It has been the third occasion that the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation presented the Goodwill Ambassadors of Chess Awards, which were handed out to notable figures that have emboldened the values of chess in their fields.
This year due to the pandemic the awards were handed over by Judit online, and the trophies were delivered by post. The winners in 2020 were:
Simen Agdestein – Goodwill Ambassador of Chess as a Sport
Champions Talk with Simen Agdestein
Oscar Panno – Goodwill Ambassador of Chess in Education
Champions Talk with Oscar Panno
Jan Timmann – Goodwill Ambassador of Art in Chess
Champions Talk with Jan Timmann
John Nunn – Goodwill Ambassador of Science in Chess
Champions Talk with John Nunn
Former winners were:
In 2019:
Vladimir Kramnik – Goodwill Ambassador of Chess as a Sport
Leontxo Garcia – Goodwill Ambassador of Chess in Education
Demis Hassabis and Alpha Zero – Goodwill Ambassador of Science in Chess
Pal Benko – Goodwill Ambassador of Art in Chess
In 2018:
The Goodwill Ambassadors of Artistic Values of Chess title was awarded to
American artist Yoko Ono
French composer Jason Kouchak
Chilean singer-songwriter Juga
Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi
Hungarian-American designer and painter Sam Havadtoy
