Sports program

The Mind Sports Lounge will provide Congress participants with an opportunity to continue networking in an informal setting. Chess, backgammon, and Go tournaments await all comers, who can also try their hands at the intellectual games of dice chess, tavreli, and mahjong.

Individuals interested in taking part in the tournaments should register ahead of time in their Personal Account. Registration is not required to attend the master classes. More information about the events scheduled is available from the information stand in the Lounge.

Mind Sports Lounge, atrium of the Atom Hall
A game that combines strategy, luck, and skill, backgammon was first played in the East about 5,000 years ago. Fans of this exciting, ancient game will get a chance to experience the excitement of the Young Scientists Congress Backgammon Cup.

The long backgammon tournament will host a compact bracket of exciting games.

Individuals interested in taking part in the tournament are asked to register ahead of time in their Personal Account.

Football Match

The Congress of Young Scientists will combine football and science as it explores ball aerodynamics, biomechanics of movement, and recovery algorithms.

A team of young scientists from the Coordinating Council will take on sporting legends from the ‘Under the Flag of Kindness’ Charity Foundation that will include Russian champions Dmitry Sennikov and Dmitry Gradilenko and Barcelona-slayer Denis Mashkarin. Commentating for the event will be Match TV host Artyom Shmelkov.

After the match, the foundation will present the interactive Myth Solvers platform, which will explain what science has to offer elite athletes.

The football legends and young scientists will also take part in a sports science quiz, debunk popular myths about training and recovery, and field questions from children participating in the Russian Football – School of Life Inclusive Festival.