Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa distributed prizes to 30 players for outstanding performance at the concluding function of 51st National Challengers Chess Championship here on Tuesday.
Tej Kumar MM of Railways won the championship by securing 11 points, Ashwin Jairam of Tamil Nadu and Akshat Khamparia of Madhya Pradesh secured the 3rd spot. Congratulating the 282 players who participated in the championship, the Chief Secretary wished them success in future. Eight grand masters and 36 international masters also participated in the championship including players working in various institutions in Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal etc.
Principal Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare M Mohan Rao and Principal Secretary Women & Child Development BR Naidu were also present on the occasion. Director Sports Shailendra Shrivastava informed about activities. President of Commonwealth Chess Association Bharat Singh Chauhan, Organising Committee’s Secretary Kapil Saxena and Dharmendra Kumar were also present.