Partners

Co-Organizers

Hosts

The American International School, Cyprus

Hosts of the ChessFest Cyprus: October Clash & ChessFest Cyprus: Yuletide Chess Jamboree.

Founded in 1987, The American International School in Cyprus is a private, accredited, coeducational, college preparatory school.

AISC is proud to provide a first-class American and international university preparatory education. AISC serves a unique function in the Cyprus community, offering the only American system program in Cyprus while providing our students with the option of the International Baccalaureate program for the last two years of secondary school.

AISC is owned by ESOL Education, a leading regional school operator headed by Mr. Walid Abushakra. ESOL Education has an established, twenty-five year track record of operating some of the region’s leading American and British curriculum schools. A large number of graduates from ESOL Education schools have gone on to attend some of the world’s leading universities in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

An AISC education develops the whole child by nurturing sense of worth, leadership, academic excellence and independence. We have a strong focus on service learning. Our students regularly participate in community service and character-building life experiences, locally and abroad. An AISC education is rich with diverse learning experiences and opportunities for personal achievements.

Community Council of Sia

Hosts of the ChessFest Cyprus: January Jubilee.

Sia, a village in the Nicosia district of Cyprus, is a serene and picturesque location renowned for its vibrant natural landscapes and historical mining area. Conveniently positioned, it's a short drive from both Nicosia and Larnaka, being connected to these cities through efficient motorways. This village is a haven for those seeking peace amidst nature, with its rich vegetation and strikingly colored old mine adding to its unique charm. With a modest population, as per the census of 2001, Sia offers a small, close-knit community atmosphere.

The Junior School

Hosts of the ChessFest Cyprus: February Fusion.

The Junior and Senior School offers top-class facilities in two sites, operating in beautiful grounds with modern, state-of-the-art facilities fit for 21st century learning, including well-equipped classrooms, sports grounds and recreational areas as well as, at the Senior School site, science laboratories, drama and music studios and a swimming pool.

The Junior and Senior School is an all through school that follows the National Curriculum for England with a continuum of education from Early Years through to the Sixth Form for children aged 3-19. Over 800 children attend the long-established Junior School and nearly 600 the rapidly expanding Senior School, which can also be joined by students from Greek and other primary schools in Year 7 (equivalent to the first year of gymnasium). The medium of communication in our school is the English Language and therefore all our students graduate fully proficient in speaking, listening, reading and writing in English.

Having the same ethos throughout and the Principal’s oversight across the two sites of the school provides a unique opportunity to acquire an English National Curriculum education in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere. Graduates leave with IGCSEs and A Levels as well as a Cyprus Ministry of Education acknowledged secondary school-leaving certificate (Apolytirion) consisting of internal and external assessments, enhancing the qualification package offered. The school has high academic standards and its external results show evidence of very positive added value and regular success in external examinations. We pride ourselves on student progress and regularly monitor student achievement, intervening where necessary to promote academic achievement. Such high achievement allows students to regularly access prestigious universities in the UK and worldwide including the USA, the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe.

Sponsors

Tornaritis Law Firm

Sponsors of the ChessFest Cyprus.

From it’s founding in 1924 to its present day status as a leading law firm Tornaritis Law Firm has demonstrated a sustained commitment to excellence in the practice of law, public service and a civil society. Our practice and character are deeply rooted in the firm’s history, as exemplified in these historical profiles of our lawyers and services.

Criton G. Tornaritis, started as a young lawyer from Limassol. Among many accomplishments, he came to be the first Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus. He wrote 65 complete books and more than 5,000 essays, the contents of which were mainly legal. His work is found at universities and in libraries around the globe. Among the tens of honours and distinctions which were bestowed upon him were those of the Queen’s Counsel (QC) and the Athens Academy Prize for his outstanding literary work. A fact which is worthy of note is that he became known worldwide for his shrewd legal mind, his sobriety and for always being down-to-earth.

Followed by his son George C. Tornaritis, registered as advocate in 1959 with the Supreme Court of Cyprus. Since then practicing advocate having defended many famous cases. Founded in 1992 the Tornaritis Marine Life Foundation being its first President.

Managing partner today is his grandson Criton G. Tornaritis, registered as advocate in 1989. With long experience of the Eastern European Market and especially the Romanian Jurisdiction.

Today, the firm includes lawyers who have the experience, maturity, and legal skills to handle a wide range of legal problems. Although the firm has matured from its beginnings in the early part of the twentieth century, the character of the firm is still true to the dreams and visions of its founders.