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Monday, September 04, 2006

XI Individual World Championship for the Blind

Goa will be the proud host of the Eleventh Individual World Championship for the Blind.
The tournament will be held from the 8th of October to the 19th of October, 2006 and the scenic venue is the Hotel Radisson White Sands Resorts, Varca.

A large turnout is expected with participants from over 40 countries with approximately 15 International Masters included in the fray. The top six players will play in the next Olympiad (for the sighted) and the top player will be crowned as World Champion. The games on the top boards will be telecast live on the internet.

More details of this prestigious tournament can be obtained at the website of the All India Chess Federeation for the Blind at http://www.aicfb.org/index.asp.

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