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#IIFLW: The Best Place to Play Chess in India

by Priyadarshan Banjan - 07/12/2016

The Indian Chess School and IIFL Wealth in association with Mount Litera School International are pleased to present the IIFL Wealth 2nd Mumbai International Chess Tournament. A twin tournament with the Open and Junior categories, the championship kicks off on 26th December 2016 in Mumbai. Preview.

#IIFLW: The Best Place to Play Chess in India

The Indian Chess School and IIFL Wealth in association with Mount Litera School International are pleased to present the IIFL Wealth 2nd Mumbai International Chess Tournament. A twin tournament with the Open and Junior categories, the chess championship kicks off from 26th December 2016 at the Mount Litera School International.

 

The 2nd edition of IIFL Wealth is a now a norm event with a fabulous prize fund of INR 12 Lakhs or the US $ 18,500 approx., with IM and GM norm opportunities. The junior (U-13) event has once again raised the benchmark. With a prize fund of US $ 12500, it continues to be billed as 'World's Richest' tournament for kids.

 

Let the games begin!

The top fifteen boards will be played on DGT boards and will be adorned by the DGT 3000 clocks. The first edition earlier this year was the first Indian Open to use these beautifully built clocks!

It's truly a global event

16 grandmasters have already registered!

 

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