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Time of India
01-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Coimbatore corporation's Smart Chess programme produces its first FIDE-rated player
Coimbatore: A Class VII student of the corporation's SRP Ammaniammal Girls Higher Secondary School in RS Puram, became the first-ever international chess federation (FIDE)-rated chess player from the city corporation's schools. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Sreenidhi S, was trained through the chess programme run by the Coimbatore corporation. Sreenidhi delivered an outstanding performance in the 37th Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Open and Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2025, held from May 21 to 25 at Md Sadak Polytechnic College, Keelakarai, Ramanathapuram. Competing against a strong field of FIDE-rated players, Sreenidhi scored 5.5 out of 9 points with a performance rating of 1501, meeting the international rating criteria. She debuted on the June 2025 FIDE rating list with a Standard ELO of 1598 and a Rapid rating of 1465. This achievement is the result of the Smart Chess training programme initiated by the Coimbatore corporation in partnership with Chess Bishop StartUp and powered by the AI-based learning platform Sigaram64, in February this year. "I practice for two hours every day. I'm happy with my performance. Batch-wise training is given to selected students in corporation schools through the chess training programme, and it helped me improve my game. My school has also been very supportive," Sreenidhi said. SA Suryakumar, founder and CEO of Chess Bishop StartUp, said, "We conducted two months of structured online training during school hours, for over 150 students from corporation schools. Additionally, 30 hours of focused, high-intensity coaching was provided to bright students identified through performance metrics. Tournament preparation sessions, including detailed game analysis, were conducted to equip students for real competition environments. This has significantly contributed to their improved performance," he added.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Two more corporation schools in Coimbatore identified for AR & VR labs
Coimbatore: The civic body has identified two more corporation schools for setting up the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR & VR) labs. The city corporation had in the current financial year budget proposed to build five such labs at the corporation schools a cost of Rs3.5 crore, after the augmented reality and virtual reality labs set up at the Corporation Girls High School at Sidhapudur and SRP Ammaniammal Girls Higher Secondary School at RS Puram at a cost of Rs72 each on a pilot basis yielded positive responses from the student fraternity and the faculty. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The labs offer an interactive learning method with a 360° view and a three-dimensional effect. Complex scientific topics, including the antonym of heart, plant cell and others, are simplified for better understanding. The education department's plan is to set up the five proposed AR & VR labs in as many corporation higher secondary schools. In the first phase, P Kamalanathan Memorial Higher Secondary School in ward 43 and Corporation Higher Secondary School at Peelamedu in ward 26 have been selected to set up the labs at a cost of Rs82 lakh and Rs83.50 lakh, respectively. The civic body had passed a resolution in this regard at the recently held council meeting. According to corporation commissioner M Sivaguru Prabhakaran, the construction work would be carried out from the civic body's school education fund. "The cost for these two labs is a little high as they will occupy a large area to accommodate a larger number of students."
