Representative image 
Tamil Nadu

Tiruchy to attempt world record in playing chess with 2,108 students

According to official sources, the attempt is planned at Campion Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in which as many as 2,108 students from various schools will participate.

DTNEXT Bureau

TIRUCHY: The district administration has planned to attempt a world record with 2,108 students playing chess at a time on Saturday and the Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi inspected the arrangement on Friday. According to official sources, the attempt is planned at Campion Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in which as many as 2,108 students from various schools will participate. Paralympic chess champion K Jenitha Anto will provide some tips to the participating students at around 8 am. Subsequently, the programme would commence.

Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!

Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!

Click here for iOS

Click here for Android

TN election results 2026: First-time TVK candidate Vijayprabhu tops vote count in Tamil Nadu with 1,90,462 votes

HIGHLIGHTS | Tamil Nadu election result 2026: Vijay's TVK wins big, secures 108 seats short of 118 majority in historic poll debut

TN election results 2026: Minister KR Periakaruppan loses by one vote in Thiruppattur after recount

21 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in China

West Bengal result: Split in minority votes cracks TMC bastions, fuels BJP surge in Muslim-majority districts