Title - Railway chess championship begins

The 26th All-India Railway Chess Championship 2013–14 began at the EMD Loco Shed on Gadag Road here on Sunday.The event, which is being hosted by the South Western Railway Sports Association (SWRSA) for the second year in succession, was inaugurated by SWRSA president and South Western Railway chief mechanical engineer Vashishta Johri here on Sunday.Mr. Johri said he was happy some of the noted chess players in the country had made it to the event.He added that 125 chess players representing twelve railway zones and four production units would be participating.

SWRSA honorary general secretary and Chief Traffic Planning Manager N. Srinivas welcomed the gathering.

He said in the previous year’s tournament conducted by the South Western Railway at Mysore, the Integral Coach Factory team won and Western Railway emerged runner up.

Format

For the team championship, six matches would be held and for the individual championship, eight matches would be held in the Swiss League format, the SWRSA president said.

On the inaugural day, South Eastern Railway, South Central Railway, South Western Railway and Central Railway teams won in the first round.