading.

List of winners of the previous edition

Unique World Art Network

This contest brings together more than twenty countries from the five continents, dozens of schools, associations, clubs, collaborators, federations... achieving the participation of thousands of boys and girls with their respective drawings. This is how a unique, global art network without barriers is created with the imagination and art of our future.

Boys and girls from 6 to 14 years old participate (two age ranges, from 6 to 9 and from 10 to 14 years old) and people over 14 years old; divided into three categories. In this edition we launch a new theme: “Chess and the values of respect for the animal world”; with free techniques and in A3 format.

The material means that provides this opportunity for meeting and cooperation between different Peoples of the planet is provided by the new technologies that act as doors and windows in the global village, specifically, the contest is "2.0", as it merges new technologies with the traditional ones; A section will be opened on the event website where you can see both the 24 works selected by each country and category and all the participants (from each country), creating an immense and very rich art network with touches of different cultures.

This year the call for the nineth edition of the EXPOCHESS international drawing contest will take place in Mexico City with the collaboration, among others, of the collective called “Ajedrez Integral Educativo” from Mexico, the host country of the 2023 call. Our collaborator in Mexico since 2017, Cristobal Ortiz, at the helm, has organized a festival with an art and chess tour throughout the country. This is possible thanks to many local collaborators, starting with the collective called Ajedrez Integral Educativo with collaborations with the National Chess Federation of Mexico, different associations of chess clubs and chess players, as well as alliances.

In this video you can see a preview of the art exhibitions:

Previous edition

A National Tour was organized throughout Mexico with cultural and sporting Chess events led by our local collaborators such as Cristóbal Ortiz, Gina Salazar, the members of Sarukaku Art Studio, Jesús Bustamante and more participants who contributed their part for the consequence of such achievement. This National Tour was carried out as a result of the eighth edition of the EXPOCHESS International Drawing Contest, Mexico was our venue for that edition and that is how the EXPOCHESS MEXICO 2023 project was called. It began with the international drawing call and with a Tour National of art and chess together with the collaboration of the Ajedrez Integral Educativo collective with the help of the National Chess Federation of Mexico, different associations of chess clubs and chess players, as well as alliances. Here you can see the video of the closing: "Closing of the VIII EXPOCHESS International Drawing Competition".