NIIT & IGNOU instigates certificate program in chess

Updated on: Friday, September 24, 2010

NIIT and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) have come together to launch â€˜Certificate Program in Chess as Mind Boosterâ€™, to enable development of young minds through Chess.

The program was unveiled by World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. The program aims to encourage young students to play Chess which would enable young minds to develop, and subsequently help them to think logically and improve their life skills.

Speaking on the occasion, World Chess Champion and NIIT MindChampion, Viswanathan Anand, said â€œI am delighted to be part of this unique initiative by NIIT and IGNOU that will go a long way in popularizing the game of Chess amongst youngsters in India.â€

IGNOU and NIIT will work towards extending the - NIIT MindChampions Academy across the country under the guidance of Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. The program will help the students to learn the game, practice, solve puzzles, analyze great moves, enrich their knowledge on Chess history and expose them to games of eminent players. Students will get an opportunity to play with Anand and participate in the annual ChessMaster.

â€œWe are pleased to take our association with NIIT to the next level by offering joint certification program to promote Chess across the country. We are confident that this will encourage more and more people to learn and play Chess and will help in making India the worldâ€™s foremost nation in Chess once againâ€ said Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU.

After the successful completion of the program students will be felicitated with a joint Certification by NIIT and IGNOU. This will enable the students to become members of the NIIT MindChampions Academy and contribute to the Chess movement in India.

NIIT & IGNOU instigates certificate program in chess

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