The 4th ChessBase India training Camp kicks off from 2nd April
Receiving proper training at the right time is necessary for a sportsperson. Not only does it give you new momentum to your career, but it also helps you in identifying yourself as a player! ChessBase India had started organizing these ChessBase India Training Camps since last year to provide a world-class training environment. We are back with the training camps this year! The first chess camp of the year will be held in Bhopal from 2nd-7th April.
In this camp which will take place from 2nd-7th April, FIDE Instructor Niklesh Jain and Women International Master Angela Franco will be the trainers.
Starting from 8.30 am, this camp will continue till 8 pm in the night. There will be 2 breaks during the day!
The complete schedule of the ChessBase India training camp!
The answers to some of the most common questions regarding the training camp!
To participate, you can scan and fill the google form here, and also scan and pay the entry fee!
Players and parents will have to make their own arrangements for their stay. The details of hotels nearest to the Academy are shared above!
Just after the camp, an open rating tournament will also be organized on the last day of the tournament! The prize fund of the event will be Rs. 25000.
The winner of the Khelo Chess India tournament in 2023
The participants of the chess camp in 2023!
For the last day of this camp, one of India's strongest Grandmasters, GM D Gukesh answered a few questions of the participants!
Get to know your trainers!
WIM Angela Franco
Women International Master Angela Franco is a 12-time national chess champion of Colombia, and is currently the highest-rated rapid chess player in her country!
Angela has played 7 Chess Olympiads for Colombia till now!
For about 10 years, she has trained young chess players in Colombia, many of whom are big names in Colombia chess today.
Angela, along with her sister Beatriz, has been representing her country Colombia in international chess for the last 28 years.
Angela has won the Best Female Player Award twice in Category A of India's most prestigious tournament, Delhi Open.
FIDE Instructor Niklesh Jain
FI Niklesh Jain has been working in the field of chess training since 2005. Niklesh was the first player from Madhya Pradesh to become a FIDE Instructor in 2015!
As of now, Niklesh is a licensed FIDE Instructor till the year 2025.
Niklesh worked as a chess trainer at Saina International School, a famous school in Central India, from 2006-2017 - 11 years in a row!
In 2009, Niklesh took 8 talented kids to the World School Chess Championships in Greece.
In that event, Anshuman Singh won Madhya Pradesh's first medal in chess in any world-level tournament!
Under Niklesh's training, Saina School won Madhya Pradesh State Schools Chess Championships!
The team stood third in the National Schools in 2016, and managed to become the National Schools Champion in 2017.
Niklesh was present as the coach of the Indian team at the World School Chess Championships 2017, Sochi, Russia, where the team won the silver medal.
He was also one of the three coaches of the Indian team during the 2018 tour of Russia.
Camp Directors - Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal
This unique chess camp will be conducted under the special direction of ChessBase India CEO Sagar Shah and COO Amruta Mokal.
This article is translated from Hindi to English by Himank Ghosh