FIDE-EDU Director IOC · Olympic Solidarity Universidad Anáhuac

Olympic Research &
Chess in Education

Senior academic and institutional leader at the intersection of Olympic studies, chess education research, and public policy. Director of the FIDE Scientific Research Programme coordinating 180 countries and 25 million students.

FIDE-EDU Programme → Academic Publications Full CV

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FIDE · 2026–Present

Director, Scientific Research Programme FIDE-EDU

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FIDE · 2022–Present

Vice President & Secretary General, FIDE Council

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IOC · Current

Director of Olympic Solidarity for the Americas

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COM · Current

Vice President & Permanent Member, Mexican Olympic Committee

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Universidad Anáhuac · Current

Senior Researcher, Institute of Public Health (ISPA)

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FIBDA · Current

Vice President, Ibero-American Chess Federation

FIDE-EDU Scientific Research Programme

Chess as a Global Education Tool

The FIDE-EDU Programme is the International Chess Federation's scientific research initiative studying the impact of chess on education, cognitive development, and human development at global scale. Dr. Ramírez Barajas was appointed Director by the FIDE Board in 2026 following the presentation of the FIDE-EDU Research Plan 2026–2030.

As Director, he coordinates interdisciplinary research teams in collaboration with universities, ministries of education, and international organizations. He serves as responsible editor of the Journal of Chess in Education and Human Development.

180

Countries in the FIDE network

25M

Students reached through FIDE programmes

237K

Teachers in the FIDE-EDU network

2026

Research Plan 2026–2030 launched

Free Interactive Tools · Olimpismo & Chess

Academic Apps — Open Access

Interactive tools developed for researchers, students and chess educators. Free, browser-based, no registration required.

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Olympic Trivia

History, politics and culture of the Olympic movement. 30 questions, 15 at random.

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Who's Who in Olympism?

Identify the greatest figures of the Olympic movement. 25 characters, 10 at random.

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History of the Olympic Movement

10 guided stops from Ancient Greece to Paris 2024.

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The Lost Object

What does Physical Education really study? Epistemological exercise based on Dr. Ramírez's book.

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Which School Are You (Without Knowing)?

Discover your real epistemological tradition: positivism, interpretivism, critical theory.

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The Researcher's Route

20 stations from the phenomenon to the doctoral defense. Methodology for serious research.

Recent Academic Output

Publications & Working Papers

2026

Paradoxes of governability and authoritarianism: reflections on power without legitimacy in the 21st century

LATAM — Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Vol. 7, No. 2 · DOI: 10.56712/latam.v7i2.5775

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2026

Econometric model for the analysis and prediction of national delegations' performance in the Summer Olympic Games. Update 1992–2024: Out-of-Sample Validation and Los Angeles 2028 Projections

Working Paper WP-2026-01 · Universidad Anáhuac México Norte · Prediction error <5% in Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024

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2025–2026

Return migration in Mexico (2015–2025): patterns, policies and perspectives

Available on ResearchGate and SSRN

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2023

Epistemología de la Educación Física: En busca del objeto perdido

Book · Editorial MRB · ISBN available on request

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