more-inLife is more about black pieces than white for Karnataka’s Kishan Gangolli, the National chess champion for the visually challenged. Gangolli, who started playing professionally at 19, was sixth on debut at the World juniors 2011 (Greece). “I skipped the final semester exam for graduation earlier when dates clashed with World team chess as I was trying to win medals and make India proud. Players taking the top five places will represent India at World team championships in Bulgaria. “I was the team captain for my State and won many rapid chess events beating sighted players.

Source: The Hindu February 08, 2018 15:33 UTC