Arun Prasad , Sahaj to lead Indian challenge
Posted: Tuesday , Jan 12, 2010 at 0020 hrs
New Delhi
Grand Master S Arun Prasad and International Master Sahaj Grover will be spearhead India’s challenge in the Parsvnath International Chess tournament, which gets underway in the Capital from January 14.
The hosts, however, will be missing the services of Grand Master Parimarjan Negi and 2008 world junior champion and last year’s winner Abhijeet Gupta, who have decided to skip the Rs 12.5 lakh prize money tournament for the Corus Chess tournament which is set to begin at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands.
The young Grover, who has an ELO rating of 2448 and was awarded the IM title recently by FIDE, has emerged as one of the players to watch out in the recent months.
Arjuna awardee Tania Sachdev is another player the Capital’s chess fans will pin their hopes on when the 23-year-old kick starts her quest for a second GM norm.
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Good luck to everybody.