Patna: Patna District Senior Chess Championships (Rapid and Blitz) organised by Mega Mind Chess Club and Bihar Vidyapeeth under the auspices of Patna District Chess Association (Ad-hoc Committee) began on Wednesday.
At end of two rounds, 14 players including Vivek, Vijay, Rahul were leading the table with two points each.
Earlier today, the Bihar sports minister Jitendra Kumar Rai formally inaugurated the tournament by lighting the lamp. On this occasion, he also played an informal game with the young players. On this occasion, president of Bihar Vidyapeeth Vijay Prakash, secretary of All Bihar Chess Association Dharmendra Kumar, deputy registrar of Aryabhata University Dr Anjana Kumari, secretary, Bihar Vidyapeeth, Rana Awadhesh Kumar, director, Bihar Vidyapeeth, Dr. Mridula Prakash, Patna District Chess Association (Ad-hoc Committee) president Rajendra Kumar and Convener Ajit Kumar Singh were present as special guests.
Organizing secretary Vipal Subhashi welcomed the guests and Mitali Mitra, the coordinator of the tournament, proposed a vote of thanks.
