Odisha Starts “Chess in School” Initiative to Improve Concentration and Memory of Students
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has started ‘Chess in School’ initiative to improve concentration, memory and self-reflection of students. The Department of Sports and Youth Services has started the initiative in collaboration with the School & Mass Education Department and All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA). Besides promoting chess at the grassroots level, the initiative intends to [...]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has started ‘Chess in School’ initiative to improve concentration, memory and self-reflection of students.
The Department of Sports and Youth Services has started the initiative in collaboration with the School & Mass Education Department and All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA).
Besides promoting chess at the grassroots level, the initiative intends to improve students’ concentration, memory and self-reflection.
The “Chess in School” initiative will cover around 40 government and private schools in Bhubaneswar in the first phase.
After the orientation, respective schools will conduct intra-school competitions and winners will represent Bhubaneswar Open Chess tournament (U-9 and U-15) categories, the Sports Department said.
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