Indus International School Chess Team, wins 4 Gold Medals at Malaysian Chess Festival and
Qualifies for the European and American International Chess Circuits (Under 12 Category).
Indus International School Bangalore, participated in the Malaysian Chess Festival 2016 (Under 12
Category), and did exceptionally well to win the 'Best Private School' award, 4 Gold medals and 1
Bronze medal. With this phenomenal achievement Indus Chess team is qualified to play at the
European and American Chess Championships. The Malaysian Chess Festival is an Asian Circuit
Chess Event which is a mandatory chess event to obtain a qualification to play at the European
Circuit and World Circuit Chess Championship. 64 Schools and 256 players from across Asia
participated in the event. Following are our achievements:
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1) Ryoya Ogino (Grade 7) won a Gold medal, played in Board-1 and scored 6.5/9 with a rating
per of 1588
2) Naren Ramesh (Grade 6) won a Gold medal, played in Board-2 and scored 3/9 with a rating
per of 1258
3) Aniketh Kalagara (Grade-5), won a Gold medal, played in Board-3 and scored 3/9 with a
rating per of 1284
4) Krish Kerkar (Grade-5), won a gold medal scored 8/9 (stood fifth in the tie-break) with a
rating RP of 1674
5) Krish Kerkar (Grade 5), won a Bronze medal, scored 5/6 in the DATCC (Under 10 category)
Says Naren Ramesh of Grade 6 “I felt excited and elated, because it was the first time I participated
in an international event. I realized that the key to winning in a team event is that you need to rely
on each other, work together and help each other win. My potential was identified at school and we
were given a lot of training and encouragement to excel in the game. We were even provided a
software free of charge by the school on which we could practice at home’’ Ryoya Ogino of Grade 7
a Japanese student exclaimed “This is the second time, I have won an international event and I
dream of becoming a grandmaster.”Aniketh Kalagara feels it is the first step towards realizing his
dream of winning international chess championships.
Mrs. Kalagara parent of one of the winners commented “His interest and potential was identified in
school and he was given specialised training from grade 3. Teachers and the chess coach Mr. Rohan
have been instrumental in training, encouraging and motivating him. He was not only given
exposure in local events but guided to strike a balance between academics and chess. Prior to the
event students were provided with rigorous training, which required them to attend school during
weekends as well”.
Mrs. Sarojini Rao, Principal Indus International School, Bangalore expressed delight at this
exceptional achievement. Says Rao “Education at Indus emphasizes on the concept of WholeEducation. Latent talent in students is identified and nurtured. Students are provided platforms
through which they can develop their interests. Clubs such as Horse-riding, Ballet and Chess are
examples of such platforms. Chess camps are conducted for students during summer as well, which
gives them an opportunity to practice and excel at the game.”
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