98 students play hard at 3-day Inter-School chess tourney

GANGTOK, 08 May: Ninety-eight students representing twenty schools from across the State are taking part in the 1st Inter-School Open Chess Tournament which got underway here at the Army School, Deorali, on Saturday.
The tournament is being organised by the Army School under the guidance of the Sikkim Chess Association [SCA] and was inaugurated by the Principal, Army School, Krishna CC, and the SCA general secretary, Mahendra Dhakal.
The tournament is following the Swiss League System under which every participant plays seven rounds, accumulating points which will decide the victors.

While the two rounds were played on the inaugural day, three were played on Sunday and the final two rounds will be played on Monday, the organisers inform.
Mr Dhakal appreciated the Army School initiative to host the tournament, lauding it as a “unique effort” which had created a good platform to promote chess among the students in Sikkim.
He mentioned that the participation of 98 students was a very encouraging sign that chess was catching up among the young in Sikkim.