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Bhubaneswar’s Sattwik Swain Provisionally Selected For FIDE World Cup U-8 Chess Meet

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar boy Sattwik Swain has been provisionally selected for the first-ever FIDE World Cup for youngsters, scheduled to be held at Georgia from June 22.

The tournament will be held in three age-groups – under-8, under-10 and under-12 – besides Open and Girls categories with 48 participants each.

Sattwik is in the under-8 category. He is a trainee of ProChessTa (Professional Chess Training Academy), an initiative of Odisha government’s Sports & Youth Services Department.

OB Bureau

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