Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has been awarded the Player of the Year award by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) for profitable the gold medal with a record-breaking rating of 9/11 on the forty fourth Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram final yr.
In March final yr, Gukesh grew to become solely the sixth Indian to interrupt the 2700 Elo-rating mark, and the youngest grandmaster from the nation to be rated above 2700.
Was awarded ‘The Player of the Year’ on the Asian Chess Summit in Abu Dhabi final evening
Thanks to the Asian Chess Federation and AICF for the popularity! pic.twitter.com/tnRujSNhrU— Gukesh D (@DGukesh) March 2, 2023
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) gained the ‘Most Active Federation’ award in the course of the ongoing ACF Annual Summit right here.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has been awarded the Man of the Year award in August final yr for his effort in efficiently internet hosting the FIDE Chess Olympiad inside a brief discover of 4 months.
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The Indian ladies’s staff, comprising Koneru Humpy, D Harika, R Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni, was adjudged the ‘Women’s Team of the Year’ for his or her bronze-winning effort, whereas Grandmaster RB Ramesh gained the lads’s coach. -The-Year award and Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte gained the Women’s Coach-of-the-Year award.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
