Chess has been part of the curriculum for most
Russian schools for over 40 years. Adolescents were encouraged to play
chess at a very early age to increase their problem solving and reasoning
skills. The game of chess is a terrific way for young people to learn
skills of strategy, logic, planning and other important intellectual
disciplines in a fun, friendly and mildly competitive environment.
Gujarat government has decided to promote chess in schools. Students in
Gujarat would be offered chess coaching to boost their thinking skills
under an idea being pushed from within State Government. This has been
announced in the last week by Gujarat State Chess Association president
and Home Minister Amit Shah. Gujarat is the the first and only state
government in India to start chess programs in schools.
In an attempt to promote chess
in schools, the Gujarat government will conduct training programmes for
teachers who would help spread the game in their schools. Announcing the
programme, Gujarat State Chess Association president and Home Minister
Amit Shah said: "The programme of today may be a small affair but our
initiative to bring home chess to school children is a giant step."
As
part of the programme, a week-long training of 1,500 school teachers began
Monday at the Rifle Club here. The first batch comprising 200 school
teachers will be trained for a week for five hours followed by the second
batch. The training will proceed until the end of July, said Shah, also
the president of Gujarat State Chess Association.
"We have undertaken to provide a platform for children to showcase their
talents at the national and international level in the future," Shah said.
The Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank is sponsoring the training
programme. "What is notable today is that for the first the state
government is directly involved in encouraging the game of chess," said
the bank chairman Ajaybhai Patel.
Photo :
Gujarat State Chess Association president and Home
Minister Amit Shah.
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As
part of the programme, a week-long training of 1,500 school teachers began
Monday at the Rifle Club here. The first batch comprising 200 school
teachers will be trained for a week for five hours followed by the second
batch. The training will proceed until the end of July, said Shah, also
the president of Gujarat State Chess Association.
