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BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL
GRANDMASTERS OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024
AICF EVENT CODE: 341239/341240/341241/KAR/2023
KSCA EVENT CODE: KSCA/R009/R010/R011/2324

Total Cash Prize Fund

₹ 50,00,000/-
18TH-26TH JANUARY 2024

Venue: Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium Kasturba Road,

Nunegundlapalli, Bangalore,Karnataka India 560001
 CATEGORY:

Arrival:
17th January 2024
at 12:00 hrs
FOR PLAYERS
1900 & ABOVE

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

18-01-2024 10:30 HRS PLAYERS MEETING

18-01-2024 11:00 HRS INAUGURATION

18-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 1

19-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 2

19-01-2024 15:00 HRS ROUND 3

20-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 4

21-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 5

21-01-2024 15:00 HRS ROUND 6

22-01-2024 BLITZ TOURNAMENT (GO TO PAGE 14)

23-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 7

24-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 8

25-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 9

26-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 10

26-01-2024 15:00 HRS PD FUNCTION

TOTAL CASH PRIZES:

 MAIN PRIZES

1 2 3
ST ND RD

PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE

+TROPHY +TROPHY +TROPHY

Place Prize
4 ₹ 2,00,000
5 ₹ 1,50,000
6 ₹ 1,00,000
7 ₹ 75,000
8 ₹70,000
9 ₹ 60,000
10 ₹ 50,000
11 ₹ 40,000
12 ₹ 35,000
13 ₹ 30,000
14 TO 20 ₹ 20,000
21 TO 30 ₹ 15,000
31 TO 40 ₹ 10,000
41 TO 50 ₹ 10,000

3 Best 2299 Below Players : ₹ 12,000, ₹ 10,000 & ₹ 8,000

3 Best 2199 Below Players : ₹ 12,000, ₹ 10,000 & ₹ 8,000
3 Best 1999 Below Players : ₹ 12,000, ₹ 10,000 & ₹ 8,000
3 Best Karnataka Players : ₹ 12,000, ₹ 10,000 & ₹ 8,000
3 Best Female Players : ₹ 12,000, ₹ 10,000 & ₹ 8,000

Indian Income Tax Act and Rules will be applicable

Please note that one player will be given one (higher) prize only
ELIGIBILITY
Players with rating above 1900 as on 1-1-2024 are
eligible to participate.

ENTRY FEE
For Registration
For GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs : Free

Rated 2400 and above ₹ 5,000/-

Rated between 2300-2399 ₹ 7,000/-
Rated between 2000-2299 ₹ 8,000/-
Rated between 1900-1999 ₹ 10,000/-

No spot entries will be accepted. No request towards waiver/refund of entry fee or

waiver of late fee will be entertained

The last date of entry: 5th Jan 2024

Entries with late fee of ₹ 500 up to 15th Jan 2024

TOURNAMENT RULES:
SYSTEM OF PLAY: TIE BREAK:
The tournament will be conducted as per In case of a tie, the latest FIDE Rules shall
FIDE Laws of Chess and FIDE Swiss System come in to effect.
with 10 rounds The Cash prizes however will not be shared

TIME CONTROL: CONDITIONS:

90 Minutes plus 30 second increment For conditions GMs & IMs Kindly contact
from move 1 for entire game. Mr. M.S Gopakumar - 9868624216

ACCOMMODATION:

Category Double sharing Triple sharing No of nights

Free for GM/WGM/ IM/WIMs ₹ 4000/- for player 10

₹ 6000/- for other players
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₹ 8000/ for accompanying ₹ 5000/- for each
person accompanying person
 CATEGORY:
Arrival:
17th January 2024 at 1200 hrs

Rounds:
18th January 2024 to 21st January 2024 FOR PLAYERS
2000 & BELOW

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

18-01-2024 10:30 HRS PLAYERS MEETING

18-01-2024 11:00 HRS INAUGURATION

18-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 1

18-01-2024 17:30 HRS ROUND 2

19-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 3

19-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 4

19-01-2024 17:30 HRS ROUND 5

20-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 6

20-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 7

20-01-2024 17:30 HRS ROUND 8

21-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 9

21-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 10

21-01-2024 19:30 HRS PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY

22-01-2024 BLITZ TOURNAMENT (GO TO PAGE 14)

TOTAL CASH PRIZES:

