Bhubaneswar, Pune, Vizag, Chennai and Madurai to host five GM Open tournaments in May-July 2022
If you are planning to play strong GM tournaments and wish to participate in India, you don't have to wait further. There will be five consecutive GM Open tournaments which will take place at Bhubaneswar, Pune, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Madurai. It starts on 22nd May and the fifth GM Open concludes on 5th July. You can start planning for the tournaments. You have to choose the category as per your rating. Each event has a very good prize fund too. Check out the conditions which are being offered for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs at the five GM Open events. Photo: Various tournament circulars
Upcoming tournaments in May-June 2022
There will be five consecutive GM Open tournaments in Bhubaneswar, Pune, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Madurai starting from 22nd May and the final event concludes on 5th July 2022.
May: 13th KIIT International Chess Festival 2022
Schedule
13th KIIT International Chess Festival 2022 will take place from 22nd to 29th May 2022 at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Prizes
Total cash prize - ₹2500000 (Combining all three categories).
Details: Category A, Category B and Category C.
1st Maharashtra International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2022
Schedule
1st Maharashtra International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament will take place from 31st May to 8th June 2022 at Pune, Maharashtra.
Prizes
Total prize fund - ₹2000000. There is game of the round for each round and also game of the tournament prizes.
June: GITAM University 3rd Vizag Grandmasters International Open Chess Tournament 2022
Schedule
GITAM University 3rd Vizag GM International Open Chess Tournament 2022 will take place from 9th to 17th June 2022 at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam.
Prizes
Total prize fund - ₹1500000, ₹501000 and ₹500000 for Category A, B and C respectively.
Details: Category A, Category B and Category C
13th Chennai Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2022 for Sakthi Group Dr. N. Mahalingam Trophy
Schedule
13th Chennai Open International GM Chess Tournament 2022 will take place at Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 19th to 26th June 2022.
Prizes
Total prize fund - ₹1500000
Athens of the East 2nd International GM Open Chess Tournament 2022
Schedule
Athens of the East 2nd International GM Open Chess Tournament will take place from 28th June to 3rd July 2022 at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Prizes
Total prize fund - ₹3000000. ₹2000000 in Category A and ₹1000000 in Category B.
Category A (Players rated 1600 and above) prizes
Details: Category A and Category B.
There are various other State, State level and National level Standard, Rapid and Blitz Rating and International tournaments all over the world including India for the year 2022. It can be found here.
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