Port Blair, July 12: The MPL 51st National Junior Boys (Under-19) & 36th National Junior Girls (Under-19) Chess Championships–2022 begins todays the 12th July 2002 at Pune, Maharashtra which is being organised by Maharastra Chess Association on behalf of All India Chess Federation under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. Of India.
Over 200 boys and girls from 25 states across the country are participating in the prestigious Championship in which R Kashthuri Bhai, from Andaman & Nicobar Islands will be participating in the Junior Girls Category.
The championship will be held for 9 days from 12th July to 20th July 2022 over 11 rounds in classical mode. The total cash prize for the championship is rupees Ten lakhs which will be awarded among top twenty players in Boys and Girls category.