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Maharashtra State Under 8 Open And Girls Group Selection Chess Tournament.

*Maharashtra Chess Association and will be played at Symbiosis Sports Centre ,off Prabhat road, from 12th to 13th March 2022.

Pune: A total 154 players from all over state which included five rated players will be seen in action at the  Maharashtra State Under 8 open and girls group Selection Chess Tournament which will be organized by Pune District Chess Circle  under the auspices of Maharashtra Chess Association and will be played at Symbiosis Sports Centre ,off Prabhat road, from 12th to 13th March 2022.

International Arbiter Vinita Kshotri and Dr.Sanjay Karawade, Secretary of PDCC informed that, A total 154 Chess Players from Pune, Mumbai, Nashik, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Buldhana, Nandurbar, Solapur, Akola, Chandrapur, Raigad, Satara, Palghar, Kolhapur, Thane, Amravati, Jalna, Sangli  have registered for this tournament.  Prominent players who have confirmed their entries for the event include Avirat Chauhan(Pune, 1327), Vihaan Agrawal(Mumbai Sub,1325), Chirag Lahoti(Nagpur,1176), Arjun Singh(Mumbai Sub, 1015), Soni Vivan(Kolhapur, 1002).

The event will be played under Swiss league format in the 9th round with the Latest FIDE rules applicable.  The event will be played in an under  8 open and girls category.  The top two selected from each group will represent Maharashtra in national under 8 category to be held in Haryana.The tournament will be inaugurated at the hands of Mr.Harnish Raja of Hodek, Dr.Satish Thigale of Symbiosis Sports Centre and Mr.Ashwin Trimal, VP of PDCC on Saturday, 12th March 2022 at 9.30am.

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