Chess And Table Tennis Helped 99.6% Scorer Relieve Stress

Agastya Remani from Narayana E-Techno School, who scored 99.6% in Central Board of Secondary Education's Class 10th board exams, is a FIDE-rated chess player, who credited chess and table tennis as his stress-busters.

"I played chess and table tennis for some time as it helped me relieve myself of the stress due to boards," Remani told the Free Press Journal. Remani credited his teachers and his parents for his success, saying, "I feel elated and wish to thank my parents and teachers who supported me throughout the year. I plan on pursuing engineering and I'm preparing for the JEE entrance exam".

With a perfect score in Social Science, Sanskrit and Maths, Remani shared that he made his own notes. "I was regular in my efforts throughout the year and studied NCERT thoroughly, and for Sanskrit, my mother coached me, and through regular exams conducted by the school, I obtained a perfect score," he added.