The First Chess Tournament of KAEU was organized by the Chess Club of the university. Vice-Rector of KAEU Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gökbel, Kırşehir Youth and Sports Provincial Director Numan Nafiz Şahin, Secretary-General Mehmet Zeki Küçük, academic and administrative staff and many students attended to the tournament that took place in Yunus Emre Meeting Hall on December 22, 2021.

Vice-Rector of KAEU, Prof Dr Ahmet Gökbel, who gave a speech at the opening of the First Chess Tournament, where students showed great interest, emphasized that chess is a sport that develops the mind, and said that they support such activities among students. Stating that he is happy for the interest shown by the young people in the chess tournament, Gökbel wished success to all students participating in the tournament.

After the speech of KAEU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gökbel, Kırşehir Provincial Director of Youth and Sports Numan Nafiz Şahin took the floor and made a speech. In his speech, Şahin stated that he was happy to be in the First Chess Tournament held at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University and wished that such events would continue. Noting that chess is a sport that helps to think quickly and accurately, Provincial Director Numan Nafiz Şahin wished success to the students participating in the tournament.

After the opening speeches, the First Chess Tournament started with the first moves of Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gökbel, Kırşehir Youth and Sports Provincial Director Numan Nafiz Şahin and Secretary-General Mehmet Zeki Küçük. In the tournament where the excitement was at its peak, all the students competed with each other. At the end of the tournament, prizes were given to the winners.