Antena 3, COPE, Onda Cero, El Mundo, Marca, Europa Press and more than 200 media outlets across Spain and Latin America have covered the story of Chesscul and Alberto Toval's work with therapeutic chess.
More than 200 media outlets have published about Chesscul since its founding in September 2024
A selection of the most significant press, radio and TV appearances.
Antena 3 Noticias covers Alberto Toval's work with Parkinson's associations in Malaga, showing how chess can serve as a real, measurable cognitive intervention tool for patients with neurological conditions.
Spain's most important news agency distributes the report on the third chess tournament between Parkinson's associations across the province of Malaga.
A report on Chesscul's therapeutic chess project and its impact on Parkinson's associations across the province of Malaga.
An interview with Alberto Toval on how the idea of therapeutic chess was born and the results observed in patients with cognitive decline.
Chesscul had its own programme on Radio COPE Málaga in 2025, with 10 episodes on chess, culture and cognitive health. Available on YouTube.
In 2025, Chesscul had its own programme on Radio COPE Málaga. Over 10 episodes, Alberto Toval explored the most fascinating topics in chess: history, psychology, strategy, cognitive health and the latest from the school.
A space where chess became the springboard for conversations about culture, education and wellbeing — with the approachability and rigour that defines Chesscul.
The story that captured the attention of more than 200 media outlets wasn't the success of a chess school — it was something deeper: a 24-year-old physiotherapist who discovered that the chessboard could be a genuine health tool for patients with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis.
"The most remarkable thing was that we managed to keep the participants focused for two hours — completely silent, absorbed in their games. That was something truly extraordinary."
Alberto Toval (Malaga, 2000) started playing chess at 10, won the International Open for New Generations in 2014, and studied physiotherapy convinced that the chessboard could be something more than a game. In September 2024, fresh out of university, he founded Chesscul.
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