Sports & Allied News
JAMMU, Dec 05:
All J&K Chess Association has got the honour to organize the biggest National chess championship of India (as earlier there were two events National B and National A) under new format which was implemented by All India chess federation from this year only.
This historic event in new format was allotted to J&K after great efforts by AJKCA president Atul Kumar Gupta convincing AICF that J&K State can do it in best possible manner. Atul kumar gupta thanked AICF for trusting AJKCA for event of such a big stature. As India is also a separate zone so this is simultaneously also a kind of asian zonal event. On world chess federation site it is given as Asian Zonal 3.7 event as there are 7 separate zones in Asia.
While briefing media persons Atul said that this type of events can bring boom in sports activities in the state and can motivate thousands of youth to get involved in sports. This event will give highest level of exposure to our state players and will play a very bigger role in diversion of mind of youth of our state towards sports and positive direction.
J&K state also got the opportunity to field 8 players in this event being a host state.
This event is being conducted with fresh rules by allowing the wild card entry only for players with rating of more than 2000. About 170 players, 36 Managers and 10 officials total 216 from 36 different affiliated units of All India Chess federation have confirmed their participation in this prestigious event of India.
