Five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand has been roped in as a mentor of the Indian gamers trying to break into the group for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, the place the game will make a comeback after a niche of 12 years.
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) is eyeing a wealthy medal haul from its gamers on the Games, that are scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25.
“Eyeing the four gold medals at stake in the games, the legendary Grandmaster Anand took a different role and will mentor the team and the first session between him and the players will kick start next Thursday,” the AICF stated in a launch.
The AICF is hoping to enhance on India’s efficiency on the 2010 Guangzhou Games, the place India gained two bronze medals.
“The All India Chess Federations started the preparation well in advance by selecting 10 probable each for the men and women’s team.” The gamers have been chosen on the idea of their worldwide ranking.
The possible for the lads’s embody, Vidit Gujarathi, P Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, SL Narayanan, Okay Sasikiran, B Adhiban, Karthikeyan Murali, Arjun Erigaisi, Abhijeet Gupta and Surya Shekhar Ganguly.
The girls’s group possible contains Koneru Humpy, D Harika, Vaishali R, Tania Sachdev, Bhakti Kulkarni, Vantika Agrawal, Mary Ann Gomes, Soumya Swaminathan and Eesha Karavade.
The choice committee consisting of Abhijit Kunte, Dibeyandu Barua and Dinesh Sharma will resolve the ultimate checklist of 5 gamers in April.
The chess occasion on the Games will begin on September 11 and might be performed in two codecs. The particular person occasion for women and men might be performed in speedy time management from September 11 to 14 September whereas the 4 board five-member group occasion might be performed below customary time management from September 16 to September 24.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
