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World Junior Chess Championship – 2011 to be held in India
The World Junior Chess Championship - 2011 will be held in the south Indian city of Chennai from August 1 to 16, FIDE announced on Wednesday.
The championships will be played in 13 rounds, Swiss System, in accordance with FIDE regulations.
Applications are accepted till July 1.
Chennai has a rich legacy in chess and has produced many well-known chess players, the most notable of them being Vishwanathan Anand, the current World Chess Champion, and Indian Grandmaster Manuel Aaron.
