Mumbai: The World Junior Chess Championship, the first stepping stone to future glory, is scheduled from October 5-20 in Pune.
A total of 250 players from 65 countries, including 30 which have confirmed their entries till date ahead of the September 5 deadline, would be seen in action in the under 20 tournament, it was announced at a media conference here today.
The event is being hosted jointly by the Maharashtra Chess Association and its Pune affiliate at a five star hotel in Viman Nagar and 1987 winner and five-time world champion Vishwanathan Anand, who was present at the announcement, is the event’s brand ambassador.
Anand and a few others from met Maharashtra CM Prithrivaj Chavan last evening and the latter has agreed to be the patron of the tournament.There will be a open category for players with ELO rating of 2000 and above. (PTI)