The Government of Karnataka has joined hands with one of India's biggest gaming platforms Mobile Premier League to organize an online chess event to raise funds for the fight against Covid-19. The tournament will be held for six hours on both 2nd and 3rd of May 2020 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and has a whopping prize fund of Rs. 10 lakh. The winner takes home the first prize of Rs. 1 lakh. The tournament is also supported by the United Karnataka Chess Association. This is your chance to win huge prize money and also involve yourself in a good cause.

Leading esports and digital sports gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) has announced its plan to host the biggest mobile speed chess tournament in India, MPL Chess Mahayudh, on 21st July 2019. The tournament was flagged off by Chess Grandmaster, Viswanathan Anand earlier this week. The 12-hour tournament has already garnered over 250,000 registrations, making it the biggest ever Chess tournament organised online and offline. MPL is offering an attractive total prize pool of ₹11 lacs to 50,000 winners, with a cash reward of ₹5 Lacs for the tournament winner. Registrations for the tournament commenced at 9 p.m. on 7th July 2019. Photo: MPL