After the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai last year, the buzz about the game has gone up. And, the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association (TNSCA) has stepped in with a promotion drive.
“The Olympiad had spawned enormous interest for the game what with the State Government also publicising it. We felt it’s the right time to raise the bar,” said M. Manickam, the TNSCA President in a chat with The Hindu.
“The State Government wants to raise the number of Grandmasters (GM) to 100 from the present 39, and, so we surmised that GMs need to come from a base called the International Master (IM),”
