The SOGF Grandmasters series is hailed as the new benchmark by Kapil Dev and world chess champion Koneru Humpy.
The tournament peaked with fierce and friendly competition in the match held in Gurugram from April 29 to 30, becoming winners in their respective categories along with Mitrabha Guha, Shubhi Gupta, soundarya kumar pradhan, satya and rakesh kumar. Haryana Sports Ministers Gaurav Gautam and Kapil Dev gave up the prize.
Here are the names of the top three in each category: In the Indian Chess Masters (ICM) competition, the winners of the men's category are Mitrabha Guha (winner), Namitbir Singh Walia (first runner-up) and Gopal Krishna Maheshwari (2nd-undner-Up). In the Indian Chess Masters (ICM), the winners are Shubhi Gupta (winner), Sachi Jain (first runner-up) and Diya Chowdhury (second runner-up).
For Indian Chess Masters (ICMB), the champions from the East are Soundarya Kumar Pradhan (winner), Shougata Chowdhury (first runner-up), Patra Subhendu Kumar (second place), from North (Winner) (Winna (Winner), SATYA (WINNE), SOUMENDRA, SOUMENDRA (1st Runnernk), Mayenk and Mayenk (Mayenk), 2N Mayenk (Mayenk), 2N.
For Indian Rami Masters – North and East, the winners are Rakesh Kumar (winner), Sachin (first runner-up) and Ravi Kumar (second runner-up). To celebrate the success of the event, legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev emphasized the importance of traditional Indian games in improving psychological agility, noting that: “Games like Chess and Rummy are more than just entertainment – their cognitive practices can enhance memory, reduce stress, reduce stress and build resilience.” Koneru Humpy ranked 5th in the world, responding to India’s trajectory in global chess. “We witnessed a golden age,” she said. “With world champion Gukesh and the other top ten, India's future in chess is brighter than ever.”
The event was honored by several respected VIPs, including Haryana Sports Minister Gaurav Gautam, Wrestling Guru Satpal Singh, Hockey Legend Legend Ashok Dhyanchand and Geoffrey Borg (CEO of the International Psychological Sports Association), reflecting the broad strengths of the event and the importance of the country.
Nandan Kumar Jha, founder of SOGF, highlighted a broader vision: “This championship is a testament to the rising interest in psycho-sports in India. Driven by Gen ZZ and digital transformation, esports players in India have grown by 733%, 108% in teams between 2020 and 2023, from 2020 to 2023, we can promote these skills on SOGF and promote these skills, which we are willing to promote these sales volumes and promote these skills, aiming to promote these skills.
The SOGF Grandmasters series combines physical and digital (“Phygital”) formats to ensure accessibility, equity and national recognition. The sport market in India is expected to reach $130 billion by 2030, and SOGF's initiatives are helping to shape the future, in which case, celebrate cognitive excellence with physical abilities.
