Erasmus+ Project

INVISIBLE MOVE: Inclusion of Blind and Visually Impaired Youth through Chess

Making Chess a Visible Path to Inclusion

Overview of the project

INVISIBLE MOVE is a 16-month Erasmus+ cooperation (KA210-YOU) uniting partners from Türkiye, Belgium, North Macedonia and Spain to expand inclusive, accessible chess opportunities for blind and visually impaired youth while strengthening trainer capacity, transnational collaboration and sustainable, replicable models of social participation.

Key activities include an in-person kick-off (Belgium), a transnational training for coaches on accessible chess methods (North Macedonia), local chess courses for visually impaired youth in each partner country, an international inclusive chess tournament (Türkiye), creation of an accessibility-focused coaching guidebook (Spain), a multilingual podcast series (Belgium), and continuous online dissemination and visibility actions.

The aim of the project

The aim of the project is to foster social inclusion and equal participation of blind and visually impaired young people (13–30) by using chess as an accessible, stimulating, low-cost and intercultural tool that builds cognitive skills, confidence, and community engagement across partner countries.

Our Role

Vision Tree (Belgium) leads digital dissemination, coordinates the podcast series "Invisible Moves", develops and maintains the accessible project website, ensures inclusive communication standards, supports quality assurance of outputs, and facilitates the kick-off meeting hosting and stakeholder outreach within EU networks.

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