Six top chess players from India, including former world champion Vishwanathan Anand, collected funds of Rs 4.5 lakh for the Prime Minister's Fund from online exhibition matches in the fight against the coronavirus. Apart from Anand, number two were known Gujarati, P Harikrishna, B Adhiban and women players Koneru Hampi and Dronavalli Harika in these matches.
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Rakesh Kulkarni, director of International Master and Chess.com, said that together six thousand dollars (about 4.5 lakhs) were collected from the competition of 20 boards. Viswanathan Anand, who was stranded in Germany due to travel restrictions, suggested these matches. On his initiative, other players also joined. Adhiban won 18 of their matches. He said that he is very happy to be associated with this event for good initiative.
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Harika said, 'It's a different experience because we are playing from our home and also collecting money for good goals. Only players who had less than 2000 points of the Chess Dot Blitz or FIDE Standard Rating could participate in this event. They had the option to donate at the time of registration. '