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Maharashtra Chess Association Chess In School

2013-2014

Mission

To introduce Chess to every child, by making it

a part of the school curriculum, not only to

improve their cognitive and emotional

capabilities but also to create future Grand

Masters.

Chess In School Program The CIS Program in the year 2013-2014 has been adopted

by 186 schools all over Maharashtra.

These schools are distributed over 22 districts.

Around 9500 students are trained by more than 120

trainers in this years program.

State Wise Distribution

- Districts where CIS Program is run

Total Population of Maharashtra:- 11.23 Cr

Total Districts in Maharashtra:- 35

District Wise Distribution

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20

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11 10

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No. of Schools 2012-2013

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No. of Schools 2012-2013

Activities / Events

CIS Meeting in Aurangabad

The first ever CIS Meeting in Marathwada was held in Aurangabad at the Marathwada Institute of Technology Campus on 21st July 2013. Around 40 people from various districts of Marathwada Region attended the meeting. Mr. Moreshwar Save (ex MP and ex Mayor of Aurangabad) presided over the meeting. CIS Director Dr. Satish Thigale presented the CIS Program during the meet. The representatives of various districts were introduced to the CIS Program and were handed the necessary CIS Documents.

CIS Meeting in Akluj, Solapur

The first CIS Meeting in Akluj saw more than 200 School Principals attend it thanks to the hard work and determination of CIS Jt. Secretary Sumukh Gaikwad and the support of Mr. Dharyashilsinh Mohite-Patil. The School Principals were informed about the CIS Program and a feedback was obtained from them. A very positive response was seen from the feedback of the Principals. This initiative helped Solapur District in spreading the program in 11 Schools.

CIS Meeting in Sangli A CIS Meet was held at the Sangli High School, Sangli on 23rd July 2013. This event was jointly organised by the Sangli District Chess Association and Nutan Buddhibal Mandal. Mr. M. R. Yadav, the Director of Eductaion, was the chief guest at the Meet along with CIS Commissioner GM Abhijit Kunte , CIS Director Girish Chitale and Mr. C. Kotibhaskar. Representatives from many Schools attended the meet where the CIS Program was presented by CIS Director Girish Chitale.

CIS Meeting at NBM, Sangli

A Press Conference of the CIS Representatives was held at the Nutan Buddhibal Mandal in Sangli. A meeting between the CIS Representatives and the Nutan Buddhibal Mandal Members was organised, after the press conference, which was presided by Mr. Rajabhau Shirgaonkar. The CIS Program was explained and the queries were answered by the CIS Representatives. This initiative resulted in adoption of the CIS Program in 13 Schools in Sangli District, thanks to the hard work of NBM.

Annual CIS Meeting at Jalgaon

The Annual Meeting of the Chess in School Program was held at Jain Hills, Jalgaon on 30th June 2013. Mr. Ashok Jain, President MCA presided over the meeting. Members from various districts as well as the Joint Secretaries, District Coordinators along with other Office Bearers were present for the meeting. The Income Expense Statement for the year 2012-2013 was approved and accepted unanimously. The Annual Report of the CIS Activities in the 2012-2013 was unveiled by Mr. Ashok Jain and was presented to every member. The budget for the year 2013-2014 was considered and approved unanimously. Mr. Ashok Jain gave some valuable suggestions for the development of the program in the upcoming year. The meeting was concluded by the distribution of the CIS Badges to all the present members

Unveiling of MCA-CIS Annual Report 2012-2013

Maharashtra Chess Day

Maharashtra Chess Day was celebrated, in the fond memory of Chess Stalwart Shri Bhausaheb Padsalgikar, in Jnana Prabodhini Prashala, Pune on 7th September 2013. This event was organized by the Pune District Chess Circle in association with Jnana Prabodhini Prashala. A Simul was played with 4 leading Women Chess Players of Maharashtra – WGM Soumya Swaminathan, WGM Swati Ghate, WGM Eesha Karavade and Supriya Joshi playing against 60 students from different schools.

