Chess
For some time now, Baldwin Boys' High School has been organizing and conducting an Inter School Chess Competition, "CHEX”. Over the years (since 1997), we have been in the forefront of this game. One of our students, Abid Majid, participated in an International Chess Competition held in Abu Dhabi and was judged the best junior player. He stood first in his category. Later, he went to Moscow to participate in a Competition sponsored by the Russian Embassy. He was the only one who was able to beat a Russian Grandmaster. Right now, the Competition continues, and each year our School hosts nearly 150 to 200 children from different Schools in and around Bangalore. This is the only Competition of its kind, and has been judged by the Indian Grandmaster Raja Ravishekar, who has been our judge for a number of years now. We provide coaching for the boys who are interested in Chess, which is said to be an excellent game for improving the concentration, so that if a child is good at Chess, he is definitely good at studies.

Quiz
Baldwin Boys' High School has, in the recent past, participated on a National as well as at the International level in Quiz Contests. In May 2003, Jagan Kumar and Manish G. of Std. VII competed in the All - Asia Cadbury Bournvita Quiz Contest for the year 2003. They competed along with 70 schools in the South Zone region and were selected along with six other schools from Bangalore. The finals were held in Kolkata, where 64 schools from all over the country and the Middle East took part. Our team of Jagan and Manish stood Third among these 64 schools. Later in the year they participated in the All India Horlicks Activity 2003 Quiz Contest, where they stood First among the Juniors. They also participated in an InterSchool Competition held at Clarence High School, Richards Town, Bangalore, where they placed Third.In a field of 40 schools, they were Runners-up, in the Quiz Contest conducted by the Children's Movement for Civic Awareness. All in all, Baldwin Boys' High School is in the forefront of performance and achievements amongest all schools here in Bangalore.

The school provides excellent opportunities for the development of sporting prowess in children. It would be pertinent to mention that ICSE ensures the required importance to physical education by making it one of the optional subjects (VI Subject) in Stds IX and X.

FOOTBALL, HOCKEY AND CRICKET have a tradition of excellence. Opportunities are provided to participate at Inter-school and district level. The best of talent is selected and nurtured to represent the school at various Tournaments. The school has maintained its tradition of being winners on a regular basis. Little wonder that some of them have represented the state and the country. Our school has been in the forefront regularly finishing among the top four over the last decade and above.

BASKETBALL has a fair following. Two basketball courts cater to the needs of these enthusiasts. TABLE TENNIS AND BADMINTON are the other popular games which enjoy due prominence among the Baldwinians. The students are encouraged to join any game keeping in mind their inherent talents and helping them to blossom in their respective games of interest. The school has facilities to give training in GYMNASTICS. A multi-gym with eight stations, barbell with weights, dumbbells, and abdominal bench incline/decline are some of the facilities available to shapeup the body of the growing students. SWIMMING has gained momentum catching the imagination of the students. Its growing popularity has prompted us to conduct summer swimming camps. We Champion swimmers who have taken part in big league competitions and also represented the state. The annual aquatic championship is an annual feature in celebration of the Weston Day. The school is contemplating expanding the present swimming pool to national standards.

All sports activities are conducted under the able guidance of the respective coaches who are professionally competent having represented the country or led the state in their respective disciplines. Interest in all games is kept alive throughout the year with Inter-House Competitions. In particular, special emphasis is laid to select, nurture, and spot the appropriate interest of every student by providing individualized attention on every Saturday for all students of the school.

We also have students who have represented the school at state level in the field of Fencing, Skating, and Karate. At Baldwin Boys' there is no dearth in talent and opportunities and where imparting education encompasses all aspects of a child's mental, psychological development.

The Baldwin Shield Inter-school football tournament was conducted from 16th October to 7th November. This was conducted for Under – 12, i.e., Middle School Std. VII and below, Under –14, for Juniors, and Under – 17, for Seniors.

In the Under – 12 category, 8 teams participated. This category was started in 1988, to encourage the youngsters at this age level. The Finals was between Baldwin Boys’ and St. Joseph Boys’. St. Joseph Boys’ were the winners, the score being 1 – 0. A self-goal from a Baldwin defender enabled the Josephites to claim the Winner’s Shield.

The Under – 14 category was started in 1975. This year, 10 teams took part in this category, and the Finals was played between Mallya Aditi International School and Bethany High School. This match was very exciting, and a real battle of nerves ensued. At the end of regular play, both the teams had not scored, i.e., the scores were level at 0 – 0. The match went into extra time, with the Golden Goal rule being applied. After 10 minutes, there was still no goal scored. The then match went into the Tie-breaker. In this, both teams scored 3 goals each, and they were tied at 3 – 3. The “Sudden Death” rule was applied, and in the first Sudden Death, both teams missed scoring. In the second, Mallya Aditi scored, but Bethany High School missed. Mallya Aditi International School were declared the Winners, with a score of 5 – 4.

The Under – 17 category was started way back in 1960, and in the inaugural year, Baldwins were the winners. This year, 10 teams participated, and Baldwins and St. Joseph’s reached the Finals. In a really keen game of skill, St. Joseph’s was able to beat Baldwins with a score of 2 – 0, as they took an early lead in the 19th minute. Later on, they increased their margin in the 51st minute.

The Chief Guest, Mr. Shanmugam, who played football for India in the 1956 Olympics at Helsinki, was first introduced to both teams, and then gave away the special awards at the end of the match. The awards were presented to:

Kalsang Tenzing from Baldwins, for best Goalkeeper;
Arun from Bishop Cotton Boys’ High School, for best Defender;
Anto from Baldwins, for best Half;
Elvis from St. Josephs’, for best Forward;
Zubair from Mallya Aditi International School was declared Most Promising Player.

The Principal, Mr. Mohan Murthy gave away the awards for the Under – 14 category winners and runners-up.
The Administrative Manager, Lt. Col. E.P. Dayal gave away the awards for the Under – 17 category winners and runners-up.

The Referees were from the Karnataka State Football Association. They were,
Mr. Shivaprasad, Mr. Gurunathan, and Mr. Lakshmipathy. The P.E. Department did a wonderful job of organizing the Tournament. They slogged each day, without a murmur, and the results spoke for themselves. The department consists of Mr. Daniel Soanes, the Tournament Secretary, Mr. D. Chinnadorai, Mr. Sumanth Jacob and Mr. Arun Kumar. Penchaliah and Senthil did the maintenance of the field and the markings.