The event, organized by C.A. Ciutat Vella with collaboration from CD Basilio, the Fundació València Bressol dels Escacs, and the Associació Veïnal Patraix, brought grassroots sports to the streets, consolidating an initiative to introduce chess to new generations and recall Valencia's pivotal role in the game's transformation in the 15th century.
In the Under-8 category, Daniel Bisbal Oprzadek won the 1st Valencian Queen Prize. Sofía Tasso Assadi took first place in Under-10 with the Mercurio Prize. Albert Josep Ramón Murcia received the 1st Scachs d’amor Prize in Under-12, and Saten Gevorgyan won the Bernat Fenollar Prize in Under-16. Prizes were awarded by Basilio López (president of the Fundació València Bressol dels Escacs), Toni Pla (president of the Associació Veïnal Patraix), and José Antonio Garzón (historian).
The prizes directly honor Fenollar: the Mercurio Prize recalls his role as arbiter in Scachs d’amor; the Valencian Queen Prize refers to the new piece first described in Valencia; the Scachs d’amor Prize remembers the foundational text of modern chess; and the Bernat Fenollar Prize brings the Valencian poet's name to new generations of players.
The choice of Patraix as the venue is no coincidence, as the neighborhood has a street named after Mossèn Fenollar and a commemorative plaque for the 550th anniversary of modern chess's birth. The tournament continues an initiative to keep alive the memory of the generation that forever changed chess practice.
The second edition of the "Mossèn Fenollar" School Tournament reinforces its aim to become an annual event uniting grassroots sports with the city's cultural history, demonstrating that Valencia's chess legacy, born over five centuries ago, remains vibrant among new generations.
