INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan will have a seven-member chess team in India this week for the 44th World Team Chess Tournament.According to the General
Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan (GDoPESA), the tournament will start on Wednesday and run through until August
10. This event takes place every two years and 188 countries are sending teams for the men&s division. Fortunately, Afghanistan will also
compete among these countries,& a GDoPESA statement read. The participants of this event from Afghanistan are as follows:1
Obaidullah Qureshi, team leader2
Khyber Farazi, the team captain 3
Seyed Wahabuddin Mirzad, player4
Habibullah Amini, player5
Mohammad Sepehr Sakhawatti, player6
Mohammad Yousef Muradi, player7
Suleiman Ahmad Ashrafi, playerThis global event will be held over eleven rounds on the Swiss system.Gold, silver and bronze medals will be
awarded in five team categories while individual medals will also be awarded to the best players. The post Afghans to take part in World
Team Chess Tournament in India first appeared on Ariana News.
