New Executive Committee Formed at AGM; Four More Districts Join the Association
Kanpur: Anoop Jain of Kanpur has been elected the new president of the Uttar Pradesh Chess Sports Association (UPCSA) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), where a new executive committee was constituted.
Rajesh Kumar Sahi of Lucknow, Deepak Bajaj of Varanasi and Arvind Singh of Kanpur Dehat were elected vice-presidents. A.K. Raizada of Lucknow was elected secretary, while Vinay Anand retained his position as treasurer. All four assistant secretaries and other existing members were also re-elected. Surendra Kumar of Ghaziabad and Abhishek Tiwari of Kanpur were inducted as new executive committee members.
The AGM, held at KDMA World School in Kanpur, was attended by representatives from 35 districts across the state.
Dr Sanjay Kapoor, former president of the All India Chess Federation and president of FIDE Zone 3.7, attended the meeting as the special guest. He announced that four new districts—Kanpur Dehat, Ambedkar Nagar, Farrukhabad and Auraiya—had been brought under the association, taking the total number of affiliated districts in Uttar Pradesh to 51.
Varanasi to Host National Championship with Rs 30 Lakh Prize Pool
Dr Kapoor announced that the association will organise the All India Open National Chess Championship in Varanasi from November 29 to December 9. The tournament will carry a total prize money of Rs 30 lakh and is expected to attract leading chess players from across the country.
Kanpur will host the state’s first Grandmaster Championship in June-July next year.
Chess in Schools Programme to Cover Five Zones
Newly elected president Anoop Jain said the association would focus on expanding chess at the grassroots level, particularly in schools. The state has been divided into five zones for the effective implementation of the Chess in Schools programme. Assistant Secretary Atul Kumar Nigam has been appointed its convener.
Jain said that more than 3,000 chess boards had been distributed to rural schools last year as part of efforts to popularise the game. Kanpur-based Grandmaster Dinesh Sharma, who attended the AGM, also agreed to take up the responsibility of training teachers to promote chess in schools.
Association treasurer Vinay Anand, Kanpur Chess Association secretary Dilip Srivastava, Sanjay Tiwari, Dinesh Katiyar and Sushil Wadhwani were among those present at the meeting.
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