Between August 25 - September 1, within the project "CHESS START RO-HU - Joint development of a cross-border instrument of social inclusion based on chess", code ROHU-277, CREST Association in partnership with STEA Association and DAVID Sports Club from Hungary organizes in Chiscau (Bihor county) the camp and the international chess competition "CHESS START". The event is attended by a total of 50 children, of whom 25 are from Satu Mare (Romania) and 25 from Nyiregyhaza (Hungary), accompanied by chess instructors, psycho-pedagogues, social workers and social-educational animators volunteers from both countries. The participants were selected from among the children who during this year participate in the chess-based life skills development program built and implemented within the cross-border partnership made between the three non-governmental organizations mentioned above. There are children from different social backgrounds, a significant part coming from vulnerable groups, while others are chess players from sports clubs in Romania and Hungary. The purpose of this event is to provide in-depth opportunities for further development of participants' life skills through sustained interactions between children in Romania and Hungary with common passions and interests starting from the chess game.