| Incredible India - Part 2 |
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| Friday, 01 March 2013 13:52 |
 Incredible India Part 2 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh After the excellent visit to Pune, (See Incredible India Part 1) it was time to move to Hyderabad at 7 pm on the 18th of February. A comfortable flight with Jet Airways, and I arrived to Hyderabad around 9pm. A very warm welcome and beautiful children! The school is a private school with chess included in the curriculum. The Director of the school Mr. Praveen Raju has organised a special meeting with beautiful and genious chess children.    So sweet all of them!  Roses in my hands, roses in my arms.... Then we played a match with IM Lanka Ravi on chess field using real pieces (children ware chess costums). The match ended in a draw and I should be proud of that. The school was green, clean and very well organised. I have to congratulate Mr. Raju and his team to have such a beautiful education campus! Sure, there was an open air press conference after visiting, Suchitra Academy!  Mr. Praveen Raju on right!  Honestly two questions were very popular! Chess in School and World Chess Championship Match in India!! After Suchitra Academy it was time to move to Cyber Chess Academy of IM Lanka Ravi. As you guess, very warm welcome was a standard procedure, respecting to Indian Hospitality.  Lanka Ravi felicitates me with a traditional Silk Shawl  Together with the Officers of the Academy. From left to right: Ms. Reshma - Front Office Executive, Mrs. Mubeen Programme, Ms. Bhuvana Reddy - Sr. Administrative Officer 2 We have spent a lot of time in Academy, I had a chance to lose a few matches versus great talents of Cyber Chess Academy.  I examine the media attention received by Cyber Chess Academy  I, keenly observe the steps taken at every level for enhancing chess players knowledge  Ravi explains the different course materials given to students  Meeting with coaches of Cyber Chess Academy    Meeting with coaches of Cyber Chess Academy  Coaches and officials of cyber chess academy. All coaches are International Rated Players. Right to left: Mr. Ramesh, Mr. Nageswara Rao, Mr. Deepak Khatiyar, Official Advisor. Mr. Lanka Srinivas in a Meeting.  Time to say bye to Cyber Chess Academy! If you go to Hyderabad, do not miss to visit there! After leaving beautiful CCA, we moved back to the hotel and it was time to meet great heroes of All Indian Chess Federation, Mr. D.V.Sundar and Mr. Bharat Singh... Then we have visited The Sport Director of AP State Mr. T.R.K.Rao. The President of AP Chess Association Mr. A.Narasimha Reddy joined us. He is a Chairman of the Bar Council (a council of reputed Lawyers) and a great chess lover.  A Narasimha Reddy Mr. Rao, Sport and Youth Director of Andhra Pradesh State has promised us to do anything possible to promote chess in the state. I should mention that no one in India talked about chess neutrally. Everyone provides great support, that must be the reason of having the world champion and many world champions!  Mr. Rao, Sport and Youth Director of AP State on left, Mr. Sundar and Ali on right  FIDE Vice President Mr. Sundar explains the FIDE CIS Programme to Sport and Youth Director  Family Photo – on photo next to me Sport and Youth Director of AP State Mr. Roa, and President of AP Chess Association, Mr. Reddy  Mr. Roa: “Mr.Ali, I will give all necessary support to Indian CIS Project in A.P. State”  I say: "Sir! Then be ready for 1 million members of AICF in 4-5 years!”  Agreed! Then we moved on to the meeting with chess people from Hyderabad, APCA. All Indian Chess Federation has made a fantastic presentation.
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