Bijay Dangol, Asmita Panthi, Akriti Pandey, Binita Kapali, and Jenisa Thapa of the hosts won the first round matches while Nabin Kumar Jaiswal, Rupesh Jaiswal, Prajwal Simkhada, Prasant Thapa, Tara Ghale and Purnima Jaiswal of Deep Jyoti School, too, emerged victorious.
Likewise, Srikrishna Prajapati and Matina Kusi of Khowpring School, Prasanta Vasima of Tyodh, Suraj Lohani and Ashis Sapkota of Greenland, Susmita Bhusal and Sujen Shrestha of Bhanubhakta, Nitesh Yadav and Sanjay Raj Aryal of North Point and Bijayman Thaiba from Butwal also won their respective matches.
Altogether, 132 players from 29 schools are participating in the tournament.
Earlier, chief guest of the program Sitaram Agrahari, the former president of Nepal Chess Association, inaugurated the tournament amid a function.
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