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Friday, May 22nd
10:00 Johannis Hall, Castle Nymphenburg
Afterwards Excursion Lake Starnberg
Saturday, May 23rd
10:00 Panels (Reinmarplatz 18)
Sunday, May 24th
Concert (Castle Nymphenburg)
Frank Hoffmeister: a qualified law professor, Head of the Legal Division at the European External Action Service in Brussels, and President of the Chess History & Literature Society (CHLS).)
Stefan Löffler: chess and science journalist, editor of the *Schachkalender* (Chess Calendar), and an International Master. He resides in Lisbon and Karlsruhe.
Luis Blasco: leader of many chess projects with his club Villalba 64 and the Madrid Chess Academy. He is also an arbiter at the Munich Chess Festival.
Adrienne Teller: a creative educator and curriculum developer in North Carolina, where she launched the Musical Chess project.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/musicalchess/musical-chess-music-movement-chess-for-kids/creator
Susanna Poldauf: a lecturer in cultural management, an exhibition curator, and the author of a book on Philidor (published by Exzelsior Berlin). She divides her time between Berlin and the island of Rügen.
Peter-Arnold Mumm: a habilitated Indo-Europeanist and served as a *Privatdozent* (Associate Professor) at LMU Munich until his recent retirement.
10:30–11:30
Welcome
Historical Approaches
Peter-Arnold Mumm: The Early History of Chess Pieces: How the Knight and Rook ruled the half of the world
Abstract to follow
Stefan Löffler: The 1936 Nazi Chess Olympiad
Following the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, an Olympic team tournament took place in Munich. After the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany was the second state to provide massive support for the sport of chess—and to exploit it ideologically—including for what would today be termed "soft power." Drawing on contemporary sources and photographs from the Munich City Archives, this presentation contextualizes this historical event.
11:30–11:50
Coffee Break
11:50–13:10
Philidor and His Era
Susanna Poldauf (Video Presentation): A Life Between Music and Chess
Abstract to follow
Frank Hoffmeister: Europe’s Mentor
Abstract to follow
13.10-14.00
Light lunch
14.00-15.00
Social Learning in Chess
Adrienne Teller (online): Musical Chess
Abstract to be completed
Luis Blasco de la Cruz: Social Chess Entrepreneurship in Spain
Abstract to be completed
All conference participants are cordially invited to attend:
Saturday, May 23
16:30
Masterclass with Elizbar Ubilava, Gymnasium Moosach (Pfingst-Open begins at 18:00)
Sunday, May 24
11:00 Concert at Nymphenburg Palace, Johannissaal
Excursion Lake Starnberg 50 euro
Conference with concerts is 80 Euro
Conference without concerts is 60 Euro
