Indian visually challenged team excited at the prospect of playing at the Kolkata GM Open 2018
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Channel: ChessBase India · 2018 · Gaming
The visually challenged players of India have always had the problem of not getting enough opportunities to play high level tournaments. However, this is set to change as the organizers of the Kolkata GM Open 2018 Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy and All Sports Foundation have given top four players free entry in the A-group of the tournament. Not only that they have also given them free accommodation and food. The top visually challenged players of India - Kishan Gangolli, Aryan Joshi, Ashvin Makwana, and Soundarya Pradhan will be playing in the Kolkata GM Open 2018 and for most of them this is the first GM A-category tournament they have played in their life. These are the players who will be representing India at the Blind World Team Championship 2018 in Bulgaria later this year. So this is an ideal training playground for them. We thank DBCA and All Sports Foundation for this kind gesture.
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