AICF urge UT Administrator for gradation of chess

CHANDIGARH: To highlight the issue of inclusion of chess in the sports gradation list of the Chandigarh Sports Department, Bharat Singh Chauhan, the secretary of the All India Chess Federation, called Shivraj V Patil, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh. Prof Anil Raina (Chairperson) and Dr Vipnesh Bhardwaj (secretary) of the Chandigarh Chess Association accompanied Chauhan. During his interaction with the Administrator, Chauhan informed him that perhaps Chandigarh was the only UT/state in the country where chess, which was in the 'Priority A' category of the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, was not a graded sport in Chandigarh. He also informed Patil of the various problems being faced by the chess players in the absence of gradation to chess. He urged the UT Administrator that gradation of chess in Chandigarh would go a long way in promoting this game in the city and help mitigate the problems being faced by budding chess players of Chandigarh, some of whom were already performing well in international forums.

Anjali's hat-trick steers GMSSS-22 to victory

CHANDIGARH: Led by a brilliant hat-trick from Anjali, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, breezed past Carmel Convent SChool, Sector 9 (B-Team), 3-0, on the second day of the Chandigarh Sub Junior Girls football championship for Dr Kamesh Bhargava Memorial Trophy at the St Stephen's Grounds in Sector 45 on Saturday. The striker netted goals in the sixth, eighth and the 14th minutes to steer her team to an comfortable victory. In another match, Saupin's School, Sector 32, registered an easy 2-0 victory over Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, in a lop-sided encounter. Right winger Hartania found the back of the net in the 13th and 16th minutes of the match as the team qualified for the league stage. Meanwhile, Carmel Convent School thrashed Government Model Girls team 4-0 in a lop-sided match. Jaspreet, Sarika and Suchnit were the scorers for the team. Carmel also qualified for the league.

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