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14th International Delhi GM Tournament 2016 |
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Wednesday, 26 August 2015 08:32 |
The 14th International Delhi Grandmaster tournament is scheduled to take place from January 9th to January 16th, 2016, at the Ludlow Castle Sports Complex in New Delhi, India.
The 2016 edition of the event has the record prize fund in the amount of 3,500,000 INR (approximately $ 47,500) and is split into 3 separate tournaments:
- Category A (for players rated 2000 Elo & above)
- Category B (for players rated 1999 Elo & below)
- Category C (for players rated 1599 Elo & below)
Players who crossed the FIDE rating of 2000 & above in their career are only allowed to participate in Category A tournament.
The highlight of the event, Category A tournament, will be played according to the FIDE laws of chess and FIDE Swiss system in 10 rounds. The tempo of play will be 90’ + 30”.
The top prizes in this section will be awarded as follows: 300,000 INR/ 200,000 INR/ 100,000 INR/ 80,000 INR/ 60,000 INR/ 40,000 INR/ 30,000 INR/ 25,000 INR/ 20,000 INR, etc.
Many additional category prizes will be distributed to the best players.
The prize fund in Category B tournament will be in total of 1,150,000 INR, while the winners in Category C tournament will be granted 1,100,000 INR.
The organizers offer free air ticket along with free boarding and lodging to the first 25 Grandmasters with Elo rating 2500 & above on the basis of first come first served.
Contacts:
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IM Vishal Sareen (Foreign Players):
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www.delhichess.com
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