It's time for the ChessBase India Group Tour to Dubai Open and Sharjah Masters 2020
The ChessBase India Group Tour will be going to the Dubai Open 2020 and Sharjah Masters 2020 from 28th of March to 16th April. The managers of the tour are ChessBase India Hindi head Niklesh Jain and his better half WIM Angela Franco. The main advantage of being part of the group tour is that parents do not need to accompany their kids and can entrust the youngsters in the responsible hands of the ChessBase India team. There are eight spots available for the group tour. The Dubai Open and Sharjah Masters are excellent events with good chances to gain ratings and make norms. The information about the tournaments as well as the cost of the package has been mentioned in the article below.
One of the key ingredients to improve as a chess player is to play in International tournaments. It's not just about fighting it out against players of other countries, it is also about travelling to a new location, getting adjusted to the new weather conditions, time zones, food and so much more. Travelling to another country helps you grow as an individual. While many players compete in tournaments all across India, when it comes to playing in a foreign country, they find it highly uncomfortable. Travelling to an unknown destination is never easy. Add to it the planning of the travel, accommodation, entry fees, visa etc. and it becomes quite a big task. We, at ChessBase India, have always wanted to ease the life of a chess player. It is with this intention that we conducted three group tours in the past. In 2018 and 2019, we had group tours to the Catalan circuit in Spain where players fought it out in multiple tournaments over a period of couple of months. And in 2019 we had the group to the Dubai and Sharjah Masters.
Niklesh Jain is a FIDE Instructor and was the head coach of SYNA International school for 11 years. He has travelled to innumerable countries all across the world, playing chess tournaments, covering them and was also the manager of Indian squads when they went to World Schools in 2017 as well as Aeroflot Open in 2018. He is the head of ChessBase India Hindi. Angela Franco is a WIM and has represented Colombian national team on multiple occasions.
What is a group tour?
ChessBase India will have Group Tour Managers - Niklesh Jain and Angela Franco who will guide the members at the Dubai and Sharjah tournaments. First of all ChessBase India will take care of your accommodation, flight tickets, visa and insurance like it always does. If you are a part of the ChessBase India Group tour then Niklesh and Angela will guide you with:
1. Food options,
2. Airport transfers
3. Finding the best way for internal travel
4. Entry for the tournaments
5. Sight seeing, in case you would like to
6. Not to forget, Niklesh and Angela are pretty strong players and, if time permits, they can help you with the preparation for your games!
Niklesh and Angela would be doing everything that a guardian does! In this way, parents who usually have to travel with their kids will be saved from spending their 20 days in UAE away from home and work. Also it is cost effective because the cost of parent's travel, stay and food is saved. The kids also get to travel independently which makes them more responsible.
A glimpse of the 2019 tour
In 2019 we had the Group tour to Sharjah and Dubai with Niklesh, Angela and five players.
The Dubai and Sharjah tournaments in 2020
The Dubai Open is happening before Sharjah Masters this year. The dates of the tournaments are:
