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♟ About Shreejan Learning Hub Foundation

From Two Plastic Boards
to the World Stage

We are a grassroots foundation using chess as a tool for education, confidence and opportunity — reaching rural children across Uttar Pradesh, one move at a time.

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Who We Are

We Started With Nothing But Intent

In the quiet carpet-belt region of Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, where chess once barely existed, two cousins sat down with a few children and two simple plastic boards. Not with funding, not with infrastructure, not with a professional chess background — just pure intent.

Today, girls from those same villages sit across international players at the FIDE World School Team Championship in Almaty. Shreejan Learning Hub Foundation is a registered non-profit using chess as a tool for thinking, learning, and opportunity — reaching thousands of rural children across Uttar Pradesh.

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Est. 2025 Registered Foundation
📜 Our History

A Movement That Began With Two Boards

Every great journey starts with a single move. Ours started with two plastic boards, a few children, and an unshakeable belief.

2020 — The Opening

The Learning Hub Begins

After COVID, Ankit and Prabhat returned to their village. With no clear roadmap ahead, they started a small space called the Learning Hub — not to build a business, but to share whatever they knew. Free classes, chess as a way to think better.

2021 — The First Move

First Tournament With 6 Players

Their first tournament had only 6 players, played on 2 plastic chessboards, with no clocks, no software. Results were written on a whiteboard, and prizes came from their own pockets. Something incredible started that day.

2023 — Synergy of Pieces

Aman Joins the Movement

As the work slowly grew, they met Aman — a Senior National Arbiter from the same district who believed in the same vision. Together, they strengthened what had already begun through consistency and effort.

27 Oct 2024 — Knight on Outpost

First District-Level Tournament

Under The Learning Hub, they organised their first proper district-level rapid chess tournament. What once started with 6 children in a room had now become a structured tournament with nearly 100 players. This wasn't just an event — it was validation.

2025 — The Time Scramble

Shreejan Learning Hub Foundation Established

They formally established Shreejan Learning Hub Foundation. Prabhat travelled alone to more than 80 schools in extreme summer heat, carrying chess boards from one place to another, introducing chess to thousands of students — not for money, not for recognition, but because he believed it mattered.

2025 — Recognition

300+ Chessboards from The Gift of Chess

Support arrived from The Gift of Chess, and more than 300 children received chessboards. What others often do with funding and teams, they were trying to do with determination alone. And quietly, a movement started taking shape.

1 Jan 2026 — Promotion of Queen

Checkmate Her Limits Launched

They launched a focused initiative: "Checkmate Her Limits – Empowering Rural Girls Through Chess". With initial support from Universal Sompo & Ek Prayas, the program began as a pilot, but its impact was immediate. 250+ girls from 5 villages joined.

2026 — World Stage

FIDE World Schools Team Championship, Almaty

A team of rural girls, trained under their initiative, travelled to compete at the FIDE World School Team Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan. From sitting on village floors with shared chessboards to sitting across international players — that distance was enormous. But they crossed it.

👥 Who We Are

The People Behind Every Move

We are educators, arbiters, mentors and dreamers — united by one belief: that chess can transform a child's future.

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Prabhat Yadav

Co-Founder & Director

Travelled alone to more than 80 schools in extreme summer heat, carrying chess boards from one place to another. Senior National Arbiter.

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Ankit Yadav

Co-Founder & Team Captain

Led the Duolingo Dreamers team at FIDE World Schools, Almaty. Senior National Arbiter. Started the first Learning Hub in his village.

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Aman Kumar Gupta

FIDE Arbiter & Program Lead

A Senior National Arbiter from Bhadohi who believed in the same vision. Now a FIDE Arbiter, guiding the next generation of rural chess players.

What We Believe

"We don't just teach children how to play chess. We use chess to teach children how to think."

Thinking First

Every move teaches a child to think before acting, consider consequences, and learn from mistakes.

Access for All

Chess needs no field, no expensive infrastructure — only a board and belief.

Grassroots Growth

We start where chess is often unavailable — rural government schools.

Leadership Building

Girls grow into confident leaders and role models for younger students.

🤝 Our Supporters

With Gratitude to Those Who Made Every Move Possible

Our work is only possible because of the trust, resources and belief of our partners and supporters.

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700+ Chessboards Donated
100+ Schools Reached
2,000+ Students Impacted
1 International Stage
♟ Project Shreejan

Our Flagship Chess Ecosystem

Four interconnected programs that build better thinkers, confident children, and stronger communities.

Checkmate Her Limits

ग्रामीण बालिकाओं का सशक्तिकरण

Empowering rural girls through chess training, mentorship and competition. Building confidence, identity and possibility — one move at a time.

  • 250+ girls from 5 villages
  • State U-17 Champions
  • FIDE World Schools, Almaty
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Chess for Brain

सरकारी स्कूलों में शतरंज शिक्षा

Chess as a life-skills tool in rural government schools. Concentration, logical thinking, patience, problem-solving and decision-making.

  • 100+ schools engaged
  • 2,000+ students reached
  • 700+ chess boards donated
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Shreejan

हमारा प्रमुख शिक्षण केंद्र

Our flagship learning hub: free coaching, tournaments and community events. From 2 plastic boards to thousands of children.

  • Free coaching & mentorship
  • District-level tournaments
  • Community learning space
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Chess for Prisoners

कैदियों के लिए शतरंज

Bringing patience, focus and hope through chess to those behind bars. A second chance at thinking, learning and rebuilding.

  • Rehabilitation through chess
  • Focus & patience training
  • Hope & dignity restored
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Our Grassroots Model

01

Introduce

Bring chess to schools where it's unavailable

02

Teach

Basic lessons and practical activities

03

Practise

Regular practice with peers and mentors

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Compete

School, district, state & national level

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Develop

Grow into leaders and role models

Be Part of the Next Move

Whether you're a donor, volunteer, CSR partner or fellow dreamer — there's a place for you in this movement.

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