All Tripura Chess Association organized a five-day long chess tournament from April 9 to April 13 at NSRCC Hall, Agartala in association with All India Chess Federation. A total of 108 players from various states of India and neighboring country Bangladesh participated in this competition. All Tripura Chess Association General Secretary Deepak Saha said that as players from Bangladesh participated in this competition, it is being considered as an international competition. He also said that this initiative has been taken mainly to motivate the students towards this game and to include this game at different levels. The secretary said that efforts are being made in discussions with the state government on how chess can be launched as a club league tournament by including the clubs of the state.
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