Chess unites: Inclusive rapid tournament in Kolkata

Players with disabilities compete at the 3rd All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament, organised by Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) to mark International Chess Day in Kolkata on 20 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) organised the 3rd All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament for Persons with Disabilities on 20 July 2026 to commemorate International Chess Day. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Competitors with disabilities took part in a rapid chess format at the 3rd All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament in Kolkata, held on 20 July 2026 under the banner of International Chess Day. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The 3rd All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament for Persons with Disabilities was held at Kolkata Centre for Creativity on 20 July 2026, coinciding with the global observance of International Chess Day. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) used International Chess Day on 20 July 2026 as a platform to spotlight inclusive sport, hosting the All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament for players with disabilities. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

On 20 July 2026, chess players with disabilities gathered in Kolkata to compete in the 3rd All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament, an event organised by KCC to mark International Chess Day. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Participants at the All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament for Persons with Disabilities demonstrated that disability is no barrier to competitive chess, competing at Kolkata Centre for Creativity on 20 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) has now staged three editions of the All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament for Persons with Disabilities, reinforcing its role as a champion of inclusive sport in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

International Chess Day 2026 was marked in Kolkata with the 3rd All Bengal Rapid Chess Tournament for Persons with Disabilities, organised by Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) on 20 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

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