A rapid and blitz tournament with 2 lakh prize fund in Mumbai

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/01/2019

Amar Godbole was a passionate chess player in his younger days. He wanted to become a strong chess player, but education first and then work made his chess career take a backseat. With the mindset of providing a platform for other budding talents of the city, First move Chess Club and We One Events will organize an Open Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament on 19th and 20th January 2019 at Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Vile-Parle (East). Total 2 lakhs worth of prize fund is up for grabs. There will be prizes in various age group category and some special prizes in the form of ChessBase Premium Account. Players of Mumbai will remember that Prabodhan Thackeray is the same place where the famous Bournvita inter-school tournaments used to take place.

A Rapid and Blitz tournament in Mumbai with 2 lakh prize money

Amar Godbole (right), the organizer of the event, meeting his idol Vishy Anand

Writes Amar Godbole, the organizer of this event, on his Facebook page: "Somethings in life give you immense pleasure no matter how stressful your day to day life is.. chess for me is certainly one of the things!! I am organizing a grand chess event in Vile-Parle where around 500 chess players from across Maharashtra and India will be exhibiting their chess skills over the board.. The beauty of this event is we have a 5 and a half year old girl and a 78 year old veteran participating in the competition.. the fun element of the game is not compromised and the playing experience for players will be over the top.. I hope this beautiful game of chess gets more awareness and love as much as any popular sport today!"

First-Move Chess Club and We One Events in association with Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Vile-Parle is organizing a Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament on 19th and 20th January 2019 in Mumbai. It has a total prize fund of about Rs 2 lakhs up for grabs.

Venue: Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Shahaji Raje Road, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai - 400057

Rapid

Time control: 20 mins + 3 seconds increment from move no.1

Number of Rounds: 9 (6 rounds on Day 1 and 3 rounds on Day 2)

Eligibility: Open for all

Total Cash Prize fund: ₹1,55,200

Entry fee: ₹1000.

Schedule

Reporting time: 8:30 a.m. IST on 19th January 2019

First round: 10 a.m. IST

Prizes:

Rank	Prize
1st	₹21000 + Trophy
2nd	₹15000
3rd	₹10000
4th	₹6000
5th	₹4500
6th	₹4000
7th	₹3500
8th	₹3000
9th	₹3000
10th	₹2500
11th	₹2000
12th	₹2000
13th	₹2000
14th	₹2000
15th	₹2000
16th	₹1800
17th	₹1800
18th	₹1800
19th	₹1800
20th	₹1800
21st	₹1500
22nd	₹1500
23rd	₹1500
24th	₹1500
25th	₹1500
26th	₹1200
27th	₹1200
28th	₹1200
29th	₹1200
30th	₹1200

Rating category prizes:

The categories are: 1400-1499, 1300-1399, 1200-1299 and Unrated-1199

Rank	Prize
1st	₹2000
2nd	₹1500
3rd	₹1000

Age-group category prizes:

The categories are: under-7, under-9, under-11 and under-15 Boys and Girls.

Under-7

Boys		Girls
Rank	Prize	Rank	Prize
1st	Trophy	1st	Trophy
2nd	Trophy	2nd	Trophy
3rd	Trophy	3rd	Trophy
4th	Trophy	4th	Medal
5th	Trophy	5th	Medal
6th	Medal	6th	Medal
7th	Medal	7th	Medal
8th	Medal	8th	Medal
9th	Medal	9th	Medal
10th	Medal	10th	Medal

Under-9, 11 and 15

Boys		Girls
Rank	Prize	Rank	Prize
1st	₹2000 + Trophy	1st	₹1500
2nd	₹1500 + Trophy	2nd	₹1200
3rd	₹1000 + Trophy	3rd	Trophy
4th	Trophy	4th	Medal
5th	Trophy	5th	Medal
6th	Medal	6th	Medal
7th	Medal	7th	Medal
8th	Medal	8th	Medal
9th	Medal	9th	Medal
10th	Medal	10th	Medal

Best Divyang Player - ₹2000

Best Veteran Player - ₹2000

5 Special prizes of ChessBase India Premium Accounts will be given for great performances or any brilliancy seen during the games on the day.

Players who have already registered:

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
1	FM	Mithil Ajgaonkar	5017343	IND	2257
2		Banerjee Sushant	5011000	IND	2198
3		Bhambure Shantanu	5025931	IND	2151
4	WIM	Thipsay Bagyashree Sathe	5001013	IND	2065
5		Pandit Arun	5007135	IND	2012
6		Gopal Rathod	5018811	IND	2008
7	FM	Dixit Nikhil	5059534	IND	2003
8		Bartakke Amardeep S.	5003288	IND	2003
9		Chittal Sairaj	5047404	IND	1983
10		Shetye Siddhali	5038294	IND	1884
11		Siddharth Venkatesh	5036763	IND	1826
12		Dhanashree Pandit	5061202	IND	1716
13		Sawant Akshay	5011078	IND	1716
14		Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi	25033220	IND	1699
15		Dere Pushkar	25040898	IND	1678
16		Aditya Guhagarkar	25072730	IND	1654
17		Shah Vishwa	25000594	IND	1641
18		Shome Shiv	46608850	IND	1627
19		Shetty Murugan	45019304	IND	1531
20		Shah Jeet	45012954	IND	1489

Complete list

Blitz

Time Control: 3 mins + 2 seconds

Rounds: 9

Eligibility: Open for all

Entry fee: ₹600

Schedule

Reporting time: 12:30 p.m. IST on 20th of January 2019

First round: 1:30 p.m. IST

Prizes:

Rank	Prize
1st	₹5000 + Trophy
2nd	₹4000
3rd	₹3000
4th	₹2500
5th	₹2000
6th	₹1500
7th	₹1500
8th	₹1000
9th	₹1000
10th	₹1000
11th	₹1000
12th	₹900
13th	₹900
14th	₹900
15th	₹800

Rating category prizes:

The categories are: 1400-1599, 1200-1399 and Unrated-1199

Rank	Prize
1st	₹1200
2nd	₹1000
3rd	₹800

Prize Distribution Ceremony: 20th January 2019 at 7 p.m. IST. Certificates will be given to all participants.

Note: Prize will not be given, if prize winner is not present in prize distribution ceremony.

For registration and payment of entry

Contact:

Amar Godbole - 9819103944

Gurcharan Singh Sandhu - 9082375383

Disclaimer:

Organizers reserve all the rights to make any changes in the tournament.

The rapid and blitz events in Mumbai

The city of Mumbai is quite active when it comes to rapid and blitz events. There are a lot of rapid specialists in the city who have moulded their styles to score maximally in these tournaments and earn good prize money. However, there are also players who participate in such events with the aim to get better prepared for bigger events, like WIM Bhagyashree Thipsay. Former National and Asian Champion is playing at the above event. When we recently interviewed her, she said that she used the rapid and blitz chess scene in the city of Mumbai to keep herself in touch with the game. No wonder she performed so well at the Mumbai IIFLW above 2100 Elo tournament. Here's her interview with IM Sagar Shah: