National chess championship for the blind in Mumbai
National chess championship for the blind in Mumbai
All The Players Who Are Participating In This Championship Are Visually Impared But They Are Mentally Very Strong And Competiting This Championship To Book Their Seat At The International Platform Of Chess.
News Nation Bureau | Reported By : Pankaj Mishra | Edited By : Deepak Mahato | Updated on: 06 Feb 2018, 11:08:12 PM
Mumbai:
The 13th edition of AICFB ‘National ‘A’ Chess Championship for the visually challenged’, commenced in Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai on 3rd Feb and will continue till the 11th Feb.
All the players who are participating in this championship are visually impared but they are mentally very strong and competiting this championship to book their seat at the international platform of chess.
$50,555 raised from Anand & 4 GMs Covid relief fund matches
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$50,555 raised from Anand & 4 GMs Covid relief fund matches. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, May 15 : A sum of $50,555 was raised by online chess game site www.chess.com towards Covid-19 relief in India by organising chess games featuring five time World Chess Champion Grandmaster (GM) V.Anand and four other GMs Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, Nihal Sarin and R.Praggnanandhaa recently, said an official.
The five GMs played simultaneous games online against those who had paid the necessary fees ($150 to play against Anand and $25 to play against others).
During the course of the games, donations poured in, taking the total to $50,555 against an earlier target of $15,000.
Chess federation crowdfunds Rs 60L
Chess federation crowdfunds Rs 60L
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: May 11, 2021, 06:00 IST
They have doctors on stand-by and provide financial help for chess fraternity in COVID-related care
The
Maharashtra Chess Association (
MCA) has come to the aid of the chess fraternity in India during these trying pandemic times. Along with having doctors on-call round the clock and committee members lending a helping hand, the aim of the association is that one should get help when needed. Under the guidance of the All India
Chess Federation, this initiative panning across India was started earlier this month, and is just about gaining momentum.