Twenty visually impaired players engaged the reigning world junior rapid chess champion in simultaneous chess, recently in Hyderabad. “Initially I thought it would be pretty easy. But I was taken aback by their wonderful aptitude for the game," said Pendyala Harikrishna. He was in for some real surprise as they lay some `traps' on their specially designed chessboards.

Harikrishna paid a handsome compliment straightaway. "Honestly I never thought they would be such good chess players," he said. For the students of Devnar School for the Blind, It was yet another memorable experience who, had played against Koneru Humpy, recently.” I always wanted to play against Hari," said Udaysri, a Class 8 student.

Harikrishna promised to be back whenever he finds time to train these `talented youngsters'.</br.