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A Dhyan Chand Major Scholarship worth Rs 28.80 lakh will be offered to the 48 zonal winners of the SOG Grandmasters series, organizers of the mental sports events announced after the South Zone final on Thursday. The competition, organized by the Skillhub Online Games Federation, took place in three categories: eChess, Blind Chess and Rummy and a total of 132 players competed for the top places.
Kishan Gangoli, Gopi R and Venkat Reddy emerged winners in the Indian Chess Masters for Blind (ICMB), while Marthandan and Ira Chavan won the men’s and women’s events of the Indian Chess Masters (ICM), respectively.
“The scholarship will provide one-year assistance to 12 awardees from each zone, for a total amount of INR 28.80 lac,” a press release said.
“Through the Major Dhyan Chand Scholarship, these winners will continue to encourage more people to take up mental sports as a meaningful and serious activity.” “Through the Major Dhyan Chand Scholarship, we aim to further elevate mind sports by providing essential support to players, and with three more zones to go and the West Zone Finals coming up, we look forward to even higher levels of competition as we progress towards the national finals,” said SOGF President Shankar Aggarwal.
The action now moves to the SOGF Grandmasters Series West Zone Finals which will be played in Mumbai next year, followed by the North and East Zone Finals which are expected to take place in the coming months.
These regional competitions prepare for the highly anticipated national finals, scheduled for April 2025 in New Delhi.
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