Delhi Public School hosted the DPS International Chess Tournament Boys (Open) 2017 on 27th and 28th October, 2017. 25 DPS schools from all over the country participated in the event. Mr Himal Gusain graced the inaugural function. Dr Mahender Singh, Joint Director Sports, Department of Sports and Principal, Govt. College of Yoga Education and Health, UT Administration, Chandigarh and Mr. Rakesh, District Treasury Officer and Additional Secretary, State Transport Authority, UT Chandigarh were the guests of honour at the Valedictory and the Prize Distribution Ceremony.
The winner of board 2 was Daksh Sharma, DPS Manali and board 1 was Soham Kamotra, DPS Jammu. DPS North Kolkata and DPS Rourkela won the second and first runners up respectively. The winner of the tournament was DPS Manali and the best player award was bagged by Aditya Priya from DPS Bhilai.
