7th National School Chess Championship 2018 starts
7th edition of National School Chess Championship 2018 started in the capital city of Odisha, Bhubaneswar. The tournament was inaugurated in presence of Mr.Achyuta Samanta, founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology. The magnitude of this event is huge as this is the biggest school level national championship in Indian chess. From here, you can spread the awareness of chess all over the country. The tournament is taking place at the exact same place where World Junior Chess Championship took place last year. ChessBase India will bring you unparalleled coverage of this event. Photos and captions by: Niklesh Jain
Founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Mr Achyuta Samanta inaugurated the 7th National School Chess Championship 2018
Do not forget the games will take place in Bhubaneswar
The inaugural moves were made on a giant chess board
When the number of participants is over 750, then a huge number of parents' presence is quite natural
Chief Arbiter is IA Nandakumar N K
This is a game of adventure
It is time to enjoy the game
Let us play some fun games
Do not worry, everything will be alright
Don't you know how to write the notations? Okay I will show you.
Ready for action
Playing chess gives me a lot of joy
Let the game begin