Development of an Interactive PowerPoint for Training Early Age Athletes in Chess Openings

Abstract

This study intends to develop a product to train early-age athletes at the Malang Gajahmada Chess Association (PCGM) in the form of PowerPoints and websites. This product can assist athletes in learning and memorising chess openings, which is a useful tactic in chess games. The research approach employed is research and development. The following is the study’s progression: first, analysis of development requirements by observation and interviews with up to 15 athletes. This is followed by product design and a validation test by media end material experts. Based on the results, the product is revised, and four athlete small group trials are conducted along with 11 athlete large group trials. The final products are developed based on the findings of the requirements and analysis of observations and interviews. The early-age athletes at PCGM require the chess opening exercises urgently. Based on the recapitulation findings, the material expert gave a score of 90%, and the media expert gave a 95%, indicating that it was declared valid and worthy of testing in small and large groups. The trial findings indicated that the small group trials obtained a score of 95%, while the large group trials received a score of 97.81%. The chess opening training media development product in the form of PowerPoints is particularly valid and suitable for PCGM early childhood athletes, according to validation and group trial findings. Keywords: early age athletes; training media; chess openings