HOST: All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) in collaboration with All Odisha Chess Association

DESCRIPTION:
*     Out of top 14 players from National B Chess Championship, 13 are playing in this 13-round round-robin all-play-all championship.
*     Players include Swapnil Shah, Sachin Lahu Waghmare, Madan Bagyatkar, Gaurav Gadodia, Sanjay Karandikar (all Maharashtra); Kishan Gangoli, KM Shashidhar (Karnataka); Yudhajeet De, Sankar Chakraborty (West Bengal); Soundarya Kumar Pradhan, Prachurya Kumar Pradhan (both Odisha); ST Saikrishna (Tamil Nadu).
*     Top five finishers will participate in the World Team Chess Championship for the Blind, scheduled to be held in Spain from June 11 to 21, 2013.
*     Out of four junior players (Prachurya, Soundarya, Yudhajeet  and Saikrishna), top two finishers will participate in World Junior Chess Championship for Blind, 2013.