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Learning chess together in school.

Children gather with physical chessboards for a shared learning session. A demonstration brings the group together; smaller groups then explore the game, with Mukund offering guidance at the board. Local-language explanations help make the sessions approachable.

A view of students taking part in a shared chess activity. 21 seconds.

Original classroom audio. Captions and an English translation will be added after review.

Mukund reports that his wider work has already engaged hundreds of children across different age groups.These photographs show different views of one school setting. School name, city and date will be added once confirmed and approved.

Teaching method

Explain together. Practise together. Learn at the board.

A suggested structure drawn from how the sessions run, not a formal curriculum.

  1. Make the idea accessible

    Explain in a familiar local language so children can follow and take part.

  2. Show it to the group

    Use a shared demonstration to introduce an idea before children try it.

  3. Let children practise together

    Bring children around physical boards to explore moves with their peers.

  4. Offer guidance nearby

    Spend time alongside smaller groups to help them work through a position.

Mukund crouches beside students seated around a chessboard while small groups practise nearby.
Mukund works alongside a small group at their chessboard.
A short classroom demonstration during a school chess session. 19 seconds.

Original classroom audio. Captions and an English translation will be added after review.

From the classroom

School students seated on a striped mat with chessboards, facing the teaching area.
Students gather around chessboards during a school chess session.
A wide classroom view showing students working in groups around chessboards.
Chess becomes a shared classroom activity.
Students in school uniforms seated beside chessboards in a classroom.
Students take part using physical boards and pieces.
Students practise in small groups on a striped mat while Mukund guides a group at a chessboard.
Students explore chess positions together with guidance nearby.

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