Nearly 120 visually impaired vie for chess meet in Kerala
Aluva, Nov 29 (ANI): A three-day chess championship for visually impaired was held in Kerala in which nearly 120 players are competing. The championship has been organised by Chess Association for the Blind and Kerala Blind School Society. The unsighted and sighted contestants have come together from six different states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to take part in the championship. There are 15 Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation players also participating in the championship which concludes on Monday (November 30). Ajesh Kumar, member of Chess Association for the Blind, said that their goal was to make the players efficient. The All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) is the governing body for the game of chess among visually impaired in India which was formed in 1997 with a view to promote the game of chess among the visually impaired all over the country.
