Offline chess in Jharkhand is set to be back after more than a year.
The global pandemic had forced the players to make virtual moves but the wait has ended with All Jharkhand Chess Association (AJCA) switching gears to organise the senior championship in Ranchi.
The 20th edition of the Aditya Birla Memorial State Senior Chess Championship - 2021 is going to take place from March 20 to 23 at Sarala Birla University, Birla Knowledge City, Mahilong, Ranchi.
According to AJCA secretary, Neeraj Kumar Mishra, the state senior women and under-25 team will be selected on the basis of ranking obtained during the championship. As the national senior meet has been declared from April 12 at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, we are required to organise this event in a very short notice, he added.
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The new team at helm of All India Chess Federation (AICF) will start settling its dues once its bank account is de-freezed and plans are afoot to conduct the national chess championship in a hybrid model, a senior official has said. He also .
Indian chess body should turn player-friendly: Chess Players Forum
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Chennai, Jan 7 : With a new management in place in the All India Chess Federation (AICF), it was high time the body took a host of decisions for the betterment of the sport in the country, Chess Players Forum (CPF) officials said on Thursday.
These steps include turning player-friendly by unconditionally readmitting banned players, withdrawing court cases, complying with the National Sports Development Code by including prominent chess players in the management with voting rights, and starting the Indian Chess League.