Nice video: A chess game in Bandipur, Nepal
Alexandra Kosteniuk’s Chess News & Trivia (c) 2010

Hello Everyone,

As you know Nepal has taken to chess in a big way lately. They have organized their international rating tournaments and are now part of the Chess Olympiad also. Once the Himalayan Kingdom that embraced democracy, Nepal was more about carrom – until recently that is.

That is why we chose this nice video for you to enjoy – all the way from Bandipur. No, not the wildlife sanctuary in India but the small tourist town in Nepal.


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