1. Dubai Open from 28th March to 7th April
2. Sharjah Masters from 8th to 16th April.
More info about the Dubai Open:
Players list at the Dubai Open 2019:
The players list of 2019 gives you an idea about the strength of the field that you can expect this year:
No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | ||
1 | GM | Le Quang Liem | 12401137 | VIE | 2711 | |
2 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 4168003 | RUS | 2692 | |
3 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | 14112906 | UKR | 2653 | |
4 | GM | Mareco Sandro | 112275 | ARG | 2651 | |
5 | GM | Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo | 3901211 | VEN | 2633 | |
6 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | 6302718 | TUR | 2631 | |
7 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | 13402129 | AZE | 2624 | |
8 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | 5021596 | IND | 2624 | |
9 | GM | Adly Ahmed | 10601619 | EGY | 2620 | |
10 | GM | Tabatabaei M.Amin | 12521213 | IRI | 2612 | |
11 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | 13600966 | GEO | 2610 | |
12 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | 5072786 | IND | 2602 | |
13 | GM | Can Emre | 6302181 | TUR | 2599 | |
14 | GM | Indjic Aleksandar | 911925 | SRB | 2592 | |
15 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 14204118 | UZB | 2578 | |
16 | GM | Pichot Alan | 110973 | ARG | 2566 | |
17 | GM | Santos Ruiz Miguel | 22291482 | ESP | 2555 | |
18 | GM | Bellahcene Bilel | 696358 | ALG | 2538 | |
19 | GM | Debashis Das | 5024854 | IND | 2538 | |
20 | GM | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | 5011132 | IND | 2534 |
More info about the Sharjah Masters:
Players list at the Sharjah Masters in 2019
The players list of 2019 gives you an idea about the strength of the field that you can expect this year:
No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | RtgI | sex | Typ | ||
1 | GM | Wang Hao | 8602883 | CHN | 2718 | 2718 | |||
2 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 24130737 | RUS | 2715 | 2715 | |||
3 | GM | Le Quang Liem | 12401137 | VIE | 2715 | 2715 | |||
4 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 4162722 | RUS | 2692 | 2692 | |||
5 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 4168003 | RUS | 2692 | 2692 | |||
6 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 13300881 | ARM | 2689 | 2689 | |||
7 | GM | Kryvoruchko Yuriy | 14109182 | UKR | 2680 | 2680 | |||
8 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | 12539929 | IRI | 2673 | 2673 | |||
9 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 4189302 | RUS | 2667 | 2667 | |||
10 | GM | Mareco Sandro | 112275 | ARG | 2666 | 2666 | |||
11 | GM | Firouzja Alireza | 12573981 | IRI | 2657 | 2657 | U16 | ||
12 | GM | Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo | 3901211 | VEN | 2639 | 2639 | |||
13 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 5002150 | IND | 2633 | 2633 | |||
14 | GM | Adly Ahmed | 10601619 | EGY | 2611 | 2611 | |||
15 | GM | Zubov Alexander | 14109409 | UKR | 2605 | 2605 | |||
16 | GM | Idani Pouya | 12510130 | IRI | 2604 | 2604 | |||
17 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | 5010608 | IND | 2602 | 2602 | |||
18 | GM | Pichot Alan | 110973 | ARG | 2584 | 2584 | |||
19 | GM | Nihal Sarin | 25092340 | IND | 2578 | 2578 | U16 | ||
20 | IM | Yakubboev Nodirbek | 14203987 | UZB | 2569 | 2569 | |||
Cost of the Group Tour
Total Cost: Rs. 1,10,000 for a player
Inclusions:-
* Flights
* Airport Transfers
* Hotel Apartment stay
(twin sharing)
* Insurance
* Visa fees
* Transfers from the venue to the hotel every day
* ChessBase India gift pack (includes book, pen, t-shirt, and more)
Exclusions:-
* Food
* Dubai and Sharjah Entry Fee
* Domestic Flights
* Sight Seeings
Contact:
Hotline:
8815325895 (10 a.m to 8 p.m.)
Secondary number: 07304087464
Email: chessbaseindia@gmail.com
Please make sure that you contact us as soon as possible because there are only 8 spots available
FAQS:
1. What about the food?
A: Food is not included in the package. However, there are several restaurants near the place where players would be staying for non vegetarians. Vegetarians can order food from the nearest Saravana Bhavan restaurant. Niklesh and Angela can help if required.
2. What about the visa?
A: Once you confirm that you are travelling with ChessBase India and pay the amount, you have to send us your scanned passport as well as a photograph and some other documents which would be required. We will take care of the visa.
3. What about groceries?
A: There are two supermarkets, 100 metres from the distance of the hotel and you can buy fruits, vegetables or any item of daily use from there.
4. Tell us more about the Group Tour managers.
A: Apart from the introduction already given in the article, here are three videos that tell you more about the Group Tour managers and their life!
5. Do I need a jacket?
A: The weather in Dubai and Sharjah would be pretty hot, but when you enter the playing hall, it would be quite cold and good to have a jacket.
6. Every participant gets a ChessBase India gift pack. What is included in it?
A: Every member will get a special ChessBase India gift pack which involves a t-shirt, a ChessBase India Notebook, a ChessBase India pen, and some more surprise goodies.
7. Can I get a refund of the amount I have paid in case of non travel?
A: The money paid is non-refundable. So please make the payment and enroll into the group tour only if you are 100% sure.
Download circulars from the ChessBase India Calendar:
Group Tour to Barcelona in 2018
Gaining 4359 Elo points in Spain
Please note: ChessBase India Power is no longer in existence. This group tour is solely organized by the core ChessBase India team.