Capital hosts first ever Blind Fold Chess tournament

New Delhi, June 13 (UNI) The first ever Blind Fold Chess Tournament in the capital got underway at the Russian Centre of Science and culture today.

The four-day tournament is being organised in collaboration with Botwinnik Chess Academy (BCA) and is the first blind fold event to be held here. The participants include IM Vishal Sareen and under-10 World Champion Sahaj Grover.

The BCA runs four international chess events known as Bhilwara International Grandmaster Tournaments first of which was held in 1982, 84, 86 and 87.

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