Panaji, Nov. 20 -- Emphasising that Chess is like a gymnasium for the mind that builds a sense of strategy and critical reasoning, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Education Jayant Chaudhary said that he was in conversation with the All India Chess Federation and FIDE to inculcate chess in schools as part of regular curriculum as part of the National Education Policy 2020.

Chaudhary, who visited the FIDE World Cup 2025 and made a ceremonial move during the quarterfinal tiebreak, said the government was keen that, under the new education policy, sports be integrated into the academic curriculum and not remain an extracurricular activity, as per a FIDE release.

"I was very happy to know that they (AICF and FIDE) are alway...