Strong Indian chess contingent gearing up for Asian leg of World Cadets title

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Dec 9 : A strong Indian chess cadet contingent is gearing up to take on other Asian rivals from Dec 11 onwards in the first leg of the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth (Under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18) Rapid Chess Championships, said the team coach.
The players are in two categories – open and girls.
“We are expecting many Indian players to qualify for the knockout stage. The Asian leg will be for three days starting December 11 and ending on December 13,” team coach Grandmaster (GM) M. Shyam Sundar told IANS.
The Indian contingent in the open category consists of GMs D. Gukesh, Sadhwani Raunak (Under 16 and 18), P. Iniyan (Under 18) apart from others.
The girls’ section is spearheaded by International Master (WIM) Divya Deshmukh, Woman Fide Master (WFM) Savitha Shri B (Under 16 and 18), Vantika Agrawal (Under 18) and IM Rakshitta Ravi (Under 16) apart from others in other age categories.
“The players have been requested to have two net connections so that if one gets disrupted the other one can kick in quickly,” Sundar said.