The company “Devana Technologies” (then called “Prelovac Media“) launched a chess tournament called “The New Hopes of Chess“ in June 2013 with the aim to promote chess among youth as a game useful for development and growth.

In this way, we wanted to point out the positive effects chess has in the development of school-age children and to draw attention to this beautiful, noble and useful game.

That year, the tournaments were held at the “Mikser House“, and they were organized for children under 12 and chess amateurs.

Our most talented chess players under 12 competed in the first, children’s tournament, while the amateurs, some of whom were actors, athletes and university professors, competed in the second one.

Just one year later, the project was expanded, and was now organizing 5 tournaments in collaboration with the Military High School and the ComTrade company.