Bengaluru, Oct. 11 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the two-time Olympic Bronze medal-winning Indian Men's Hockey Team participated in a unique chess master class conducted by former International Chess player and co-owner of American Gambits Prachura P Padakannaya at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus in Bengaluru on Friday.
The session was designed to help players think more clearly and make sharper decisions by drawing correlations from chess to hockey. Prachura highlighted how principles such as planning, anticipation, positioning and patience can beapplied effectively on the hockey field. Using video examples from actual game situations, he demonstrated the importance of foresight, calculated risk and mental discipline in...