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Day 3 of the Big Chess Diwali Camp 2024 brought endless fun and laugh

by Rasika Ratnaparkhi - 24/10/2024

The Big Chess Diwali Camp continued to shine on the 23rd of October at Phoenix Marketcity Mall in Kurla, Mumbai. As the excitement keeps building, chess players of all ages are coming to the camp to learn chess at their own pace. Nearly 150 people have enjoyed this camp so far filling the space with countless memories. We encourage you to join us and experience the magic of this camp firsthand! In the meantime, enjoy some snapshots from Day 3. We also need your help - read the article to find out why! Photo: Abhyudaya Ram 

Gambit of Chaos

Organizing a camp like the Big Chess Diwali Camp is a whirlwind of fun and chaos. From planning to setting up the venue, from assigning tasks to coordinating with everyone, huge efforts are required to keep everyone on their toes. There are some last-minute changes, countless calls, and endless-to-do lists to make the event successful. As we arrange the sheets, participants arrive with tons of excitement. Sometimes it gets chaotic to organize everything while guiding the participants. But that's where the fun lies! It's all worth it when we see people enjoy solving their sheets, engage in friendly competition, or share some light-hearted moments with others. That's what makes this camp a memorable one! Take a look at some chaotic but fun moments from Day 3 of the camp.

The first and the most chaotic part is handled by Harsh - Arranging and assigning sheets! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Harsh not only handles the sheets with love and care but also teaches passionately. | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

It's all about finding the calm in the chaos! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Anvay (Blue t-shirt with specs) played a game with future Anish-Giri | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Reyansh had exams but still came to the camp with his mom feeding him between moves so that he wouldn't lose on time. What a dedication! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Vandana Mokal was completely immersed in solving sheets. This is the vibrant aura of the camp! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Shalini Hublikar attended Amruta's simul in March 2022 and since then, she has become a familiar face at our events. | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Where did I go wrong?...

... ooooh... ok! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Meet the DOP of the Candidates movie - Abhineet Chute. He knows every good move deserves a spotlight! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Meet our calm and composed coach - Himank Ghosh. He makes sure everyone's queries are addressed with patience! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram
How cute is this? Chess truly has no age limit! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Meet Netra, who turned her giveaway from our 1 Million celebrations into an opportunity for kindness! She generously passed her chessboard on to someone in need. | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

We need your help!

The place is nice, the vibe is cool, boards are set up, how could the ChessBase India team members resist playing? We are so caught up in playing that we are leaving our duties behind! Please have a look.

Someone, please tell them they have to shoot content for our social media pages! | Photo: Not Abhyudyaya Ram

DP Credits: Abhyudaya Ram, Photo Credits: Sagar Shah 

At least they should have played chess... maybe it would have looked nice... | Photo: Sagar Shah

Only if they had this much dedication to improve their chess skills... | Photo: Sagar Shah

"When you are pointing fingers at others, three fingers are pointing back at you!" This is me playing a game. | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

When I was not blundering over the board, I was catching others' blunders | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Not only us... Sagar Shah himself could not resist playing | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Proof... it was him | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

There was no one at the ChessBase India Shop section except the one who captured this! | Photo: Himank Ghosh

Neeraj, our dedicated volunteer was having so much load of managing everything as we were busy playing! | Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

It is very difficult for Neeraj to handle everything. He needs your help! Please join him as a volunteer for the camp, so he can actually enjoy it instead of just surviving.

Where to send help to Neeraj?

Address: Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Patelwadi.Kurla, Kurla West, Kurla, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400070

Check out all the photos from Day 3 here and here. Day 4 of the camp starts at 4 PM IST - see you at the Club!

Intense Chess Training and some fun Bughouse!

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