All India Chess Competition for the Blind at iLEAD
All India Chess Competition for the Blind at iLEAD
Event Date:
January 26, 2017
Chess is one of the sports which any visually impaired person can play with same amount of finesse as any other expert. iLEAD and All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) hosted "All India Chess Competition For The Blind - National B". The event in association with Bengal Chess Association for the Blind and Turnstone Global saw a massive footfall of around 124 visually impaired players from all across the country. The competition from 26th - 30th January had chess matches, each for duration of 4 intense hours. Some of the winners and best performers from 124 participants were Makwana Ashwin K, Kishan Gangoli, Patra Subhendu Kumar, Aryan B Joshi and Shashidhar KM.
