This August play three Rapid Rating Open in West Bengal + a chance to play against World #4 - Arjun Erigaisi
This August, play three Rapid Rating tournaments in West Bengal. The first one is an International Rapid Rating Open on Thursday 22nd August. It will be organized by Checkmate Chess Academy at ICCR, Kolkata, West Bengal. The total prize fund is ₹500000. The second event is - St. Xavier's College (Calcutta) Alumni Association and Department of Sports, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) presents All Bengal Rapid Rating Open 2024. It will be held from 24th to 26th August. The total prize fund is ₹200000. Special attraction will be the World no.4 and India no.1 - GM Arjun Erigaisi. He will be the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony and also play Simultaneous Exhibition games. The third event is TCCCA All India Rapid Rating Open 2024. It will be organized by Town Club Chinsurah and Town Club Chess Academy. The total prize fund is ₹300000. All tournament info photos are from tournament circular.
Get a rare opportunity to face the India no.1 in a Simul
If you are planning to play rapid rating tournaments in August, West Bengal players can rejoice. Players outside the state can take part in the first and third event of the month. In case you reside outside of India, you can play the first one on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Read the article to know more details.
1st International Rapid Rating Open - 22nd August 2024
The inaugural edition of International Rapid Rating Open will take place on Thursday 22nd August. The tournament is organized by Checkmate Chess Academy. Total prize fund is ₹500000.
Schedule
All nine rounds will be played on Thursday 22nd August starting from 10 a.m. IST. For entire schedule, check the image below.
Venue
Rabindranath Tagore Centre, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata - 700071.
Prizes
The total prize fund is ₹500000. The top three prizes are ₹40000 + trophy, ₹30000 + trophy and ₹20000 each. There are 20 main prizes, 32 rating category prizes; Top 3 in Best Women (Above 15) and Best Veteran (Above 60) categories. Four age group - Under-7, Under-9, Under-11 and Under-13 has ten trophies for Boys and five for Girls.
Rules and Regulations
Total nine rounds will be played with a time control of 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment. Check out the complete rules and regulations in the image below.
Entry fees and details
Entry is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For everyone else, entry fee is ₹2000. Last date of entry is on 10th August 2024. Click here for form link.
Download the tournament circular from our calendar.
Players list
| No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | sex | Typ | Club/City | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM | Chowdhury Sohel | 10201114 | BAN | 2088 | Bangladesh | |||
| 2 | CM | Sakline Mostafa Sajid | 10244654 | BAN | 2045 | U13 | Bangladesh | ||
| 3 | CM | Avik Sarker | 10211187 | BAN | 1991 | Bangladesh | |||
| 4 | Siam Chowdhury | 10237771 | BAN | 1934 | U13 | Bangladesh | |||
| 5 | Rai Dhiren | 12334162 | NEP | 1933 | Nepal | ||||
| 6 | Soham Roy | 25183206 | IND | 1863 | West Bengal | ||||
| 7 | Alekhya Mukhopadhyay | 25600826 | IND | 1850 | West Bengal | ||||
| 8 | Mayukh Majumder | 25972561 | IND | 1839 | U13 | West Bengal | |||
| 9 | Md. Basharul Alam | 10211730 | BAN | 1803 | Bangladesh | ||||
| 10 | Akash Tiwari | 5056055 | IND | 1782 | West Bengal |
SXCAA All Bengal Rapid Rating Open - 24th to 26th August 2024
The inaugural edition of SXCAA All Bengal Rapid Rating Open will take place from 24th to 26th August. The tournament is presented by St. Xavier's College (Calcutta) Alumni Association and Department of Sports, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous). Total prize fund is ₹200000. Special attraction is - World no.4 and India no.1 will be the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony. He will also play simultaneous exhibition games.
Schedule
Inauguration is at 10 a.m. IST on Saturday 24th August. Each day the game starts at 10:30 a.m. IST. There will be four rounds each on 24th and 25th August. The last day on 26th August will have three rounds. For the entire schedule, check the image below.
