Indian Chess Calendar – The All-India Chess Federation announced a packed calendar for 2022, lining up as many as 13 international open tournaments across the length and breadth of the country. The Indian teams for all major world championships in the year 2022 will be selected from these events.
The chess year will get underway with the MPL National Junior Championship (Under-20) at the IGI Stadium in New Delhi. Ahmedabad will have the honour of hosting the first international tournament, the Ahmedabad International Open, from February 23 to March 2.
Indian Chess Calendar: All India Chess Federation lines up 13 international chess tournaments for 2022
‘For the first time, we have a sponsor for all national events in the form of MPL,’ AICF president Dr Sanjay Kapoor pointed out. ‘Thanks to them and our other efforts, we will be offering attractive prize money in every tournament,’ he added.
Indian Chess Calendar: The biggies, the MPL National Women Championship (Feb 9-19) and the MPL National Senior Championship (Feb 9-21), will take place simultaneously in Bheemavaram in Andhra Pradesh and Kanpur, respectively.
‘These are exciting times for Indian chess,’ AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan said. ‘Our players, right from the Under-8 category, will have multiple opportunities to showcase their talent and come into the limelight.
Indian Chess Calendar: All India Chess Federation lines up 13 international chess tournaments for 2022
The other international tournaments will be held in Pune (Mar 4-11), Guwahati (Mar 13-20), Delhi (Mar 22-29), Kolkata (May 21-29), Odisha (May 31-Jun 8), Visakhapatnam (June 10-18), Bengaluru (June 20-28), Punjab (Aug 22-30), Bikaner (Sep 1-9), Indore (Sep 11-19), Chattisgarh (Sep 21-29) and Uttar Pradesh (Oct 1-9).
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