Online Chess Event Featuring Anand, Chahal Raises Rs 8.86 Lakh For Waste Pickers Community

Previous World Champion Viswanathan Anand and India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal among others partook in an online chess good cause occasion, raising Rs 8.86 lakh for the waste pickers locale battling the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Chess For Charity", hung on 25th April on chess.com, saw India No.1 Anand, No.2 Vidit Gujrathi, Grandmaster Nihal Sarin, Woman Grandmaster Tania Sachdev and Croatia's Antonio Radic take in a group of entertainers containing Biswa Kalyan Rath, Samay Raina, Abhishek Upamanyu and Aakash Mehta.
Chahal, a previous national under-12 victor, additionally took part in the store raiser. He had partaken in an online rush occasion on April 5.
Anand had partaken in a concurrent online occasion on April 11 during which a measure of Rs 4.5 lakh was raised for the PM-CARES Fund.
Aside from Anand, Gujrathi, P Harikrishna and B Adhiban, the nation's best two ladies players-Koneru Humpy and D Harika-had took an interest in the occasion.
"A measure of Rs 8.86 lakh was raised from the occasion which included Anand and Gujrathi among others. It was an incredible move by the chess players," Rakesh Kulkarni, an International Master and Director chess.com-India told PTI.
Then, Chess Kerala will lead Checkmate Covid-19 International Online Blitz Tournament on May 2 to raise assets for the express government's battle against the pandemic.
The gathered pledges from the occasion will be given to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, a public statement said.
The competition has no passage charge, yet to take part, one needs to contribute at least Rs 250.
The competition offers an all-out prize store of Rs 52,000.
In a video message, Anand said the chess network can have a major influence in raising assets for the battle against the coronavirus and welcomed players and devotees to give to the reason.

By-Suvarna Gupta

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