Chess tournament to commence on May 9

The Sri Prakash All-India Fide Rating (Below 2000) chess tournament will be held at the Sri Prakash Vidya Niketan, Visakhapatnam, from May 9 to 13.

There is no age limit for participation and is open to everyone below the ELO rating of 2000. A total prize money of `5,55,500 is at stake with the winner set to pocket `1 lakh. The first runner-up and the second runner-up will get `70,000 and `50,000 respectively.

The tournament will be held in Swiss League format with 9 rounds, each of 4-hour duration.

Interested players can register their names at the Sri Prakash Vidya Niketan, NH-5 Road, Payakaraopeta, Visakhapatnam before May 8.

Entries are also accepted at the following places till May 7:

A2H Chess Academy, Kukatpally, Hyderabad (Ph: 04040174308, 9866702431),

Hyderabad Chess Academy, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad, (Ph: 9247979886)

A Rama Krishna, Visakhapatnam (Ph: 9177521319)

For further details, contact S. Subba Raju, the chief arbiter, on 9866702431 or B.S. Prasad, the accommodation in-charge, on 9247104474 or organising secretary V.V. Ramana on 9290070023.

The prospectus and entry forms are available on the official website of the Andhra Pradesh Chess Association — www.apchess.org.