V Anand recommended by AICF for Bharat Ratna

The All India [ Images ] Chess Federation decided to recommend Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand [ Images ] for the coveted 'Bharat Ratna' award.

At its Central Council meeting on Tuesday, the Federation unanimously passed a resolution to recommend World Champion Anand for the most prestigious award.

The Central Council also unanimously decided to disaffiliate West Bengal [ Images ] Chess Association and formed an Ad-hoc committee to run the affairs of the West Bengal Chess.

The members of the Ad-hoc committee are: Debashis Barua, Atanu Lahari (Convener) and Tharun Banerjee

It was also decided to explore the possibility of tying up with Tenvic Sports (Founded by former India cricketer Anil Kumble [ Images ]) with regard to setting up a National Chess Academy which will try to promote chess coaching.