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Budapest Olympiad: Indian Grandmaster Training Eritrea And Mauritius Teams
Indian International Master Vishal Sareen: Indian chess Grandmaster (GM) Priyadharshan Kannappan hailing from Tamil Nadu is training the Open and Women’s teams of Eritrea and Mauritius for the upcoming Olympiad at Budapest.
“For the upcoming Olympiad, I am virtually coaching the teams of Eritrea and Mauritius as part of the FIDE Trainers Commission programme to develop the game in areas with developing chess interest,” Kannappan, who has an an ELO rating of 2,553, told IANS.
“Eritrea and Mauritius are ranked 150 and 185, respectively, in the World Chess Rankings as a team. In this Olympiad, they are ranked 155 and 165 in the Open Category, respectively,” he added.
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