Project budget
- Who takes part
- Children learning and competing with the Tsameret-Duna chess school.
- What the funds pay for
- Personalised summer and winter kit for 25 pupils, clothing for coaches, arbiters and volunteers, and ten boards with pieces and clocks. A separate DGT board will let pupils review their games.
- Funding requested
- ₪10,000 for club kit and ten tournament sets. Separately, an estimated ₪5,345.40 including VAT for the electronic DGT set.
- What we can report
- We can report how many kits we distributed, how many boards and clocks the club received, and which tournaments used them. For the electronic DGT board, we can share a game analysed with the pupils.
Chess classes at Duna
Classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays in room 6 at Duna Community Centre, 90 KKL Street, Ashdod. Beginners and more experienced players have separate groups. The first trial lesson is free. Visit the club page for times and registration.
Club kit and tournament equipment for 2026/27
Our fundraising target for the season is ₪10,000. We are following the example of our football school with personalised kit that children can wear to chess lessons, to tournaments, at school and every day. The same budget covers clothing for the adults and volunteers, and equipment for ten games to be played at once.
- 25 personalised kits for our current pupils. Each includes a summer outfit with a cap, a windbreaker and a winter outfit.
- Coaching kit in five sizes and arbiters’ kit in five sizes. The adult kit includes caps and polo shirts with the club name on the back, so it can be read in photos taken from behind the players.
- At least 10 volunteer kits, each with a T-shirt and a cap.
- 10 tournament sets like those the club has ordered before. Each has one board, a full set of pieces and a chess clock.
An electronic board for reviewing games
The DGT board records each move as the children play. After a game, their coach can bring a position back on screen and explore other moves with the group.
- DGT Walnut wooden board with electronic pieces and USB cable: ₪3,980.
- DGT 3000 chess clock: ₪550.
Funding targets for the season
Our seasonal target of ₪10,000 covers club kit and all ten tournament sets. The electronic DGT set is a separate request, estimated at ₪5,345.40 including VAT at Slav Chess’s published prices. Together the two requests total an estimated ₪15,345.40 before handling and delivery to Ashdod. Partners can support either request.
Two junior events in May 2026
On 21 May we organised a Shavuot tournament for schoolchildren with Ashdod’s municipal chess club. The children played five rounds, with a separate section for beginners rated up to 1350. On 29 May about 40 children played in a separate tournament for children finishing kindergarten.
Six Friday tournaments in summer 2026
The club held tournaments on 10, 17, 24 and 31 July, then on 7 and 14 August. Players competed in rating groups. On the final Friday, 13 played in the main section and six in the under-1350 section. Each group played five rounds. The archive links to the standings for each stage.
Ashdod Open at Duna Community Centre · 23 October 2026
Young players and experienced masters met at the same rapid chess tournament. Ashdod Deputy Mayor Shimon Katznelson and Knesset member Evgeny Sova attended. International Master Guy Levin won first place. The club’s photo album shows the first-place cup and diploma, awards in individual categories and certificates of appreciation. Kan Darom covered the event in Hebrew, and AshdodCafé published a French account by the association’s chair.
24 October 2026 · Three pupils on the podium
Three of head coach Michael’s pupils placed at the Autumn junior tournament held by the Ashdod municipal chess club. Kan Darom reported their results on 29 October.
- Playing in the section for grade four and above for the first time, Eli won with 4½ points out of 5.
- After a year of chess, Yoel entered his first rated tournament. He came second with 3½ out of 5, without losing a game.
- Yuli, aged five and a half, took second place in the section up to and including grade three with 3½ out of 5. She had started chess at the beginning of that school year.
Sponsor or co-organise a chess tournament
A sponsor can cover children’s entry fees, provide chess sets and clocks, or fund an arbiter, cups and diplomas. A co-organiser can plan the tournament with the club, help welcome players and guests, and take part in presenting the awards. We agree roles, the budget in shekels and, if desired, how to acknowledge the partner in the programme and the club’s tournament report.
What the partner can track
For funded places, we propose reporting how many children used a place and how many sessions they attended. For an equipment donation, the report can list the items received and where they were used. For a tournament, it can include the number of players and a link to the results. For club clothing, we can report how many sets the pupils received.
Questions about the report or project budget
Nikita Bezman, chair of the association
nbezman@tsamerethashivyon.com