National Team Chess Championship-2018 Begins

Shri. Achyuta Samanta, Founder Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences inaugurating the National Team Chess Championship-2018.

Photos by I.A. Gopakumar Sudhakaran

Odisha: The 38th National Team Chess Championship and 16th National Team Chess Championship for Women commenced today at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. This event is being held from 07 to 14 February 2018. India’s premier companies like Airport Authority of India, Air India, Indian Railways etc. are fielding strong players like GM Adhiban Baskaran, GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly, IM Padmini Rout and many titled players.

Round 1 

Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) scored 3½:½  to defeat Gujarat.

Trivedi made an exchange sacrificed on move 26. Ganguly had to give up his queen to escape immediate checkmate. There was a complete off-balance on the board. White was enjoying a massive advantage but few inaccurate moves later the grandmaster secured a draw.

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Airport Authority of India (AAI) also had an easy day at the office after a 4 : 0 clear sweep.

Defending champions Railway Sports Promotion Board – A showed complete dominance against Odisha-MCF-3 with 4 : 0.

Board Pairings

Team Women

It was an easy day for higher-rated players with no hiccups or upsets. PSPB, Air India and AAI scored clear wins.

Board Pairings