36th National U-17 Chess C’ship underway
Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 30: IM Vignesh of Telangana and FM Prishita Gupta of Delhi emerged among the leaders after Round 4 of the 36th National U-17 Boys and Girls Chess Championship being held at Kangrafort Banquets and Resorts,...
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 30: IM Vignesh of Telangana and FM Prishita Gupta of Delhi emerged among the leaders after Round 4 of the 36th National U-17 Boys and Girls Chess Championship being held at Kangrafort Banquets and Resorts, Barnai, Jammu.
In the boys section, FM Bivor Adak of West Bengal, FM Madesh Kumar of Puducherry, FM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma of Madhya Pradesh and IM Vignesh are jointly leading with four points each. In the girls section, Shivamshika of Telangana and Prishita Gupta of Delhi are sharing the lead with four points apiece.
A record 286 players from 30 States/UTs, including 38 from J&K, are participating in the championship. Around 200 others, including arbiters, managers, coaches and accompanying persons, are also part of the event. The championship carries a total cash prize of Rs 9 lakh and is being played under the Swiss system as per FIDE Laws of Chess over 11 rounds.