CIS Program at Uran, Raigad

WGM Soumya Swaminathan inaugurated the CIS Program in Uran, Raigad by playing a simul with 50 students from different schools. Around 400 students and parents were present for the function. The event was organized by Uran Taluka Chess Association and a special mention has to be given to Mr. Sandeep Patil. Due to this effort, 7 Schools in Uran have adopted the CIS Program.

CIS Director’s Visit to Raigad

Dr. Satish Thigale, Director MCA-CIS & Member of FIDE CIS Committee, visited Chintamanrao Kelkar Vidyalaya in Alibaug along with Mr. Vilas Mhatre, Secretary MCA-CIS. Also present during the visit were Mr. Amar Warde, Chairman of the School, Mrs. Seema Patil, Principal of the School, Adv. Shreeram Thosar, President of Alibaug Taluka Chess Association and Miss Sunita Padave, Chess Trainer at the School. 190 Students from this schools learnt Chess under the CIS Program.

CIS Meeting in Vidarbha A meeting for MCA CIS was conducted on 29th Sept. 2013 at Nagpur to initiate MCA-CIS program in Vidarbha and was headed by MCA-CIS Director Shri Hemant Sonare. A call for meeting was given by Shri Dilip Pagay, Hon. Sec. Maharashtra to all concerned chess promoters as well as District bodies of Vidarbha. Representatives from Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Buldhana, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Wardha and Buldhana Districts were present. An action plan for registering 100 Schools was chalked out in detail.

CIS Program at Nashik

5 Schools in Nashik District have adopted the CIS Program thanks to the hard work and determination of MCA-CIS Jt. Secretaries – Mr. Tushar Gosavi and Mrs. Shreya Chitnis. The CIS Program got widespread publicity thrrough the local print and electronic media. This publicity has helped the program to spread more in big cities such as Nashik.

CIS Program at Buldhana

The CIS Program was inaugurated in Buldhana District thanks to the effort of Mr. Suresh Chavan. The Program was inaugurated by Buldhana’s MP Shri Prataprao Jadhav. As of now, the program is run in 6 schools, but is likely to be spread all over the district in coming time.

CIS Program – School Visits The Visits to the Schools, done by MCA-CIS appointed Observers, are done to keep a ground level track of the development of the program in each district. The Observers who visited the Schools along with the local District Coordinators, assessed the development of the program, through interaction with the students and the school authorities, and submitted a report, along with the photos, based on it.

CIS Tournament – Pune District

Pune District – Chess in School team organized an Interschool Team Chess Championship amongst the schools registered under CIS Program from Pune. A total of 295 players, through 60 teams, from all 15 registered schools participated, out of which 160 were Girls!! This event proved to be one of the biggest sporting events in the history Chess Competitions at the School level and will surely be one of the biggest events in the schools’ sporting calendar.

How We Need To Improve • The growth of CIS Program is exponential. To make it bigger and better, it has to be spread to every district in Maharashtra, be it rural or urban area. • CIS District Committees :- The formation of CIS District Committees helps in spread and developing the program. Pune and Dhule are prime examples of this. Both have spread the program widely within their respective districts. •CIS Tournaments :- The organisation of tournaments amongst the CIS Schools at District, Zonal and State Levels will help develop the quality of the program. •Publicity :- As seen in the presentation, the right kind of publicity will help spread the program

Where We Need to Improve • The CIS Program, at present, is run in 19 out of 35 Districts in Maharashtra. This noble program should be spread to all districts.

- Districts where CIS Program is NOT run.

CIS in Numbers

– Students Registered

– More no. of Students this Year

– Schools Registered

– Trainers Teaching

– % Rise in no. of Students this Year

– % Rise in no. of Schools this Year

– Chess Kits Distributed this Year

– More no. of Schools this Year

– CIS Districts

A Special Thanks to Shri Ashokbhau

Jain and Jain Irrigation Systems Pvt.

Ltd. for supporting the CIS Program

by providing 200 Chess Kits and 1000

CIS Books approximately worth

Rs. 8,00,000/-

MCA-CIS Team with V. Anand

Thank You !!! Thank You!!!