 MAIN PRIZES

1 2 3
ST ND RD

PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE

+TROPHY +TROPHY +TROPHY

Place Prize
4 ₹ 70,000
5 ₹ 60,000
6 ₹ 55,000
7 ₹ 50,000
8 ₹ 40,000
9 ₹ 30,000
10 ₹ 20,000
11 TO 20 ₹ 15,000
21 TO 30 ₹ 10,000
31 TO 40 ₹ 8,000
41 TO 50 ₹ 5,000

Best Unrated : 1st ₹ 12,000/- 2nd ₹ 10000/- 3rd ₹ 8000/-

Best Below Elo 1700 : 1st ₹ 12000/- 2nd ₹ 10000/- 3rd ₹ 8000/-
Best Below Elo 1600 : 1st ₹ 12000/- 2nd ₹ 10000/- 3rd ₹ 8000/-
Best Below Elo 1500 : 1st ₹ 12000/- 2nd ₹ 10000/- 3rd ₹ 8000/-
Best Female : 1st ₹ 12000/- 2nd ₹ 10000/- 3rd ₹ 8000/-
Best Veteran (+60) : 1st ₹ 12000/- 2nd ₹ 10000/- 3rd ₹ 8000/-
Best Karnataka Players : 1st ₹ 12000/- 2nd ₹ 10000/- 3rd ₹ 8000/-
Best Bangalore Players : 1st ₹ 12000/- 2nd ₹ 10000/- 3rd ₹ 8000/-
Trophies will be given for top 3 boys and girls in
U-8, U-10, U-12 and U-15 categories.
Indian Income Tax Act and Rules will be applicable
Please note that one player will be given one (higher) prize only
ELIGIBILITY
Players having the FIDE rating of 2000 & below as on 1-1-2024 are only
allowed to participate in this event.
Any player who finished 1st or 2nd in the rating restricted FIDE rated
event for the last one year (18-1-2023 to 17-1-2024) are not eligible to participate.

Players who have not crossed the FIDE rating of 2000 for the past
36 months are only eligible to participate.

ENTRY FEE For Registration

Karnataka Players: ₹ 4,000/-

All other Players: ₹ 5,000/-
Players opting to play Category B and Category ‘C’ will get ₹ 1000 discount in
entry fee. This discount is available only up to 20th December 2023

The last date of entry: 5th Jan 2024

Entries with late fee of ₹ 500 up-to 15th Jan 2024

No spot entries will be accepted. No request towards waiver/refund of entry fee or waiver
of late fee will be entertained.

TOURNAMENT RULES:

SYSTEM OF PLAY: TIE BREAK:

The tournament will be conducted as per In case of a tie, the latest FIDE Rules shall
FIDE Laws of Chess and FIDE Swiss come in to effect
System with 10 rounds The Cash prizes however will not be shared

TIME CONTROL:
60 Minutes plus 30 second increment
from move 1
ACCOMMODATION:

Category Double sharing Triple sharing No of nights

₹ 3500/- for player ₹ 2500/- for player 5

B only ₹ 5000/- for accompanying ₹ 3000/- for each accompanying
person person

₹.6000/- for player ₹ 4000/- for player 10

B+C
₹ 8000/- for accompanying ₹ 5000/- for each accompanying
person person
 CATEGORY:
Arrival:
22nd January 2024 at 12:00 hrs

Rounds:
23rd January 2024 to 26th January 2024
FOR PLAYERS
1800 & BELOW

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

22-01-2024 BLITZ TOURNAMENT (GO TO PAGE 14)

23-01-2024 09:00 HRS PLAYERS MEETING

23-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 1

23-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 2

23-01-2024 17:30 HRS ROUND 3

24-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 4

24-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 5

24-01-2024 17:30 HRS ROUND 6

25-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 7

25-01-2024 13:30 HRS ROUND 8

25-01-2024 17:30 HRS ROUND 9

26-01-2024 09:30 HRS ROUND 10

26-01-2024 15:00 HRS PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY

TOTAL CASH PRIZES:

 MAIN PRIZES

1 2 3
ST ND RD

PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE

+TROPHY +TROPHY +TROPHY

Place Prize
4 ₹ 75,000
5 ₹ 70,000
6 ₹ 60,000
7 ₹ 50,000
8 ₹ 40,000
9 ₹ 30,000
10 ₹ 25,000
11 TO 20 ₹ 15,000
21 TO 30 ₹ 10,000
31 TO 40 ₹ 8,000
41 TO 50 ₹ 5,000

