Port Blair, May 2: The MPL 33rd National U-17 Chess Championship–2023 began yesterday the 1st May 2023 in Jalandhar, Punjab.
Around 250 players across India are participating in the prestigious event in which 3 young budding chess players, (two boys and one girl) from Andaman & Nicobar Islands viz. D Shrestha Vijay, A Chirag Kumar and Jasleen Kaur Bohra are taking part in the Championship.
The event will be held for 9 days over 11 rounds under Swiss System in Classical time control from 01.05.2023 to 09.05.2023. The total Prize money for the championship is Rupees Nine Lakhs which will be awarded among top twenty players in Boys & Girls Category.