Chess- A Game For India and on the Rise? Online Chess competition

India is on a digital High and the 1000 year old '' game of chess' is not untouched. Come 15th January, that's today, on a Sunday, India gears up. Vishy Anand- is our Sachin of the Chess. 

 

The 3rd ChessBase India "Vishy Anand" online blitz tournament will be held on 15th of January 2017 at 13.30 server time (13.30 CET) on the Playchess server. The tournament is open to all the players of the world. The winner will win 12 months of ChessBase premium account along with Vishy Anand's DVD Vol.1+2. The second and third places will win nine and six months CB Premium Account + CBM 175. There are even more lucky prizes! Check out the article for more details. The 3rd ChessBase India online chess tournament will take place on the 15th of January 2017 at 13.30 server time (13.30 CET) in the Emanuel Lasker Arena on Playchess server. The tournament is held in the honour of the best chess player of India Viswanathan Anand.

A Chess game under progress at a restaurant in South Delhi- Pictue taken January-2017

On the other hand, in the Tribal dominated district of Mandla, the hinterland will be holding a highest prize money Rs 5 lakh - tournament of central India from January 27. As per TOI, it is named as Aadi (aadi for adivasi) international open rating tournament, the event is brainchild of the district mining officer, an accomplished chess player who can play blind fold with 10 opponents at a time.About 200 participants including one grand master and three international masters have so far given their nod for the competition. Mandla is more than 450 kms away from Bhopal and is predominantly a tribal district with nearest railway station and airport located at Jabalpur about 77 kms away from the district headquarter.

The key (4) benefits of playing chess can be attributed like this.

1) Chess improves key thinking skills

2) Chess can improve your memory 

3) Chess players are successful

4) Chess can make your kids smarter

India is an interesting country and the digital and mainline bit of games such as chess can co exist and gather the kind of interest it deserves, in equal measures. 

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