# Gujarat village chess school set to become India’s biggest 2026-08-07T11:54:56+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Economic Times reports that the Mahisagar district administration is accelerating land identification for a government chess school in Ratusinh Na Muvada, a tiny Gujarat village with about 100 households. The proposed campus, under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, would be 8.5 times larger than the current school and include a dedicated chess hall. The village has already produced 16 FIDE-rated players, and 21 students have entered the state's District Level Sports School. Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara has been offering free monthly coaching for seven months. Maths teacher Sandip Upadhyay, who started the initiative in 2021, aims to produce 50 grandmasters and 10 world champions. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: Chess, FIDE, government school, Gujarat, rural education, talent development Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gujarat-village-chess-school-set-to-become-indias-biggest/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gujarat-village-chess-school-set-to-become-indias-biggest/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.