Venue
Fr. Depelchin Auditorium, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata. 30 Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata - 700016.
Prizes
The total prize fund is ₹200000. The top three prizes are ₹20000, ₹16000 and ₹12000 along with a trophy each. There are 20 main prizes, Top 3 in Under-12 Boys and Girls, Under-16 Boys and Girls each category. Also there are top ten Boys and five Girls - College performers, top 20 Boys and 10 Girls in School performers. Trophy for the top 3 colleges and schools prizes by accumulating the score of the top 3 performers from the respective institution.
Rules and Regulations
Total eleven rounds will be played with a time control of 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment. Only current school and college/university students of West Bengal are eligible to participate. All players must upload and carry their student ID proof with them.
Entry fees and details
Entry is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs, CMs and WCMs. For everyone else, entry fee is ₹1000. Last date of entry is on 10th August 2024. Click here for form link.
Special Attraction: World no.4 and India no.1 - Arjun Erigaisi
Chief Guest of the Closing Ceremony will be the World no.4 and India no.1 - GM Arjun Erigaisi. Not only that, he will also play simultaneous exhibition games against the top three finishers of each category irrespective of rating and title. It means Arjun's can be unrated, rated or any titled player - CM/WCM/FM/WFM/IM/WIM/GM/WGM.
Download the tournament circular from our calendar.
Players list
| No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | sex | Typ | Club/City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soham Roy | 25183206 | IND | 1863 | U16 | La Martiniere For Boys | ||
| 2 | AGM | Bhattacharya Arunava | 35076116 | IND | 1764 | IIT Kharagpur | ||
| 3 | Narendra Agarwal | 33411751 | IND | 1755 | U12 | Calcutta Boys School | ||
| 4 | Soham Pal | 35091840 | IND | 1735 | IIT Kharagpur | |||
| 5 | Sanjeeban Mandal | 25181440 | IND | 1679 | U16 | Bdmi Pratapgarh | ||
| 6 | ACM | Mani Sarbartho | 366112022 | IND | 1663 | U12 | South Point School | |
| 7 | Jion Ghosh | 33342520 | IND | 1651 | U16 | The Assembly Of God Church School | ||
| 8 | Oishik Mondal | 48764540 | IND | 1637 | U12 | Vikramshila Academy School | ||
| 9 | Dakhsha Rudra | 25973398 | IND | 1632 | w | U16 | KVOF Dumdum | |
| 10 | Ishan Sinha | 25933752 | IND | 1629 | U16 | South Point High School |
TCCCA All India Rapid Rating Open: 31st August and 1st September 2024
TCCCA All India Rapid Rating Open will take place on 31st August and 1st September at Chinsurah Indoor Stadium. The tournament will be organized by Town Club Chinsurah and Town Club Chess Academy. Total prize fund is ₹300000.
Schedule
The tournament will consist of nine rounds. Five rounds will be played on Saturday 31st August and four on Sunday 1st September starting from 11 a.m. IST on each day. For entire schedule, check the image below.
Venue
Chinsurah Indoor Stadium, Gorkha Ground, Near Chinsurah - Naihati Ferry Ghat, Chinsurah, Hooghly, West Bengal.
Prizes
The total prize fund is ₹300000. The top three prizes are ₹40000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each. There are 30 main prizes, 9 rating category prizes including unrated; Top 3 in Best Women and top two Best Veteran (Above 55) categories. Three age group - Under-8, Under-10 and Under-12 has ten trophies for Boys and five for Girls.
Rules and Regulations
Total nine rounds will be played with a time control of 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment. Check out the complete rules and regulations on the image below.
Entry fees and details
Entry is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For everyone else, entry fee is ₹1500. Last date of entry is on 29th August 2024. Click here for form link or register through the club website here. Please check the image below for more details. Accommodation is also free for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For more details, please contact the organizer.
Organizing committee details
Please check the image below for organizing committee details. For more details about Hooghly district, please click here.
Download the tournament circular from our calendar.
