Sports · 9 August 2026

Sandip Upadhyay's chess students win 120 trophies and 179 medals

Exam-focused facts from the 9 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Sandip Upadhyay, a teacher in Ratusinh na Muvada village, introduced chess at his school in 2021.
  • His students have won 120 trophies and 179 medals in chess competitions.
  • Neha Chauhan and Divya Chauhan represented Gujarat at the National School Chess Championship in Raipur.
  • Divya Chauhan was selected for a residential chess training programme in Maharashtra.
  • The US-based non-profit Gift of Chess donated 500 chess sets to the school.