The impact of local administrations on progress of Turkish chess is non-negligible. Turkish Chess Federation’s chess in schools projects and events like open tournaments would not have been this disseminated and successful without their support. Today, the live commentary had the Mayor of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Aziz Kocaoğlu and the president of Turkish Chess Federation, Gülkız Tulay, as guests. Kocaoğlu indicated that he’s proud to see such an eclectic chess event in İzmir.