All Jharkhand Chess Association (AJCA) is organising a discussion on how to maintain balance between chess and academics for young students and aspirants of the game on Sunday.
The panel includes Deep Sengupta, the 22nd Grandmaster of India, Shalini Srivastava, business strategy consultant at Accenture Strategy, Nishant Kumar from BIT-Mesra and Satyam Kumar from AIIMS, Patna.
The discussion will take place on Jiomeet from 6.30 pm to 8 pm.
A Q&A session will also be part of the proceedings.
“A commonly faced problem by students playing chess, is how they can balance their academics while being actively involved in the game,” said Basant Khandelwal, the host and joint secretary of AJCA.
“Usually, kids lose way when they reach higher classes, unaware of how to rank and achieve success,” he said, adding that the game of chess is all about patience and wit.
Speaking to The Telegraph Online over phone from Chaibasa, Khandelwal said their panel includes chess players who have achieved significant success in their respective careers.
“Deep is Jharkhand’s best player while Shalini was once an active player who has done well in state-level competitions. Nishant was once an active chess player who has won state events and is now a fourth year student at BIT-Mesra. However, none of them have achieved better academic success than Satyam, who is currently a fourth year student at AIIMS Patna,” Khandelwal said.
Students are also ready to ask the panel questions about what problems they faced while balancing chess and academics and when they decided to choose between the two.
They also want to know their take on the present situation where many students are playing various online tournaments, mostly blitz, and how would that effect their game.
Comments on the game making one’s brain sharp and thus inviting the desire of parents to teach their kids chess, will be sought.
The discussion will be conducted under the supervision of Jamshedpur-based International Master NK Mishra, general secretary of AJCA.
