‘Best play’ for city’s latent talent
The HinduWhen D Gukesh, 18, became the youngest world champion in chess history last week, the name Velammal chimed constantly. After hosting an open chess tournament for juniors for years now, the WDP group conducted a talent search among government high school children in 2024. “Private and international schools have full-time chess coaches, but there is no one to tend to government schools,” says Sai, now 70, but still agile. BH Thilak, a class IX student at the government high school in T Dasarahalli, who emerged first in the November final, says the inclusive chess initiative has opened a new avenue for him. So I am quite happy.” According to Reshma Nadaf, Thilak’s Physical Education teacher, the singular aim is to use a sport like chess to improve the overall standing of these children in society.
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