226 Players from Five Countries Compete in Kathmandu Chess Tournament

Kathmandu. 226 players from five countries are in competition in the chess tournament organized by Kathmandu Metropolitan City.< p>

The tournament, named the Navindra Raj Joshi Memorial Third FIDE Rapid (Under 1900) Chess Tournament, organized by KMC Ward 24, has 226 participants from five countries.< p>

The game has started at the Cultural Dya Chhen located in Dharmapath. Inaugurating the game, Ward No. 24 Chairman Vinod Kumar Rajbhandari discussed the personality of the late Navindra Raj Joshi, who was the Deputy Mayor when the metropolitan city was declared, and stated that the tournament was started in Joshi's name to keep his contributions memorable.< p>

The ward has organized the tournament in collaboration with the World Chess Federation, Asian Chess Federation, and Nepal Chess Federation.< p>

The game is being played in a Swiss system, where a player competes with nine other players and the player with the highest score becomes the winner. So far, five rounds of the game have been completed by Friday. In these rounds, CM Bhagotiprasad Sharma and Deepak Maharjan from Kathmandu, Umesh Rai from Morang, and Furba Lama from Makwanpur have won all five games and are in the top position, informed Chief Arbiter (International Arbiter) Gyanendra Khaiju.< p>

According to Khaiju, in the Swiss league system, players will receive 1 point for every win. A draw will earn 0.5 points.< p>

A total of 226 players from Nepal, India, America, Britain, and France are participating in the tournament. Players from 48 districts of Nepal are participating. From the age perspective, nine-year-old Subang Pradhan to 80-year-old veteran player Sitaram Agarwal are in competition. There are 15 women in the competition.< p>

The ward office has provided accommodation for two nights to the players who have come from outside Kathmandu to compete.< p>

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