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. We have an early bird offer for you this Diwali! Click here to know more.
Dreamers, labourers; starlets, gangsters; young, old; workforce, businessmen — Mumbai is not just a city. It is a beast with an insatiable appetite for everything. Everything and everybody that you can imagine. Including chess. And also chess players.
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.
This time control will be in force in both the Open as well as the Junior events.
The tournament will be offering a special Diwali Discount of Rs. 1000/- to every player who pays the entry fees before the midnight of 1st November 2016!
Additionally, each player who registers with the early bird offer will get a three-month PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP to the ChessBase account!
IIFL Wealth co-founder Mr. Karan Bhagat (right) with Praful Zaveri at the launch of the first edition earlier this year.
We had reported the first edition extensively for your pleasure. I personally had a fun time in Mumbai reporting on this tournament, including spending a few hours in the jail, which you can read here.
If you are interested in more details of the tournament, download the prospectus from here.
