Education
Teacher training, learning resources and critical-thinking activities.
OLIMPIA CHESS ACADEMIA · MENORCA
Chess as a tool for education, inclusion and innovation.
For more than two decades, we have developed projects connecting chess with people, knowledge and society.
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Olimpia archive · image shown for private reviewOUR IDENTITY
A chess academy committed to social change
Olimpia Chess Academia is a non-profit association based in Menorca. We promote chess as an educational, social and cultural resource, and connect with institutions and professionals internationally.
Inclusion
Adapted activities for older adults and people with diverse needs.
Innovation
International conferences, digital tools and interdisciplinary cooperation.
The people behind Olimpia
Led by president and director Pep Suárez, our interdisciplinary team and collaborators bring these projects to life.
Carol SuárezChess instructor and education specialist
Julia SuárezGraphic design and administration
Juan TouriñoQualified instructor, therapeutic chess specialist
Jeroni BergasQualified instructor, therapeutic chess specialist
Carles VichCollaborator · Educational chess and event organisation
Fran OteroCollaborator · Software engineer
Irene OubiñaCollaborator · Photography and social media
GM Paco VallejoTechnical adviser
Portraits adapted from photographs supplied by Olimpia. Public use is subject to review · Paco Vallejo: Stefan64 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Projects with a purpose
Initiatives that use chess to educate, support communities and create opportunities.
Escacs per la Memòria
Workshops designed to encourage attention, social participation and connection among older adults.
View Spanish project details ↗Chess and autism
Adapted educational and social chess activities for autistic people.
View Spanish project details ↗Chess and breast cancer
Workshops in collaboration with the Spanish Association Against Cancer.
View Spanish project details ↗Chess against unwanted loneliness
Community chess activities with the Red Cross.
View Spanish project details ↗Chess and mathematics
Educational resources exploring reasoning and mathematical patterns.
View Spanish project details ↗Chess guide in Catalan
Resources supporting the use of Catalan in chess education and clubs.
View Spanish project details ↗Detailed project pages remain in Spanish while translations are being reviewed.
Programs and applications
Digital tools combining pedagogy, technology and chess.
ChessForEdu · Caissa Minijuegos
Chess-based learning games for schools and teachers.
View Spanish details ↗Olimpia Cognitive Chess
Playful attention and memory exercises; Android test application.
View Spanish details ↗Olimpia Chess Trainer
AI- and Stockfish-supported opening repertoire training, currently in development.
View Spanish details ↗International conferences
Menorca as a meeting point for chess, education, health, culture and innovation.
2004 · Teaching chess
The first International Conference on Chess Education in Menorca.
2024–2026 · Sharing knowledge
Conferences exploring education, health, inclusion and artificial intelligence.
2027 · Chess and history
A new international conference planned for Menorca in March 2027.
Institutional profile · PDF
Discover Olimpia in eleven pages
Our identity, track record, international experience, projects and team in a dossier prepared to share with institutions and partners.
Download the institutional dossier (PDF) ↓Let's work together
We welcome partnerships with schools, institutions, foundations and organisations that share our goals.
Contact our team ↗