Master felicitates champions

Updated on: Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Gandhinagar: 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 on Thursday. Ashok Chandulal Bhatt, Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly graced the occasion as the chief guest.

Aditya Chakraborty from Delhi Public School, Ruby Park, Kolkata, West Bengal and Bappi Deb from Teliamura Higher Secondary School, West Tripura, Tripura,were adjudged as the National level winners of the NIIT MindChampions Academy - Chess Master 2009.

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.

Commenting on the success of NIIT MindChampions Academy, Anand said, “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.”

Ashok Chandulal Bhatt, Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, recognised 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.”

Master felicitates champions

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