All you chess enthusiasts out there, listen up! For the last ten years, Kalabhimani Sangha (R) Kaup has been successfully organising the Inter District & State Level Chess Tournament and this year, they will be organising the 1st Shri Narayana Guru Trophy National FIDE Rating Rapid Chess Tournament (AICF Event code 160902(R)/KAR/2017). The tournament will be held on December 9 and 10, in collaboration with the Vidyaniketan Group of Institutions and supported by the Udupi District Chess Association (R), Udupi.

The event will be conducted under the auspices of FIDE, AICF and UKCA at Vidyaniketan Group of Institutions, Kaup, Udupi District, Karnataka.

There are a total of 175 prizes to be won, with a grand total of a whopping Rs 2 lakh! Attractive trophies await the winners of the following categories:

Open Category (Top 25)
Age category (Under 7, 9, 11, 13 & 15- Top 10 boys and girls separately)
Udupi Best Player (Top 10)
Kaup Best Player (Top 10)
Rating Category
Best Youngest Player

The tournament will witness the plays of some of the greats like Coastal Karnataka First International Mater Viani D’Cunha from DK, United Karnataka Chess Association Secretary Aravind Shastry, and one of the top players in Karnataka Gahan M G.

So many categories!

So many prizes!

What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get registered!