Igor Sukhin

Igor Georgievich Sukhin is a Russian chess player, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, and a methodologist in chess education.

Igor Georgievich Sukhin was born on February 17, 1953, in Kaluga. He graduated from N. E. Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 1976 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Career

Igor Sukhin worked as an engineer at the Geophysics Central Design Bureau Research Institute and at the Phonon Research Institute. Since 1993, he has been a research fellow at the Institute for Education Development Strategy of the Russian Academy of Education. He is currently a professor at the Department of Innovative Technologies at GASIS and a member of the Coordination Council for the Development of Chess Education in the education system of the Russian Federation. The author is also an avid chess enthusiast. Igor Sukhin is a true professional and a Candidate Master of Sports in chess. In 1977, he won the Spartak Club championship in Moscow.

Methodologist in Chess Education

Igor Georgievich is convinced that children can be taught to play chess from the age of two. He has developed a number of manuals and books, as well as an instructional and methodological set for elementary school, Chess for School. In 1995, the author became a laureate of the New School publishing house in the category “Most Widely Published Author.” Indeed, the chess player’s books have sold more than two million copies and have been translated into various languages. Igor Georgievich offers readers, teachers, and parents guidance on how to organize chess lessons properly. He uses a game-based approach and introduces children to fairy-tale characters who live in the chess kingdom. The educator’s methods develop logical thinking and memory, and foster perseverance, attentiveness, and ingenuity.

“Chess for the Very Young”;

“Chess in Elementary School: Problem Book”;

“Chess. A Big Self-Study Guide for Children”;

“Chess in Elementary School. First Year of Study”;

“800 Logical and Mathematical Puzzles”;

“Kakuro for Children. A Mathematical Puzzle Game for Future Straight-A Students.” Show full Collapse