Mount Carmel Central School is not only a creator of the educational landscape
here in Mangalore but also in guiding a child intellectually, emotionally and in
instilling confidence thereby, moulding the child into a socially secure individual.
Playing Chess results in improved cognitive abilities, strategic thinking and
attention improvement. Many schools have officially recognized the value of
learning chess and have integrated chess into their curriculum.
It has been a decade since Mount Carmel Central School together with Derik’s
Chess School have collaborated with an identical aim of enhancing the learning
skills, interactive skills and the intellectual skills of the students through chess.
The direction provided by Derik’s Chess School has been the cause of many chess
prodigies here at Mount Carmel Central School having won the l” place at the
State Level in the Karnataka Open Chess Tournament U-7 category, 1 place at
the National Level in the All India Fide Rated Rapid Chess Tournament U-I1
category a third tie position in the National level U8 Canadian Youth championship
(CYCC) held in Saskatchewan, Canada and the 2 place at the International Level
in the American Continental Fide Online World U-10 Rapid Championship.
With the primary goal of teaching chess to the students, right from the basic level
to organizing chess tournaments at both the National and International levels,
Derik’s Chess School has left no stone unturned in achieving its goal.