A real-life look at what happens when teachers with zero experience, limited resources, and administrative roadblocks are tasked with reviving a dying club in a local secondary school. Picture a typical sultry afternoon at SMK Seri Mutiara , a secondary school on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. The ceiling fans are working overtime in an empty classroom. Two teachers, Cikgu Sarah (a dedicated English teacher) and Cikgu Azlan (who teaches Sejarah), are staring blankly at a dusty, incomplete chess set they just pulled from a forgotten cupboard. They have just received a directive from the Pengetua (Principal): Revive the school Chess Club immediately as part of the new holistic curriculum push. There was just one massive problem. "Azlan," Cikgu Sarah whispered, nudging a plastic piece with her finger. "Do you know which one is the Rook?" "I thought that was the castle?" Azlan replied nervously. Neither of them knew how to play chess. Not a single move. They...
“Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack”(Wilhelm Steinitz)