Checkmate Covid Fundraiser by AICF | ft. Vishy Anand, Humpy, Vidit, Harika, Dvorkovich, Samay
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India is reeling under the dire impact of Covid-19 and it has impacted a lot of people. The situation in the chess community has also been very depressing. A lot of chess players, arbiters, and members of the chess community are in situations where they are in need of assistance. In such a situation AICF is launching "Checkmate Covid", a unique initiative aimed at providing financial assistance, medical guidance and vaccination support to all the members of the Indian Chess Community to combat Covid-19.
Read more: https://chessbase.in/news/Checkmate-Covid-initiative-by-AICF
Schedule of the stream:
7.45 p.m. Hand and Brain match between Samay Raina and Tania Sachdev vs Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal
8 p.m: Introduction to Checkmate Covid Initiative by Sagar Shah and Tania Sachdev
8.05 p.m: Introduction to the Panel of Dignitaries
8.10 - 8.30 p.m. Introduction and message by the panel members
8.30 p.m. - Samay Raina vs AICF Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan (5+0)
8.45 p.m - Vidit Gujrathi + Harika vs Adhiban + Tania (Hand and Brain) (10+0)
The winner of the above match-up will take on Vishy Anand + Koneru Humpy in the Hand and Brain finale!
9.30 p.m: Vote of thanks by AICF Secretary. and other co-hosts
The dignitaries in the show are
Mr. Arkady Dvorkovich – President FIDE
GM Viswanathan Anand – 5 times World Champion
GM Koneru Humpy – World Rapid Champion 2019
GM Vidit Gujrathi – India’s captain in Gold Medal Winning team of Chess Olympiad
GM D Harika – World Cup Medalist and former world Junior Girls’ Champion
GM B. Adhiban - Winner of the team bronze medal at the Olympiad 2014
Mr. Ashok Jain - Chairman, Jain Irrigation Systems
Mr. S. Kailasanathan - Director, Microsense Networks
Mr. Samay Raina - Eminent stand-up comedian and chess promoter
Dr. Sanjay Kapoor – President AICF
Mr. Ajay H Patel – President Asian Zone 3.7
Mr. Bharat Singh Chauhan – Hony. Secretary, AICF
IM Tania Sachdev, IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal - hosts of the show.
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