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India's Chess Champs Sweat Over Visa For Candidates Tournament As Canada Drags Its Feet
International Chess Federation: There's a cloud of uncertainty over the chances of five Indian chess players' participation in the qualifying tournament or the World Championships in Canada, as they have not reportedly received their visa yet with about a month to go for the event, prompting the International Chess Federation or FIDE to make an urgent appeal to the host country.
While R. Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and D. Gukesh will be participating in the Open section of the FIDE Candidates Tournament, the winner of which will take on reigning champion Ding Liren of China in the final, Vaishali Rameshbabu and Koneru Humpy will compete in the women's Candidates Tournament to be held simultaneously in Toronto from April 3-22, with eight players in the fray in both sections.
Of the 16 players who will be figuring in the Open and Women's competitions, five are Indians and though FIDE said in its appeal that "players from various countries worldwide" have not yet received their visas, social media was abuzz with claims that it is the Indian players who are facing problems.
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