The Hindu in School’s chess competition titled “Clash of Blacks and Whites”, powered by Thyrocare, drew an overwhelming response with more than 250 children battling it out across the 64 squares of the chess board at the Hindusthan College of Arts and Science here on Saturday. The tournament was held as per the Swiss league format under the latest FIDE rules, and under the guidance of the Coimbatore District Chess Association. A. Mohammed Yousff was the Chief Arbiter and G.G. Sathish was the Deputy Chief Arbiter. A. Ponnusamy, Principal of the college and V. Vijayaraghavan, secretary of the Coimbatore District Chess Association, inaugurated the event.

Source: The Hindu January 12, 2019 18:33 UTC