DESCRIPTION:
*     Odisha Candidate Master Aparajita Gochhikar would represent India in this championship.
*     Other than her, four participants from other states of India would participate.
*     Other players of India are: G Sandhya (Woman); Pankaj Sharma, Param Dane, Darsh Dane (Men). Gochhikar, an employee of KIIT University, has been nominated as official player of India by All India Chess Federation (AICF).
*     Last year she was the silver medallist in the World Amateur Chess Championship held at Halkidiki, Greece.