Prominent players such as Dibyendu Barua, Swati Ghate and Abhijit Kunte have joined hands to form a Chess Players Forum with an aim to protect interest of the players and take up their issues with the government and other authorities.
"Welcome to a new chapter in the History of Indian Chess! The Chess Players Forum has been founded to give a voice to the chess players of India for their own welfare and rights, as well as duties," the Forum wrote on its website.
"We are a democratic and transparent organisation to empower chess players to play a part in their own destinies and in the growth of the game.
"The Forum aims to present the chess players' voice to the governing bodies of the game as well as to the Government of India, and to liaise with them on various issues involving chess players."
The forum Secretary Saravanan told PTI that they will reach out to legendary Viswanathan Anand, P Harikrishna and the women's ace Konery Humpy to have them on board
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