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NAGPUR: Under-15 chess players from across the globe should consider themselves blessed. That's because the game of sixty-four squares does not need an outdoor environment and neither does it need teammates to checkmate rivals. It's all an indoor thing.

And the icing on the cake for the brainy boys and girls is March 30, the day that will kick off an online chess competition for the talented lot.

Bring about this welcome change is the man of the moment, Swapnil Dhopade, who is also Vidarbha's first grandmaster.

After starting Chess Pathshala, an online academy to provide coaching to ambitious players, Amravati's Dhopade decided to make the most of the lockdown by creating a competitive environment for budding players.

The tournament being played in the shortest format of the sport will be a two-hour blitz for players below 15 years and top ranked Indian masters. GMs Praggnanandhaa R, city's Raunak Sadhwani, Gukesh D, IM Aditya Mittal and our very own girl, WFM Divya Deshmukh, will be seen in action.

"I am happy to play this online chess tournament. Unlike other sports, this is a great opportunity for young chess players. I hope this tense situation comes to an end soon," said the world's fourth youngest GM, 14-year-old Praggnanandhaa.

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Cooped up indoors? Beat the best in Under-15 chess, online - Times of India