A rapid and blitz tournament with 2 lakh prize fund in Mumbai

A Rapid and Blitz tournament in Mumbai with 2 lakh prize money

Writes Amar Godbole, the organizer of this event, on his Facebook page: "Somethings in life give you immense pleasure no matter how stressful your day to day life is.. chess for me is certainly one of the things!! I am organizing a grand chess event in Vile-Parle where around 500 chess players from across Maharashtra and India will be exhibiting their chess skills over the board.. The beauty of this event is we have a 5 and a half year old girl and a 78 year old veteran participating in the competition.. the fun element of the game is not compromised and the playing experience for players will be over the top.. I hope this beautiful game of chess gets more awareness and love as much as any popular sport today!"

First-Move Chess Club and We One Events in association with Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Vile-Parle is organizing a Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament on 19th and 20th January 2019 in Mumbai. It has a total prize fund of about Rs 2 lakhs up for grabs.

Venue: Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Shahaji Raje Road, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai - 400057

Rapid

Time control: 20 mins + 3 seconds increment from move no.1

Number of Rounds: 9 (6 rounds on Day 1 and 3 rounds on Day 2)

Eligibility: Open for all

Total Cash Prize fund: ₹1,55,200

Entry fee: ₹1000.

Schedule

Reporting time: 8:30 a.m. IST on 19th January 2019

First round: 10 a.m. IST

Prizes:

Rating category prizes:

The categories are: 1400-1499, 1300-1399, 1200-1299 and Unrated-1199

Age-group category prizes:

The categories are: under-7, under-9, under-11 and under-15 Boys and Girls.

Under-7

Under-9, 11 and 15

Best Divyang Player - ₹2000

Best Veteran Player - ₹2000

5 Special prizes of ChessBase India Premium Accounts will be given for great performances or any brilliancy seen during the games on the day.

Players who have already registered:

Complete list

Blitz

Time Control: 3 mins + 2 seconds

Rounds: 9

Eligibility: Open for all

Entry fee: ₹600

Schedule

Reporting time: 12:30 p.m. IST on 20th of January 2019

First round: 1:30 p.m. IST

Prizes:

Rating category prizes:

The categories are: 1400-1599, 1200-1399 and Unrated-1199

Prize Distribution Ceremony: 20th January 2019 at 7 p.m. IST. Certificates will be given to all participants.

Note: Prize will not be given, if prize winner is not present in prize distribution ceremony.

For registration and payment of entry

Contact:

Amar Godbole - 9819103944

Gurcharan Singh Sandhu - 9082375383

Disclaimer:

Organizers reserve all the rights to make any changes in the tournament.

The rapid and blitz events in Mumbai

The city of Mumbai is quite active when it comes to rapid and blitz events. There are a lot of rapid specialists in the city who have moulded their styles to score maximally in these tournaments and earn good prize money. However, there are also players who participate in such events with the aim to get better prepared for bigger events, like WIM Bhagyashree Thipsay. Former National and Asian Champion is playing at the above event. When we recently interviewed her, she said that she used the rapid and blitz chess scene in the city of Mumbai to keep herself in touch with the game. No wonder she performed so well at the Mumbai IIFLW above 2100 Elo tournament. Here's her interview with IM Sagar Shah:

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