Best Unrated : 1st ₹ 12,000/- 2nd ₹ 10,000/- 3rd ₹ 8,000/-

Best Below Elo 1600 : 1st ₹ 12,000/- 2nd ₹ 10,000/- 3rd ₹ 8,000/-
Best Below Elo 1500 : 1st ₹ 12,000/- 2nd ₹ 10,000/- 3rd ₹ 8,000/-
Best Female : 1st ₹ 12,000/- 2nd ₹ 10,000/- 3rd ₹ 8,000/-
Best Veteran (+60) : 1st ₹ 12,000/- 2nd ₹ 10,000/- 3rd ₹ 8,000/-
Best Karnataka Players : 1st ₹ 12,000/- 2nd ₹ 10,000/- 3rd ₹ 8,000/-
Best Bangalore Players : 1st ₹ 12,000/- 2nd ₹ 10,000/- 3rd ₹ 8,000/-

Trophies will be given for top 3 boys and girls in

U-8, U-10, U-12 and U-15 categories.
Indian Income Tax Act and Rules will be applicable
Please note that one player will be given one (higher) prize only
 ELIGIBILITY
Players having the FIDE rating of 1800 & below as on 1-1-2024 are only allowed to participate in
this eventt

Any player who finished 1st or 2nd in the rating restricted FIDE rated event for the last one year
(18-1-2023 to 17-1-2024) are not eligible to participate

Players who have not crossed the FIDE rating of 1800 for the past 36 months are only eligible
to participate

ENTRY FEE For Registration

Karnataka Players: 4,000/-

All other Players: ₹ 5,000/-
Players opting to play Category B and Category ‘C’ will get ₹1000 discount in
entry fee. This discount is available only up to 20th December 2023

The last date of entry: 8th Jan 2024

Entries with late fee of ₹ 500 up-to 15th Jan 2024

No spot entries will be accepted. No request towards waiver/refund of entry fee or waiver
of late fee will be entertained.

TOURNAMENT RULES:

SYSTEM OF PLAY: TIE BREAK:

The tournament will be conducted as per In case of a tie, the latest FIDE Rules shall
FIDE Laws of Chess and FIDE Swiss come in to effect
System with 10 rounds The Cash prizes however will not be shared

TIME CONTROL:
60 Minutes plus 30 second increment
from move 1
ACCOMMODATION:

Category Double sharing Triple sharing No of nights

₹ 3500/- for player ₹ 2500/- for player 5

C only ₹ 5000/- for accompanying ₹ 3000/- for each accompanying
person person

₹.6000/- for player ₹ 4000/- for player 10

B+C
₹ 8000/- for accompanying ₹ 5000/- for each accompanying
person person
 WEATHER
The Weather in bangalore during January is moderate.
The minimum / maximum temperature will be around 25-30
Degree Celsius during day and 15-20 degree Celsius in the night.

FOR ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT :

Chairman Advisory Board Mentor-in-chief

Shri D P Anantha, President, KSCA Mr. Arvind Shastry, Gen Secretary, KSCA
Contact : 98450 13336 Emergency contact : 9611832665

Foreign Players Indian Players

Mr. M S Gopakumar Registration/General queries
indianchessevents@gmail.com
Mrs. Bhargavi Bharath - 8861350764
The above mail is valid only to foreign Mrs. Nalini Kumara - 9845055928
players and title holders wishing to take Mrs. Jayanthi Hanumantha - 7829600466
part in the CATEGORY “A” tournament only.
Mrs. Shubharani Hebbar - 9448292516

Enquiry/Accommodation Transport
Mrs Jayanthi Hanmantha - 7829600466
Mr Dixit Mehta - 9886448276
Mrs. Vidya Gururaja - 9480389635
Mrs Sujatha Arjun - 9945567914
Mr. Deepak Joshi - 8139921543

Mrs. Sowmya M U
Organizing Secretary
Phone: 9481860073
 BUDCA ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Mrs. Sowmya M U (President) Ph: 9481860073

