India, Oct. 10 -- From making the Indian hockey team climb the famous Table Mountain on the outskirts of Cape Town to giving them a crash course in surfing during their overseas tours, chief coach Craig Fulton has always found innovative ways to recharge his players. Each time the Harmanpreet Singh-led side has returned stronger on the field.

This time around, the team management decided to once again take the unusual route to learn something new as a chess masterclass was organised in the SAI campus in Bengaluru for Fulton's wards. Former international chess player Prachura P Padakannaya held an interactive session on Friday where he introduced the nuances of chess, drawing correlations between the two sports and what the players could ...