Ashwin Kanchanbhai Makwana (born 1984)[1] is an Indian para chess player from Gujarat. The visually challenged chess player was selected for the Indian team that took part in the 2022 Asian Para Games, Hangzhou, China. He won the Men's Team Rapid VI-B1 gold medal on 28 October 2023 along with Darpan Inani and Soundarya Pradhan.[2][3] He also won a bronze medal in the individual event on the same day.[4][5]
Personal life
Ashwin hails from Vadodara.[6] He is a stock market dealer.[2]
Career
Makwana is a seven-times national champion.[7] He took part in the National Chess tournament for the blind in 2016 which is one of his first major tournaments.[8] In March 2017, he took part in the IBCA Asian Chess Championship for visually challenged. In 2018, he missed the National A for the blind chess title by a whisker and emerged as second.[6] He took part in the World Championship in August 2010 along with Darpan Inani, Srikrishna Udupa and Rajesh Oza.[9]
References
- ^ "Makwana, Ashvin K". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b "Inani wins chess gold at Para Asiad". The Times of India. 2023-10-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Indian athletes create history, bag 111 medals in Hangzhou Asian Para Games". The Economic Times. 2023-10-30. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Scroll Staff (2023-10-28). "India at Asian Para Games: Neeraj Yadav, Darpan Inani win gold as campaign ends with 111 medals". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "India win 111 medals at Para Asian Games, here's every medal winner of the record-breaking campaign". ESPN. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ a b "I finished second but I am not very happy!"- Ashwin Makwana (Hindi), retrieved 2024-01-18
- ^ "Checkmating blindness in Ahmedabad, creating winners". The Times of India. 2016-08-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Samant, Makwana share lead in National chess tournament for blind". The Times of India. 2016-07-31. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ PTI. "Indian blind chess team leaves for World Championship". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
External links
- Ashwin Makwana rating card at FIDE
This page was last edited on 6 February 2024, at 22:08