Mrs. Jayanthi Hanumantha (Vice President) Ph: 7829600466

Mrs. Bhargavi Bharath (Vice President) Ph: 8861350764

Mrs. Nalini Kumara (Vice President) Ph: 9845055928

Mrs. Shubharani Hebbar (Gen Secretary) Ph: 9448292516

Mrs. Vidya Gururaja (Treasurer) Ph: 9480389635

Mrs. Sujatha Arjun (Joint Secretary) Ph: 9945567914

ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. D P Anantha President, KSCA
Mr. Arvind Shastry Gen Secretary KSCA
Mr. Raghavendra V Vice President, KSCA
Mr. Nagendra Muralidhar Vice President, KSCA
Dr. Muralidhar Vice President, KSCA
Mr. Madhukar T N Vice President, KSCA
Mr. Vinay Kurtkoti Vice President, KSCA
Mr. Chidananda A Vice President, KSCA
Mr. Manjunath Jain Treasurer, KSCA
Mr. Promodraj Moree Joint Secretary, KSCA
Mr. Manjunath M Joint Secretary, KSCA
Mr. Thyagaraj M T Joint Secretary, KSCA
Mr. Girisha Joint Secretary, KSCA
Mr. Vasanth B H Joint Secretary, KSCA
Mr. Shripad K V Joint Secretary, KSCA

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 RULES/REGULATIONS/INFORMATION
System of Play - The tournament will be conducted as per FIDE laws of chess and FIDE
Swiss System with 10 rounds in all the 3 categories. The latest FIDE rules in force shall
apply

For Indian Players, AICF registration for the year 2023-2024 is compulsory. To renew
https://prs.aicf.in/players, To register - https://prs.aicf.in/new-register/

For Karnataka players, KSCA registration for the year 2023-2024 is compulsory. To
register - https://karnatakachess.com/player-registration/

For foreign players, a valid FIDE Id is mandatory

Appeals committee will be formed before the start of the tournament comprising of
5 members. Appeals committee decision will be final and will be binding on all the
concerned players

Tie-break : Incase of tie. latest FIDE rules shall come into effect as per AICF guide-
lines. However the cash prizes will not be shared. One player is eligible for one
higher prize only.

Protest if any, against the decision of the arbiter, chief arbiter shall be made in writing
with a protest fee of ₹ 1000/- within 15 minutes after completion of the game to the
committee. The protest fee will be refunded if the protest is upheld.

Withdrawals: After informing the chief arbiter in writing, a player may withdraw at
any stage of the event.

FIDE Fair Play Regulations will be in force, and players must respect the rules.
Players are not allowed to carry mobile phones, wristwatches (of any type) and
other electronic devices to the playing area, during the Tournament. There will be
tax deductions of foreign players' prize money as per the Govt. guidelines. Indian
Income Tax Act and Rules will be applicable.

Participation in this tournament will be accepted as the player's consent to take

photos, videos in this event for publishing and promotions.

Certificate will be awarded to all the participants.

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BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL
GRANDMASTERS OPEN
FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024
KSCA EVENT CODE: : KSCA/R017/2324
AICF EVENT CODE: 350921/KAR(B)/2023

Date: January 22nd 2024, Monday

Prize money
₹ 4,00,000/-
Entry fees: Rs 1500
Last date for registration: 20th January 2024

Free entry for GMs/IMs/WGMs/WIMs

SCHEDULE:

11:00 Players meeting

11:30 ROUND 1
For Registration
12:00 ROUND 2
12:30 ROUND 3
13:00 ROUND 4
14:30 ROUND 5
15:00 ROUND 6
15:30 ROUND 7
16:00 ROUND 8
16:30 ROUND 9
 MAIN PRIZES

1 2 3
ST ND RD

PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE

+TROPHY +TROPHY +TROPHY

Place Prize
4 ₹ 30000
5 ₹ 25000
6 ₹ 20000
7 ₹ 15000
8 ₹ 12000
9 ₹ 10000
10 ₹ 8000
11 TO 20 ₹ 6000
21 TO 30 ₹ 4000
31 TO 40 ₹ 3000
41 TO 50 ₹ 2500

Indian Income Tax Act and Rules will be applicable

TOURNAMENT RULES
Tournament will be conducted as per FIDE laws of chess and FIDE Swiss System with 9 rounds

Time control – 3 minutes plus 2 seconds increment from move 1 for the entire game

For Indian Players, AICF registration for the year 2023-2024 is compulsory. To renew
https://prs.aicf.in/players, To register - https://prs.aicf.in/new-register/

For Karnataka players, KSCA registration for the year 2023-2024 is compulsory. To
register - https://karnatakachess.com/player-registration/

For foreign players, a valid FIDE Id is mandatory

Cash Prizes will not be shared

 ENTRY REGISTRATION
SCAN ONE OF THESE QR CODES FOR REGISTRATION

Bank Details For Entry Fee Transfer

Account Name: BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT CHESS ASSOCIATION
Account Number: 50200066091711
Account Branch: CHANDRA LAYOUT
IFSC Code: HDFC0001757
Gpay number : 8317426652

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