Kazakhstan Chess Federation invites you to Oskemen Open 2024 with a prize fund of US$ 50000+

by Shahid Ahmed - 03/09/2024

Kazakhstan Chess Federation invites you to Oskemen Open 2024. There are two tournaments - Masters (≥ 2100 for Men and ≥1900 for Women) and Open (1800-2100). The total prize fund in the Masters is ≈US$ 50000, and for Open ≈US$ 9329. The top three prizes are ≈US$ 2000, 1400 and 1000. Entry is FREE for GM, IM, WGM, WIM, FM, WFMs in the Masters, provided they meet the rating criteria mentioned above. Conditions are offered to players rated above 2550. GM Aditya Mittal won two tournaments in Kazakhstan last year. You could be the next one. Check out the article for more information. All tournament info photos are from tournament circular.

This October, play a strong rating tournament in Oskemen, Kazakhstan

Oskemen Open 2024 will take place from 1st to 10th October 2024

Venue, Schedule, Entry fee and Eligibility

The tournament will take place in Ust-Kamenogorsk city, Kazakhstan from 1st to 10th October 2024. There is only one double round on Sunday 6th October. All other days have one round only. Check out the image below for entry fee and eligibility details.

Schedule

Entry fee and eligibility details

Prizes

The total prize fund is US$ 50000. The top three prizes in the Masters category are about US$ 10400, $7300 and $5200. There are 15 main prizes. Check the image below for more details. The top three Women in the Masters will receive approx. US$ 2000, $1200 and $800. The top three Kazakhstan players will earn approx. US$ 2000, $1200 and $800 each. There are seven main prizes in Open event with an additional ten prizes. The top three prizes in Open are ≈ US$ 2000, $1400 and $1000. Please check the images below for complete prize details.

Main prize in the Masters category

Six additional prizes are in the Masters event

Open tournament prize details

Conditions

Check the image below for information about conditions for the invited players rated above 2550.

Conditions offered for players rated above 2550

Visa

Visa information

Contact details

Registration

Contact details: Tournament Manager: Kishkimbayeva Assem - assem.k@kazchess.kz

Indian players' success story in Kazakhstan 2023 and 2024

GM Aditya Mittal won two tournaments in Kazakhstan last year. GM Sethuraman S P secured a second place at Uralsk Open 2023. IM Sharan Rao finished third at Alliance MTS Rapid Stage 7 last month. The next one can be you!

GM Aditya Mittal won Astana Zhuldyzdary Open 2023

GM Aditya Mittal became the champion at Pavlodar Open 2023 | Photo: Islam Dakhayev/Chess Kazakhstan

GM Sethuraman S P secured second place at Uralsk Open 2023 | Photo: Kazakhstan Chess Federation

IM Sharan Rao finished third at Alliance-MTS Rapid - Stage 7 | Photo: Ekaterina Borovikova

Download the tournament regulations from our calendar.

Links

Registration

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