The Indian National Under-11 Chess Championship is now being organized by the Haryana State Chess Association under the auspices of the All India Chess Federation at HSV Global School, Gurgaon, Haryana.
During the 7th round, the General Secretary of Asian Chess Federation Mr. Hisham Al-Taher along with Mr. Bharat Singh Chauhan, Deputy President of the Asian Chess Federation visited the championship venue and met players and officials. The Secretary of Haryana State Chess Association and Treasurer of All India Chess Federation Shri. Naresh Sharma welcomed Mr. Hisham to the championship.
A total number of 297 players in Open and 131 players in Girls are participating this prestigious Indian National event to select the Indian team for the 2023 edition of World and Asian Youth Chess Championships.
Unlike many other federations, India holds selection tournaments one year ahead with age limit one year below the next year’s event.