“Chess” Scientific Research Institute was founded in February 2018 by the Ministry of Education and Science RA, Kh. Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University, RA Chess Academy and Founder-President of Armenian Chess Academy, GM Smbat Lputian. The institute carries out researches on psychological, educational and sociological issues of chess education. Our mission is to use the potential of a chess education to improve the 21st-century citizen’s educational achievements and qualitative indicators of his life.