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The Telegraph Schools' Chess Championship 2002 Jamshedpur Edition

Media Release before the event

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Horlicks presents

3^RD THE TELEGRAPH SCHOOLS’ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2002.

JAMSHEDPUR EDITION

The Telegraph, the Calcutta-based leading English daily of the Eastern Region of India, has been sponsoring this event for the last 15 years. The idea behind organising this championship was to promote chess from the grassroots level. For the first 12 years, the championship was successfully held in Calcutta and since year 2000, the meet has been spread out to different other regions of eastern India. The Jamshedpur and Guwahati legs were introduced in the year 2000 while Bhubaneswar has been added to the calendar last year. Like the Jamshedpur and Guwahati editions, the Bhubaneswar leg too generated great enthusiasm and attracted huge number of entries.

The Telegraph Schools Chess Championship has clearly established itself as the premier school level championship of the country. So much so that from 1999, the Calcutta event became the only school-level rating chess tournament of the country.

The Telegraph School Chess Championship has, over the years, produced national-level stars like double GM-norm holder Sandipan Chanda, Tejas Bakre and Surya Sekhar Ganguly IMs Neelotpal Das, and Shanker Roy, former world under-12 champion Deep Sengupta and former under-12 Asian champion Abhijit Gupta. Even Bangladesh’s GM Ziaur Rahman and single GM norm holder Reefat Bin Sattar came to the limelight from the Telegraph Schools Chess.
sponsors of this meet :

Smithkline Beecham Consumer Healthcare Ltd, the makers of Horlicks. This is the second consecutive time that Horlicks has been associated with The Telegraph Schools Chess Championship and are committed to sponsorship in the Eastern Region.
THE ORGANISERS

The championship is being organised by Tata Steel and Alekhine Chess Club of Calcutta. In the field of promoting and organising sports events, Tata Steel does not need any fresh introduction, as they are well known nationally and internationally. Tata Steel Chess Training Centre came into existence in the year 1989. The primary objective of this centre was to impart training to the budding chess players of this region. The centre has adequate infra-structural facilities for the purpose. The star players of this centre are Radha Krishna Kamath the first Indian to win Medal (Bronze) in the age group world championship, IM elect Vishal Sareen, Ms Dolon Champa Bose, Ms. Baisakhi Das, Pritam Singh, Rohan and Rahul Shandilya, Prateek Sengupta, Deep Sengupta, Dushyant Das, Abhishek Das.

Alekhine Chess Club has been a premier institution in the country, having organised 22 international tournaments in its 25-year history. The club has produced players of international repute including GMs, IMs and several FIDE-rated players and has been involved with pioneering methods of coaching. The club has been recognised this year as an affiliate of All India Chess Federation for its contribution in the promotion of chess for the last 25 years.

JAMSHEDPUR became the first city to host this meet outside Calcutta from year 2000.
TECHNICAL DETAILS

A total of 240 School students from about 40 schools covering 8 districts of Jharkhand and Bihar, will take part in this event.
The Schedule:

INAUGURATION:

Ms. Nidhi Khare, DC, East Singhbhum, will inaugurate the event on 26^th July 2002 at 3:30 pm at the tournament venue. Ms. Bachendri Pal, Padmashree, will be present as Guest of Honour.
PLAYING SESSIONS:

Round I : 4pm to 8pm July 26, 2002

Round II : 8am to 12noon July 27, 2002

Round III : 2pm to 6pm July 27, 2002

Round IV : 8am to 12noon July 28, 2002

Round V : 2pm to 6pm July 28, 2002

Round VI : 8am to 12noon July 29, 2002

Round VII : 2pm to 6pm July 29, 2002

Round VIII : 8am to 12noon July 30, 2002

Round IX : 2pm to 6pm July 30, 2002

Round X : 8am to 12noon July 31, 2002

Round XI : 8am to 12 noon August 1, 2002
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION:

The prize distribution ceremony will be held on 1^st August 2002 at 7pm at MICHAEL JOHN auditorium. Sri B. Muthuraman, MD, Tata Steel, will distribute the prizes.

Sri. Charles Borromeo, Padmashree will be the Guest of Honour.
TOP PLAYERS OF THE MEET

Among those in fray are leading players of the region like, Shalini Srivastava, Anirban Pati, Bishnu Priya Bala, Kaushik Das, Himanshu Kumar, Priya Ratnam, Saurav Anand, Akash Kusum, Vikash Kumar Tiwary, Satish Kumar, Arin Kumar Biswas, S Sruthi, Ankit Kumar Singh and S Sriraj, Mayank Jaiswal, G Samvedita, R sharda.
YOUNGEST BOY:

Bireswar Bala (4 years ), a Student from Rajasthan Vidya Mandir, Chakradharpur.
YOUNGEST GIRL:

Ms. Manaswini S Chanda (5 years and 1 month), a Student from Carmel Junior Colleage, Jsr.
PRIZES

There are 10 cash prizes with Trophies and 10 special prizes for the best performers in different age group. The winner will receive Rs 3,000/- along with the trophy while the runners up will receive Rs 2,250/- and a trophy. The best school trophy will be given to the school scoring maximum points counting the top four scores.
ADDED INCENTIVE:

The top 5 players of the meet will qualify for the Calcutta Grand Finals.
NAME OF THE DISTRICTS TAKING PART:

Muzaffarpur, 2. Patna 3. Chapra, 4. Munger, 5. Dhanbad--- all Bihar, 6. Saraikela, 7. East Singhbhum, 8. West Singhbhum – all Jharkhand

NAME OF SCHOOLS TAKING PART:

Kasidih High School, Kerala Samajam Model School, Jamshedpur Public School, Church School, DBMS English School, DBMS Career Academy, ADL Society High School, BEM High School, Rajasthan Vidya Mandir (CKP), Andhra Bhakta Sree Rama Mandiram Middle School, Mrs KMPM High School, DAV public School, Kerala Public School (Gamharia), NH English School, Carmel Junior College, Loyola School, Motilal Nehru Public School, Dyanand Public School, South Eastern Rly. Mixed English Medium English School(CKP), Sacred Heart Convent School, Brijkishore Kindergarten (Chapra), Delhi Public School, J H Tarapore School, Razakiya Zila School (MZP), Saran Central School (MZP), Sunshine Prep. School (MZP), Rly Mixed Primary (CKP), Kendriya Vidyalaya (CKP), Little Pearl (CKP), Carmel (CKP), Tagore Academy, Ram Krishna Mission, Sree Sakchi Gujrati School, R C Singh Boys and Girls, Santiniketan (MZP), MSDD (MZP), Town School (Munger) and others.

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