BSNl Jharkhand Circle will host the 16th All India Chess Tournament in the State Capital from September 6 to September 8 at ARTTC campus. As many as 14 teams will compete with each other in the three days event. The 15th edition of the chess tournament was successfully conducted at Hyderabad in 2015. Former Olympians Sylvanus Dung Dung has given his consent to be the Chief Guest for the inaugural session.
All pre arrangements have been completed by the Jharkhand Circle officials. “Technical committee has been constituted to monitor the event. General Manager (Administration), BSNl, New Delhi, SK Sinha has been recruited as observer. Other delegates from BSNl Mumbai and Bhopal office have been given the charge of referee and assistant referee respectively. Approximately, six delegates have been appointed to monitor the technical aspects of the game. The tournament will be inaugurated at 10 AM in the presence of staffs and officers of BSNl,” said, Chief General Manager, BSNl Jharkhand Circle, KK Takur.