IES GRANDMASTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2022

IES GRANDMASTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2022

“Chess: The gymnasium of the mind that can make players focused and clear-sighted!”

DSC 8764 The benefits of teaching chess to children and integrating it into the curriculum extend far beyond academic capabilities. Chess helps children learn to analyse, to plan and to perform, both over the board and in real life. Children learn to concentrate, to think ahead, solve complex problems, and take difficult decisions- all valuable life-skills. Schools under the umbrella of Bhavans Middle East are always looking for ways to create holistic learning experiences for children by desegregating sports, games and arts into their mainstream curriculum.

Indian Education School, Bhavans Kuwait hosted its maiden Junior Chess Championship with an intent to provide a platform for the budding chess players of the primary section to showcase their mettle in chess and spark the interest of the others to pursue the mind game. The event was organized and hosted by the Physical Education Department of the school under the able guidance of the Head of the Department, Dr Murugaiyan. The students from Grades 1 to 4 participated in the Championship on September 22^nd, 2022. As the day of the Chess tournament approached, 50 highly enthusiastic students were all geared up to beat their opponents in nail-biting matches. The students were categorized into 4 groups: MINI KIDDIES (GRADE 1 students), KIDDIES (Grade 2 students), MINI CADETS (Grade 3 students) and CADETS (Grade 4 students). The matches were held in Swiss system style.

The Headmistress welcomed the gathering. The Championship was formally inaugurated by the school principal, Mr T. Premkumar. The participants were judged by the P E instructors of IES. It was indeed quite heart-warming to see the young children playing their moves like stalwarts with rapt concentration and collected demeanour.

The result of the championship are as follows:

MINI KIDDIES

S.NO.	Name A	GRADE	POSITION
1	NATHAN CHERIYAN	1C	FIRST
2	YUVA	1D	SECOND
3	ANAM MUZAFFAR LOGDE	1A	THIRD

KIDDIES

S.NO.	Name A	.GRADE	POSITION
1	AYAAN HARISH	2B	FIRST
2	ALEN TONY	2A	SECOND
3	ABRAHAM BENEDICT	2D	THIRD
4	ANSH NILESH KHOT	2C	THIRD

S.NO.	NAME A	GRADE	POSITION
1	SIDDARTH SHOBITH	3B	FIRST
2	KAVISH AGGARWAL	3B	FIRST
3	FERRIS SUMIT BHALODIA	3C	FIRST
4	M.HARDHIK SRIKRISHNA	3B	FIRST

MINI CADETS (BOYS)

MINI CADETS (GIRLS)

S.NO.	NAME A	GRADE	POSITION
1	SAANVI ARORA	3D	FIRST
2	ANAYA DIKSHIT	3A	SECOND
3	AARSHA SURESH	3A	THIRD

CADETS (BOYS)

S.NO.	NAME A	GRADE	POSITION
1	NETHAN VARGHESE THOMAS	4A	FIRST
2	HARICHARAN RAMASWAMY	4C	SECOND
3	MOHAMMED AYAAN	4A	THIRD

CADETS (GIRLS)

S.NO.	NAME A	GRADE	POSITION
1	ANNA TONY	4E	FIRST
2	NEHA CHERIYAN	4E	SECOND
3	PRATIBHA RAMESH	4A	THIRD

The principal awarded medals and certificates to the prize winners. He appreciated the PE department on behalf of the management and staff for initiating and hosting the Championship. He ended the grand event with an inspiring speech motivating the children to grab every opportunity that comes their by participating in all the curricular and extracurricular activities.