Players prefer to learn chess online: International Arbiter Biswajit Bharadwaj

Players prefer to learn chess online: International Arbiter Biswajit Bharadwaj

Our Sports Reporter

GUWAHATI: In the near future players and coaches of the State will prefer to learn and teach chess through online, feels International Arbiter Biswajit Bharadwaj. According to him, lockdown is a blessing in disguise for the chess lovers of the State because it encourages local players in big numbers to accustom with the online training.

Country has been witnessing lockdown for nearly three weeks which is imposed to combat COVID-19. It created a big impact on the sports sector too. Players have been forced to stay home and not able to follow their regular training schedule properly. The story is same for the chess players of the State too as academies are inactive. However Assam Chess Club has taken initiative and started online chess training and competition for them. Players from the other districts and states also have come forward and joined them to take training.

Talking about the online chess training during the lockdown period Bharadwaj said: “Chess needs rigorous practice like mathematics to remain tuned. When the lockdown started we planned to begin the online coaching and competition so that the State players get the opportunity to keep in touch with the game regularly.”

Commenting on the set up Bharadwaj added, “We faced little difficulties at the beginning as most of the players and their guardians were not accustom with the internet chess. But as time moves everything started to become normal and even players from other districts and states also contacted us to take training and participate in the competition which we are organizing time to time.”

Encouraging the online chess training the former player said, “There are dedicated chess learning websites like chess.com which provides online facilities to learn and play the game. In Assam we don’t have such proper online training set up but now it’s created and a player from any part of the State or country can use these facilities to learn the game and do practice with us.

Bharadwaj also feels that lockdown will make a permanent impact on the training of chess in the city as well as in the State.

“Guardians are now more interested on online training and we are getting several request from them to continue the training online. I feel there are many reasons behind it. It will not only save time but also reduce extra travel for the players and their guardians in crowded street,” the International Arbiter signed off.

Top Headlines

No stories found.
Sentinel Assam
www.sentinelassam.com