The Dekagro business group has announced sponsorship support for world chess champion Stavroula Tsolakidou, alongside continued backing for the Kavala Chess Club. Dekagro's operations director, Theodora Koulioura, said the group's support extends to the wider chess club as well as the individual champion, describing chess as a discipline worth investing in for its educational value to young people. The announcement adds a notable name to the list of local sports and cultural causes receiving private-sector backing in Kavala this year.