Skillcraft and ECA invite you to 1st Skillcraft International Open 2024 offering ₹1400000 prize fund

by Shahid Ahmed - 28/10/2024

Skillcraft and Eminent Chess Academy is organizing 1st Pro Skillcraft International Rating Open 2024. The tournament will take place from 16th to 20th November. The inaugural edition of this event is offering a first prize of ₹125000 and a total prize fund of ₹1400000. Total 167 prizes including 80 age group prizes are up for grabs. Entry is FREE for GM, IM, WGM and WIM. For others, it is ₹5500. Entry fee is ₹2500 for differently abled players. Over 300 players have already registered. Last date of registration: 14th November. Late fee will be charged from 11th to 14th November. So, hurry up and register yourself if you haven't yet. Check out the article for more details. Photo: Tournament circular

This November, play a Rating Open in Delhi

IM Anuj Shrivatri won the inaugural rapid rating open tournament held in July this year. Over 800 players took part in that tournament. This time, Skillcraft and Eminent Chess Academy are organizing a Classical International Rating Open tournament. All age group prize winners will be given a medal each.

1st Pro Skillcraft Rating Open will take place from 16th to 20th November 2024 | Photo: Tournament circular

Schedule

The tournament will take place from 16th to 20th November 2024. There are double rounds each day from 16th to 19th. Last day on 20th, there will be one round. For more details, please check the image below. Register here.

Schedule details | Photo: Tournament circular

Entry fee

Entry is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For everyone else, entry fee is ₹5500. For differently abled, entry fee is ₹2500. Last date to register - 14th November 2024. Late fee of ₹500 will be charged from 11th to 14th November. Entry fee is non-refundable.

Entry fee details | Photo: Tournament circular

Venue

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi - 110003

Prizes

The total prize fund is ₹1400000. The top three prizes are ₹125000, ₹100000 and ₹75000 along with a trophy each. Total 167 prizes are up for grabs. There are 40 main, 30 rating category, 13 special category, top two each in Best Academy and Best School, 80 age group in four different age group for Open and Girls section prizes. For more details, please check the images below.

A total of 167 prizes are up for grabs | Photo: Tournament circular

Rules and Regulations

Total nine rounds will be played with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment. Check out the complete rules and regulations on the image below.

Rules and Regulations | Photo: Tournament circular

Download the tournament circular from our calendar.

Players list

No.		Name	ID	FideID	FED	Rtg	sex	Typ	Club/City
1		Kishan, Kumar	1033642021	25995650	IND	1989			Bihar
2		Soni, Atharv	638752021	25123661	IND	1968		U14	Maharashtra
3		Arnav, Agrawal	1415322022	48779857	IND	1939		U14	Uttar Pradesh
4	FM	Prakash, Ram	485272021	5014530	IND	1938			Punjab
5		Madkar, Atharva	156002021	25020994	IND	1928			Maharashtra
6		Sanyam, Srivastava	590482021	25981790	IND	1920		U14	Uttar Pradesh
7		Ayaan, Garg	704532021	25182242	IND	1911		U12	Chandigarh
8		Pradeep, Tiwari	1091312021	5045436	IND	1897			Delhi
9		Akshat, Negi	1036332021	25114034	IND	1863			Delhi
10		Choudhary, Jitendra Kumar	1181372022	5003024	IND	1839		S55	Delhi
11		Advik, Singh Chauhan	875812021	33394091	IND	1837		U12	Haryana
12		Swastik, Suvam Patnaik	521282021	25925946	IND	1829		U12	Odisha
13		Alka, Das	250912021	5019478	IND	1810	w		Jharkhand
14		Shaurya, Chaudhary	1649632022	88123570	IND	1810		U12	Delhi
15		Merryston, David Scanny	74732021	5010268	IND	1782			Tamil Nadu
16		Amartya, Saumitra Gupta	2491352024	25977890	IND	1781		U14	Delhi
17		Archita, Agrawal	1672392022	48784567	IND	1771	w	F14	Uttar Pradesh
18	AFM	Navaneet, Sreekanth	896242021	33396868	IND	1765		U12	Kerala
19		Sameer, Choudhary	1931082023	88155331	IND	1764			Delhi
20		Hardik, Shah	1048612021	33490643	IND	1761			Rajasthan