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ChessBase, a passionate advocate of the game of chess who raised Rs. 10,26,577.13, seek to help ambitious chess players with financial and technical assistance on their journey.
ChessBase announced that it had raised an incredible fund during the runtime of the recently concluded 45th Chess Olympiad in Hungary as the passionate advocates of the game seek to provide support to aspiring chess players.
“We are proud to announce that we have raised Rs. 10,26, 577.13 during the 45th Chess Olympiad! We thank each and everyone who contributed. Since the start of the HelpChess Foundation, we have provided financial and technical support to more than 50 chess players,” their post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, read.
We are proud to announce that we have raised Rs. 10,26, 577.13 during the 45th Chess Olympiad! We thank each and everyone who contributed. Since the start of the HelpChess Foundation, we have provided financial and technical support to more than 50 chess players. pic.twitter.com/lSZKBe6UqH— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) September 24, 2024
ChessBase India is a chess news portal and one of the fastest-growing Indian chess channels on YouTube. The channel run by couples Sarag Shah and Amruta Mokal, both bonafide Chess players and aficionados, also serves as the distributor of Chess software in the country.
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CEO Shah is an International Master from India with two GM norms and has over a million subscribers and close to a billion on his YouTube channel. Co-founder and Shah’s wike, Mokal, has four WIM norms and is also a multimedia reporter.
The company seeks to develop the sport in the nation and provides information about players performing well on the international stage. ChessBase also provides software at discounted prices in order to take the game further.
The most recent edition of the Chess Olympiad concluded in Budapest a couple of days ago with the Indian men’s and women’s contingents scripted history by clinching a maiden gold medal in the open section and the women’s category.
