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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian para chess player}}<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1984}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Gujarat]], India<br />
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'''Ashwin Kanchanbhai Makwana''' (born 1984)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Makwana, Ashvin K |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5081912 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-10-29 |title=Inani wins chess gold at Para Asiad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/inani-wins-chess-gold-at-para-asiad/articleshow/104795170.cms |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-30 |title=Indian athletes create history, bag 111 medals in Hangzhou Asian Para Games |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/india-create-history-cross-100-medals-at-asian-para-games-in-record-breaking-campaign/articleshow/104770053.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He also won a bronze medal in the individual event on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2023-10-28 |title=India at Asian Para Games: Neeraj Yadav, Darpan Inani win gold as campaign ends with 111 medals |url=https://scroll.in/field/1058264/india-at-asian-para-games-satish-darpan-neeraj-yadav-win-gold-as-campaign-ends-with-111-medals |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-28 |title=India win 111 medals at Para Asian Games, here's every medal winner of the record-breaking campaign |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/38759315/100-asian-para-games-medals-india-every-medal-winner-record-breaking-campaign |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Ashwin hails from Vadodara.<ref name=":1" /> He is a stock market dealer.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Makwana is a seven-times national champion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-08-01 |title=Checkmating blindness in Ahmedabad, creating winners |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/checkmating-blindness-in-ahmedabad-creating-winners/articleshow/53485043.cms |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He took part in the National Chess tournament for the blind in 2016 which is one of his first major tournaments.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-31 |title=Samant, Makwana share lead in National chess tournament for blind |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/samant-makwana-share-lead-in-national-chess-tournament-for-blind/articleshow/53474904.cms |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Citation |title="I finished second but I am not very happy!"- Ashwin Makwana (Hindi) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmIjnO5lXAk |access-date=2024-01-18 |language=en}}</ref> He took part in the World Championship in August 2010 along with [[Darpan Inani]], Srikrishna Udupa and Rajesh Oza.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Indian blind chess team leaves for World Championship |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/indian-blind-chess-team-leaves-2510477 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><br />
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