291 take part in KIOCL chess tournament in Mangaluru
The Hindu
Pranav V. from Tamil Nadu won the first prize winner in the open category
In all, 291 persons took part in the two-day All India Open FIDE rating rapid chess tournament-2022 titled “4th Kudremukh Trophy” organised by KIOCL Limited, a Union Government undertaking, which concluded in the city on Sunday.
The tournament was conducted under the guidance of international arbiter Salim Beigh and deputy arbiter Sakashath.
The participants came from Goa, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka with the youngest player being five years old and eldest being 82, a KIOCL release said here on Monday.

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