Tejas Bakre and Akash Ganesan relay the Chess Olympiad Torch from Dehradun to Meerut

by Shahid Ahmed - 26/06/2022

The 11th Grandmaster of India, Tejas Bakre and the 66th GM of the country, Akash Ganesan relayed the Chess Olympiad Torch from Dehradun, Uttarakhand to Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Tejas is the first GM from Gujarat. He is also one of the few FIDE Senior Trainers of India. He won a strong tournament in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2017. Akash is the youngest National Senior champion of India. He won it at the age of 16 years. The Tamil Nadu GM is also a FIDE Trainer. He has won strong open tournaments in Austria and Prague International Chess Festival Open 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. They both carried the Chess Olympiad Torch at Dehradun, Haridwar and Meerut. Photo: AICF

Tejas and Akash visit three cities in a day

On Saturday 25th June 2022, at Graphic Era College, Dehradun, Agricultural Minister of Uttarakhand, Mr. Subodh Uniyal received the Torch from GM Tejas Bakre and handed it over to GM Akash G in presence of Mr. Sanjay K Chadha, President, Chess Association of Uttaranchal and Mr. Sanjeev Chaudhary, Secretary Chess Association of Uttaranchal.

Agricultural Minister of Uttarakhand, Mr. Subodh Uniyal received the Torch from India's 11th GM Tejas Bakre and handed it over to India's 66th GM Akash G | Photo: AICF

GM Tejas Bakre raises the Chess Olympiad Torch along with the other officials | Photo: AICF

GM Tejas Bakre playing simultaneous exhibition matches | Photo: AICF

GM Akash G playing simultaneous exhibition games with the local kids | Photo: AICF

At Har Ki Pauri Haridwar, Adesh Chauhan, MLA received the torch from GM Akash and handed it over to GM Tejas Bakre in presence of Mr. Santhil Avoodai Krsihnaraj, IPS, DIG Uttarakhand, Mr. Puram Singh Rana, Sun Divisional Magistrate, Mr. Avinash Kumar Singh, District Youth Officer Haridwar, Mr. Sanjay K Chadha, President Chess Association of Uttaranchal and Mr. Sanjeev Chaudhary, Secretary Chess Association Uttaranchal.

GM Tejas Bakre and GM Akash G with the Chess Olympiad Torch | Photo: AICF

Local chess enthusiasts poses for a photo with GM Tejas Bakre holding the Chess Olympiad Torch along with the officials | Photo: AICF

Ceremonial moves are being made | Photo: AICF

GM Tejas Bakre played simultaneous exhibition matches with the local chess enthusiasts | Photo: AICF

GM Akash G playing simultaneous matches against local chess enthusiasts at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand | Photo: AICF

At Augarnath Temple Meerut, Uttar Pradesh's Minister of Power and Alternative Energy, Dr. Somendra Tomar received the Chess Olympiad Torch from GM Tejas Bakre and handed it over to GM Akash G in presence of Dr. Laxmi Kant Vajpayee MP, Mr. Vijay Pal Tomar MP, Ms. Kanta Kardam MP and Dr. Sanjay Kapoor, President All India Chess Federation.

A friendly game in progress as AICF President, Dr. Sanjay Kapoor observes | Photo: AICF

GM Akash G and Dr. Somendra Tomar holding the Chess Olympiad Torch along with the other officials| Photo: AICF

GM Tejas Bakre, Dr. Sanjay Kapoor and GM Akash G along with other officials | Photo: AICF

India's 11th GM Tejas Bakre, AICF President Dr. Sanjay Kapoor and Dr. Somendra Tomar with the local chess enthusiasts | Photo: AICF

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Where is the Torch heading next?

Check out the upcoming dates where the Chess Olympiad Torch is heading next. For exact timing and location, please contact your local district/state chess association.

S. No.	Date	City / State, UT
1	20th June 2022	New Delhi, Delhi
2	20th June 2022	Leh, Ladakh
3	21st June 2022	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
4	21st June 2022	Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
5	22nd June 2022	Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
6	22nd June 2022	Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
7	23rd June 2022	Chandigarh, Chandigarh
8	23rd June 2022	Patiala, Punjab
9	23rd June 2022	Amritsar, Punjab
10	24th June 2022	Kurukshetra, Haryana
11	24th June 2022	Panipat, Haryana
12	24th June 2022	Gurugram, Haryana
13	25th June 2022	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
14	25th June 2022	Haridwar, Uttarakhand
15	25th June 2022	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
16	26th June 2022	Noida, Uttar Pradesh
17	26th June 2022	Agra, Uttar Pradesh
18	26th June 2022	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
19	27th June 2022	Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
20	27th June 2022	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
21	28th June 2022	Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
22	28th June 2022	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
23	29th June 2022	Jaipur, Rajasthan
24	29th June 2022	Ajmer / Pushkar, Rajasthan
25	29th June 2022	Udaipur, Rajasthan
26	30th June 2022	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
27	30th June 2022	Kevadia, Gujarat
28	30th June 2022	Vadodra, Gujarat
29	1st July 2022	Surat, Gujarat
30	1st July 2022	Dandi, Gujarat
31	1st July 2022	Daman, Daman & Diu
32	2nd July 2022	Nagpur, Maharashtra
33	2nd July 2022	Pune, Maharashtra
34	2nd July 2022	Mumbai, Maharashtra
35	3rd July 2022	Panaji, Goa
36	3rd July 2022	Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
37	4th July 2022	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
38	4th July 2022	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
39	5th July 2022	Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
40	5th July 2022	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
41	6th July 2022	Patna, Bihar
42	6th July 2022	Rajgir, Bihar
43	6th July 2022	Gaya, Bihar
44	7th July 2022	Ranchi, Jharkhand
45	7th July 2022	Kolkata, West Bengal
46	8th July 2022	Siliguri, West Bengal
47	8th July 2022	Gangtok, Sikkim
48	9th July 2022	Cooch Behar, West Bengal
49	9th July 2022	Guwahati, Assam
50	10th July 2022	Shillong, Meghalaya
51	10th July 2022	Imphal, Manipur
52	11th July 2022	Kohima, Nagaland
53	12th July 2022	Aizawl, Mizoram
54	13th July 2022	Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
55	13th July 2022	Dibrugarh, Assam
56	14th July 2022	Nam Sai Arunachal Pradesh
57	14th July 2022	Agartala, Tripura
58	15th July 2022	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
59	15th July 2022	Puri, Odisha
60	15th July 2022	Konark, Odisha
61	16th July 2022	Raipur, Chattisgarh
62	16th July 2022	Hyderabad, Telangana
63	17th July 2022	Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
64	17th July 2022	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
65	18th July 2022	Bengaluru, Karnataka
66	19th July 2022	Mangaluru, Karnataka
67	20th July 2022	Kavaratti, Lakshadweep (Agatti Island Airport)
68	21th July 2022	Thrissur, Kerala
69	22st July 2022	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
70	23rd July 2022	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
71	23rd July 2022	Puducherry, Puducherry
72	24th July 2022	Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
73	25th July 2022	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
74	26th July 2022	Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
75	27th July 2022	Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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