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- Under the leadership of the treasurer of the Nepal Intellectual Federation, the players have left for Shanghai in China and Almaty in Kazakhstan.
- The Nepali team will compete in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Team Chess Tournament to be held from April 7 to 12.
- Five Nepali players will participate in the Asian Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World School Team Chess Tournament to be held from April 6 to 11.
22 Chait, Kathmandu. On the invitation of China and Kazakhstan Chess Federation, Nepali intellectual players left for Shanghai and Almaty on Sunday.
Under the leadership of the treasurer of the Nepal Intellectual Federation, the team going to China includes high-ranked player and Nepal champion FIDE master Rupesh Jaishwal, Dolakha’s Ashish Phuyal and women’s first-ranked Kritisara Adhikari.
The team will compete in the 8th Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Team Chess Tournament to be held from April 7 to 12.
Likewise, the winners of the 2nd National School Chess Tournament, students of Marvelous High School, have also left for Almaty, Kazakhstan.
They will participate in the ‘Asian Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World School Team Chess Tournament’ from April 6 to 11.
Five players from Nepal will participate in the international junior competition. The team consists of Nihana Shrestha, Suhani Singh, Kristi Rizal, Vrijanandadas Tamta and Akshar Kunwar.
Nirajan Prajapati, the rating officer of the Nepal Intellectual Federation and International Judge (IA), will be the team manager for the continental competition, while Rijendra Rajbhandari will be the coach.
Nepal Intellectual Federation President Herakazi Maharjan and Spokesperson Raju Tamrakar bid farewell to both the teams at Tribhuvan International Airport on Sunday and wished them success.