Chennai, June 23 -- Promoting an Indian Chess League (ICL), holding a round-robin event with top Grandmasters (GM) funded by sponsors, creating a separate division for promoting chess in schools, two women round-robin events for securing international title norms and engaging foreign coaches for 15 top junior players are some of the Vision 2020 plans of All India Chess Federation (AICF), said a senior official.
He also said coaching camps and FIDE rated tournaments for girls in 15 states under 'Smart Girl Project' for a week under experienced Indian coaches will also be held to promote women's chess.
"We are exploring the possibility of having the ICL with couple of corporates showing interest. However, the format and modalities have to b...