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FIDE mgmt board dy chair pitches for chess dev to Odisha CM

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Oct 26, 2023 18:10

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BHUBANESWAR: Dana Reizniece Ozola, FIDE management board deputy chair and Latvia's former minister of finance & economics, had a discussion with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to promote chess and commended the state's initiatives in nurturing young chess talent.

Patnaik and Reizniece-Ozola emphasized the need to popularize chess as a mind-sport and its immense potential to empower the youth intellectually and emotionally.

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