Anto bags bronze medal at Glasgow meet

July 14, 2014 12:31 pm | Updated 12:31 pm IST - TIRUCHI:

K. Jennitha Anto. File photo: A. Muralidharan

K. Jennitha Anto. File photo: A. Muralidharan

K. Jennitha Anto, a differently abled international chess player from Tiruchi, has bagged a bronze medal (disabled category) at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Chess Championship in Glasgow.

Ms. Anto, a Woman International Master, competed in the open category in the championship, which saw participation of chess players from various Commonwealth countries.

After nine rounds, she finished with 4.5 points and was ranked third among the participants in the disabled section.

“The competition was pretty tough and it was a good experience,” she said. Ms. Anto, who was afflicted with polio at the age of three, had won medals in various international tournaments.

Last year, she bagged gold medal in the 13 IPCA (International Physically disabled Chess Association) world individual chess championship.

Ms. Anto will be participating in the 41 Chess Olympiad in Norway (August) and 14 IPCA world individual chess championship in Serbia (September).

“We are hoping to get financial assistance from the government to participate in the tournaments,” says G. Kanickai Irudayaraj, father-cum-coach of Ms. Jennitha Anto.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.