Mahabalipuram: On the occasion of the 44th Chess Olympiad, ChessKid, in partnership with WWF India, brings you Stump the GM! with the legendary five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand, who is both an ambassador for ChessKid and WWF India. 29th July is when the first chess moves on boards will be made at the Olympiad, but it is also International Tiger Day. The Tiger of Madras-as Viswanathan Anand is also known- shared, “As the environment education ambassador of WWF India, it is an opportune moment on International Tiger day to talk about protection of tigers. Students and the youth can play a key role in their conservation. Today our young generation is quite aware and is keen to take steps towards making a difference.”
Stump the GM! got the Indian legend GM Viswanathan Anand and 18-year-old GM Prithu Gupta to face off by challenging each other with chess studies and puzzles to solve. Fans and chess lovers enjoyed this spectacle and had a unique opportunity to ask questions (and try to out solve the grandmasters!). Each participant walked away with gold ChessKid membership. “ChessKid is designed to make learning chess FUN! Combining entertainment with education allows children to remember important tactical and strategic patterns and proceed to more challenging lessons without feeling demotivated," says Viswanathan Anand, an honourable ambassador of ChessKid. His son Akhil enjoys learning chess from the site too!
The Tiger Anthem (TIGER TIGER) was launched at the event, sung by ‘SOS from kids’ who were on ‘Britain’s Got Talent.’ They are a global community kids choir who are nature enthusiasts and want to protect it. The anthem highlights the importance of securing tiger landscapes and an opportunity to come together to secure a future for tigers and their vast wild spaces - to benefit wildlife, people and our climate.
Viswanathan Anand and his son Akhil, a young nature enthusiast, conducted a Tiger Quiz as an awareness initiative to share exciting facts about the big cat and enhance knowledge about tigers for kids to actively support tiger conservation. Vishy, along with all the kids present, pledged to protect tigers and advocate the importance of adopting eco-friendly habits in our daily lives at school and home to reduce pressure on natural resources.
About WWF India
WWF India is committed to creating and demonstrating practical solutions that help conserve India's ecosystems and rich biodiversity. With more than 50 years of conservation journey in the country, WWF India works towards finding science-based and sustainable solutions to address challenges at the interface of development and conservation. WWF India is part of the WWF network, with offices in over 100 countries across the world. WWF India works in many states of India through our state and field offices. The organisation works in different geographical regions and across thematic areas, including the conservation of key wildlife species and their habitats management of rivers, wetlands and ecosystems. On the sustainability side, the focus areas are climate change adaptation, driving sustainable solutions for business and agriculture and empowering local communities as conservation stewards. We also work in combatting the illegal wildlife trade and in bringing environment education to students through outreach and awareness campaigns. http://www.wwfindia.org
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ABOUT CHESSKID
ChessKid is the #1 place for children to learn & play chess! More children have learned to play chess on ChessKid than any other site. ChessKid's mission is to make chess fun, safe and accessible. The company strives to create positive experiences where kids are motivated to learn, play and enjoy the game for a lifetime. Membership of ChessKid provides access to 1000s of videos, exercises and quizzes to set children on the path to becoming chess masters, all in a secure online environment. Once they are proficient at the world’s oldest game, children can challenge others to play around the world. ChessKid partners with coaches, schools, organizations, and national federations around the world to offer a fun learning environment. A special 30-week online curriculum that fosters necessary critical-thinking skills is available to all educators to help allow chess to be taught as an educational subject.
https://www.chesskid.com/
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For further details, please contact:
Komal Chaudhary
Senior Manager, Media and PR
kchaudhary@wwfindia.net
Tereza Pribanova, Chesskid
tereza@chesskid.com
Stump the GM! got the Indian legend GM Viswanathan Anand and 18-year-old GM Prithu Gupta to face off by challenging each other with chess studies and puzzles to solve. Fans and chess lovers enjoyed this spectacle and had a unique opportunity to ask questions (and try to out solve the grandmasters!). Each participant walked away with gold ChessKid membership. “ChessKid is designed to make learning chess FUN! Combining entertainment with education allows children to remember important tactical and strategic patterns and proceed to more challenging lessons without feeling demotivated," says Viswanathan Anand, an honourable ambassador of ChessKid. His son Akhil enjoys learning chess from the site too!
The Tiger Anthem (TIGER TIGER) was launched at the event, sung by ‘SOS from kids’ who were on ‘Britain’s Got Talent.’ They are a global community kids choir who are nature enthusiasts and want to protect it. The anthem highlights the importance of securing tiger landscapes and an opportunity to come together to secure a future for tigers and their vast wild spaces - to benefit wildlife, people and our climate.
Viswanathan Anand and his son Akhil, a young nature enthusiast, conducted a Tiger Quiz as an awareness initiative to share exciting facts about the big cat and enhance knowledge about tigers for kids to actively support tiger conservation. Vishy, along with all the kids present, pledged to protect tigers and advocate the importance of adopting eco-friendly habits in our daily lives at school and home to reduce pressure on natural resources.
About WWF India
WWF India is committed to creating and demonstrating practical solutions that help conserve India's ecosystems and rich biodiversity. With more than 50 years of conservation journey in the country, WWF India works towards finding science-based and sustainable solutions to address challenges at the interface of development and conservation. WWF India is part of the WWF network, with offices in over 100 countries across the world. WWF India works in many states of India through our state and field offices. The organisation works in different geographical regions and across thematic areas, including the conservation of key wildlife species and their habitats management of rivers, wetlands and ecosystems. On the sustainability side, the focus areas are climate change adaptation, driving sustainable solutions for business and agriculture and empowering local communities as conservation stewards. We also work in combatting the illegal wildlife trade and in bringing environment education to students through outreach and awareness campaigns. http://www.wwfindia.org
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
ABOUT CHESSKID
ChessKid is the #1 place for children to learn & play chess! More children have learned to play chess on ChessKid than any other site. ChessKid's mission is to make chess fun, safe and accessible. The company strives to create positive experiences where kids are motivated to learn, play and enjoy the game for a lifetime. Membership of ChessKid provides access to 1000s of videos, exercises and quizzes to set children on the path to becoming chess masters, all in a secure online environment. Once they are proficient at the world’s oldest game, children can challenge others to play around the world. ChessKid partners with coaches, schools, organizations, and national federations around the world to offer a fun learning environment. A special 30-week online curriculum that fosters necessary critical-thinking skills is available to all educators to help allow chess to be taught as an educational subject.
https://www.chesskid.com/
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
For further details, please contact:
Komal Chaudhary
Senior Manager, Media and PR
kchaudhary@wwfindia.net
Tereza Pribanova, Chesskid
tereza@chesskid.com
