Grandmaster Dhopade to play for Jalgaon Battlers in MCL
Suhas Nayse | TNN | May 24, 2016, 09.56 AM IST
NAGPUR: Vidarbha’s first Grandmaster Swapnil Dhopade will represent Jalgaon Battlers in the fourth edition of the Maharashtra Chess League (MCL) which will be held from June 11 to 15 in Pune.
The 25-year-old Dhopade was bought by Jalgaon franchise, which was owned by Jain Irrigation, for an impressive price of Rs 1,20,000. Last year, Amravati-based Dhopade had represented Pune Attackers team.
Vidarbha’s two more players also got picked in the auction which was attended by former world champion V Anand in Pune on Saturday. While Akash Thakur of Nagpur will represent Pune Navigators, Amravati’s Pawan Dodeja will don the Ahmednagar Checkers colours. Both got a basic price of Rs 10,000.
“I am very happy with the amount I got. It’s quite a good one. I will give my best to justify my value so that the owners of the team are satisfied with my performance. I will get a chance to play with quality players and that will certainly help me in the future,” said Dhopade, an employee of Railways.
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