KATHMANDU: Nepali chess players have left here for Ahmedabad of India to participate in Western Asian Youth Chess Championship, 2026. The championship is scheduled at Ahmedabad of Gujarat in India from October 22- 31.
Spokesperson of the Nepal Chess Federation, Raju Tamrakar, bade farewell to 18-member team at Tribhuvan International Airport today. The team led by central committee member of the Federation, Nita Sainju, comprises 11 players of different age groups, five guardians and judge.
Sunab Ojha, Shubhang Pradhan, Agrim Sainju, Ayush Bhandari and Prabir KC as well as Agrata Acharya, Nihana Shrestha, Ujjibani Kandel, Nelisa Ojha are competing in the championship.
Prabish Prajapati is the judge. The championship has become the opportunity for Nepali youth players to show their talent in international-level and gain experience from regional competitions.
