Viswanathan Anand to mentor Indian chess gamers forward of Asian Games

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. The AICF is hoping to enhance on India’s efficiency on the 2010 Guangzhou Games, the place India received two bronze medals. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSThe Asian Games are scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25The AICF is hoping to enhance on India’s efficiency on the 2010 Guangzhou GamesIndia received two bronze medals in 2010Five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand has been roped in as a mentor of the Indian gamers trying to break into the staff for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, the place the game will make a comeback after a spot 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 mentioned in a launch.The AICF is hoping to enhance on India’s efficiency on the 2010 Guangzhou Games, the place India received 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 premise of their worldwide ranking. The possible for the lads’s embrace, Vidit Gujarathi, P Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, S L Narayanan, Ok Sasikiran, B Adhiban, Karthikeyan Murali, Arjun Erigaisi, Abhijeet Gupta and Surya Shekhar Ganguly.The girls’s staff possible includes 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 determine the ultimate listing of 5 gamers in April. The chess occasion on the Games will begin on September 11 and will likely be performed in two codecs.The particular person occasion for women and men will likely be performed in Rapid time management from September 11 to 14 September whereas 4 board five-member staff occasion will likely be performed beneath Standard time management from September 16 to September 24.Click right here for IndiaRight this moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.