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Organisers of the mind sports events announced that the Scholarship Award worth Rs 28.80 lakh will be offered to 48 zonal winners of the SOG Grandmasters Series at the conclusion of the South Zone event.
Chess Representational Image. (AFP Photo)
Major Dhyan Chand Scholarship Award worth Rs 28.80 lakh will be offered to 48 zonal winners of the SOG Grandmasters Series, the organisers of the mind sports events announced after the South Zone finals on Thursday.
The competition, organised by Skillhub Online Games Federation, was held in three categories — eChess, Blind Chess and Rummy and a total of 132 players competed for the top spots.
Kishan Gangoli, Gopi R and Venkat Reddy emerged winners in the Indian Chess Masters for Blind (ICMB), while Marthandan and Ira Chavan won the Indian Chess Masters (ICM) men’s and women’s events respectively.
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