The Idea Behind

The University of Bologna is constantly seeking innovative ways to foster academic growth, interdisciplinary connections and global engagement: this 3-day tournament, hosting 18 teams from some of the top universities around the world, will serve as a platform for cultural exchange and friendly competition.

Each team will consist of four players (three students and one professor, or four students).  Mixing members of teaching staff and students will enrich student-professor and professor-professor interactions. Teams will be mixed- gender.

The competition will be not FIDE-rated, underling its inclusive and friendly nature.