The Asian Games-bound Indian men's chess team, which includes Fide World Cup runner-up grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa along with three other quarter-finalists, will participate in a four-day tactical camp here in the city from August 30.
Grandmasters Vidit Gujarathi, Arjun Erigaisi and R. Gukesh, along with veteran Pentala Harikrishna as the other member, are part of the Hangzhou-bound men's squad.
Grandmaster Boris Gelfand is the head coach. Srinath Narayanan, Vaibhav Suri and Arjun Kalyan are the other members of the coaching team.
The women's coaching camp, which is currently underway and will run till Tuesday, includes participants Savitha Shri B and Vankita Agarwal.
The camp will be held on the sidelines of the fifth edition of the Tata Steel Chess India rapid and blitz tournament, scheduled here from August 31-September 9.
All members of the Asian Games-bound Indian chess squad will compete in the tournament which will also see participation from former world Blitz champion Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and reigning world champion Wenjun Ju.
"AICF's commitment is etched in unwavering support and cutting-edge facilities for our players," AICF president Sanjay Kapoor said in a release.
With inputs from PTI
