Protest demonstration against non- democratic, non player friendly, non transparent system in Telangana state Chess, on 16-2-2025, at L.B.Stadium, Hyderabad. #aicf. Please take necessary action
This was just sent to me by the Indian media!
A ‘pawn’ mutiny in Telangana chess intensifies after 8-year old girl was barred from playing
by Voice August 28, 2023
(This reminds me that when I was a young girl, I wanted to compete in the Open section with the strongest players. For this "defiant" act, my passport was taken away from me to stop me from playing abroad even though I was already the #1 ranked female player in the world. Same as when I qualified for the "Men's World Chess Championship" cycle, I was banned from playing because of my gender.)
Chennai, Aug 28 (VOICE) The cruel act of barring an 8-year old little girl, Jasveen Kaur, from playing in the Under 11 Telangana state chess selection tournament by the Telangana State Chess Association (TSCA) President K.S.Prasad has intensified the ‘pawn/sepoy’ mutiny in the state.
Parents of several little chess players decided to boycott the Telangana Under 11 state selection tournament till Kaur was allowed to play the tournament. Now efforts are on to form chess associations in all the districts in the state and seek government recognition.
The national and state chess associations in India have been treating the upcoming chess players and their parents like pawns. And if a handful of young players do shine at the global level, it is certainly not because of the national federation or its state affiliates but due to the efforts of their parents, chess players said.
Full story here: https://t.co/s0IGsao2uy
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Dedicated arena For chess Unlike other sports. Telangana state is instrumental in producing world class chess players. If you can allocate dedicated chess hall iam sure there will a future world champion from Telangana.
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@KTRTRS Sir, I am father of a SSC student. shocking decision by court to postpone SSC exams for students of GHMC, RR dists. Asking students to appear for suppl. exams is not good.What of agony of students. exams not possible in june how in August. Do something sir.URGENT Pl