- Aditya Chakraborty from Delhi Public School, Ruby Park, Kolkata,
West Bengal adjudged as National Champion
- Bappi Deb from Teliamura Higher Secondary School,
Tripura declared Runner Up
- Over 4.5 Lakh Students Across India Competed for the Coveted
Chess Master 2009 Title
- Online Survey Highlights the Positive Impact of Chess on Academics
Gandhinagar, December 24, 2009: The National
level winners of the NIIT MindChampions Academy (MCA) were felicitated by World
Chess Champion and NIIT MindChampion Viswanathan Anand at the Grand finale of
Chess Master 2009 at Gandhinagar today. Shri Ashok Chandulal Bhatt, Hon’ble
Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly graced the occasion as the Chief
Guest.
Aditya Chakraborty from Delhi Public School, Ruby Park, Kolkata,
West Bengal was adjudged as the National level winner of the NIIT MindChampions
Academy - Chess Master 2009. Bappi Deb from Teliamura Higher Secondary School,
Tripura, was the runner up.
At the National Finals of the NIIT MindChampions Academy Chess
Master 2009, the winners of each Zone - South, East, North and West, vied for
the coveted Chess Master 2009 title. Priya Soni from Government Higher Secondary
School, Kawardha and Manan Shah from SVDD School, Mumbai represented the
West Zone; Aditya Chakraborty from Delhi Public School, Ruby
Park, Kolkata and Bappi Deb from Teliamura Higher Secondary School, Tripura
represented the East Zone, the South Zone was
represented by Goutham S from Geetanjali Vidyalaya , Bangalore and Jagu Rajesh
from ZPH School, Chebrolu, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh; while
Pawan Jeet from Govt. Junior High School, Sadarpur, Noida and Tejas Arora from
Springdales Senior School Amritsar represented the North
Zone. The zonal winners also got an opportunity to play Chess with
the Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand.
NIIT MindChampions Academy is a joint initiative by NIIT, a
leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT Trainer, and
World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand to initiate young minds into the World of
Chess.
This year NIIT MindChampions Academy has witnessed participation
of over 4.5 Lakh students from across the country in the Chess Master 2009.
There have been 6282 clubs actively playing chess since April 2009 to compete
for the Chess Master 2009 title. The aim has been to go green this year and the
complete implementation, monitoring, playing has been done electronically under
the supervision of faculties from NIIT.
In response to an online survey conducted by MCA this year, over
8000 children have mentioned that Chess has helped them perform better in
academics, especially in Science and Mathematics. The game developed their
patience and understanding, motivating children to take up chess before school
hours or during the breaks.
Commenting on the success of NIIT MindChampions Academy,
Viswanathan Anand remarked, “It is heartening to note that young children are
taking up chess enthusiastically and mastering the strategies of the game. I
heartily congratulate both the winners and wish them a bright future
ahead.”
“I am confident that the grit and determination that these young
children have displayed will help them excel in academics as well. I am
delighted to see that NIIT MindChampions Academy has touched a huge number of
children across the country and initiated them into the game of Chess.
Technology has also played a key role in reaching out to children in every
corner of the country for introducing them to Chess”.
Shri Ashok Chandulal Bhatt, Hon’ble Speaker of the Gujarat
Legislative Assembly recognized the commendable performance of the young
MindChampions in the game of Chess and encouraged them to continue to exhibit
the same zeal and brilliance. He said that the budding talents need to be
mentored and guided and that NIIT MindChampions Academy is offering the aspiring
young Chess players an ideal platform to learn and grow.
According to L Balasubramanian, President, School Learning
Solutions, NIIT Ltd., “Children with active mind and body excel in academics and
do well in their lives. It has been found that the game of Chess is a great
mental stimulant that improves concentration, develops patience and
understanding, and thus helps children perform better in academics as
well.”
“The NIIT MindChampions Academy that was launched in 2002 to
initiate young children to Chess, has commenced a movement that now touches more
than 8.5 Lakhs students from over 7000 schools across India. I am overjoyed by
the fact that young children have immensely benefited from this movement and are
now taking up chess enthusiastically in their free time. I am sure that India
will produce many more Chess Masters in the years to come,” added Mr.
Balasubramanian.
World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has personally travelled
to Agartala, Guwahati, Raipur, Patna, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and
other cities across India, spreading the message and motivating the school
students to start playing chess. NIIT MindChampions Academy conducts an Annual
Chess event, known as Chess Master for these school children across 16 states in
the NIIT network.
About NIIT
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Asia’s largest IT trainer, offers learning and knowledge solutions to over 5
million students across 40 countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the ‘Top
IT Training Company’ award successively for the past 17 years, since the
inception of this category. Rated among India’s Business Superbrands 2008,
NIIT’s Individual Learning Business offerings include industry-endorsed programs
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mathematical concepts); IT Wizard (equips the students with
core computer knowledge and IT skills); and Quick School (an
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for Advanced Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programs in
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This is a part of NIIT Institute of Process Excellence, a NIIT-Genpact
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