Take part in Khelo Chess India Masters and Challengers on 5th-6th April!

by Niklesh Jain - 08/03/2025

Want to achieve your FIDE Rating in Chess? You are welcome to Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh! On the 5th and 6th of April, Saturday and Sunday, a two-day Khelo Chess India festival is going to be held at Sage International School located in Bhopal Kolar, Madhya Pradesh. In the festival, a FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament will be organized in which anyone can participate, as well as a Masters Chess Tournament in which many strong players from the state and beyond will be seen in action! The total prize fund of the Rapid Rating tournament will be Rs 1 lakh, and the entry fee has been kept at just Rs. 500. In the Masters event, we are going to invite 10 players, whose games will be broadcasted live on the Hindi ChessBase India YouTube channel! Read this article and do not miss the opportunity to get FIDE Rapid Rating!

Khelo Chess India Challengers FIDE Rapid Rating Chess tournament on 5th-6th April 2025

Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, is once again ready for another FIDE rating event where you will have the opportunity to play a world class chess tournament!

This tournament will be organized at Sage International School located at Kolar Road, Bhopal.

The tournament venue!

A total of 127 prizes will be distributed in the tournament!

Check out the breakdown of the total prize money fund of Rs. 1 lakh!

Special awards will be given in the form of trophies for age group players!

The first round will start at 10 AM on Saturday, while the fifth round will be played at 5 PM on the first day. The 6th round will start at 9 AM on Sunday, and the final round will start from 2:30 PM! The prize distribution ceremony will start from 4:30 PM.

This tournament will have a total of 9 rounds and each game will be played with a time control of 25 minutes +10 second increment per move. If you are a new player, remember that your registration should be valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Click here to register as a new player!

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To participate, fill the application form to register after paying the entry fee of Rs. 500

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Along with the FIDE Rapid Rating tournament, a special tournament will be organized and this will be the first Khelo Chess India Masters chess tournament - in which some big stars will be seen playing! Currently, the first five positions have been filled by the invited players, while for the remaining five positions you can apply by sending an email to chesbaseindiahindi@gmail.com.

The Champion of Goa International GM Open, IM Ayush Sharma, who is very close to becoming a Grand Master, will be the top seed in Masters!

International Master, and the country's renowned chess coach Anup Deshmukh, will also be seen playing in the Masters!

Colombian WIM Angela Franco is also taking part in the Masters!

Under-12 National Champion and a talented prodigy, CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma will also take part in the Masters!

Ashwin Daniels is also taking part in the Masters

If you have a 2100+ FIDE Rating, send an email to us at chessbaseindiahindi@gmail.com if you wish to participate in the Masters tournament!

If you want to take part in the Khelo Chess India Challengers Rapid tournament, fill up this form now!

This article was translated from Hindi to English by Himank Ghosh

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