1st Manipur Open Chess Tournament
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 02 2015:
The 1st Manipur Open Chess Tournament 2015, organised by Manipur Chess Association, was started from Sunday at Dharmalaya Social Welfare Cultural Community Hall of Brahmapur Nahabam.
140 players with 5 women players are participating in the Chess tournament which was organised to bring up more capable Chess players in the state.
Players will be competing for the title of the tournament which includes a total of 39 rated players including veteran national and international players of the state.
On the first day of the tournament played on Sunday, 142 players competed against each other in 71 tables.
The winner will be awarded a cash prize of rupees fifty thousand, while forty thousand, twenty five thousand, fifteen thousand and ten thousand will be awarded to the second, third, fourth and fifth position holder respectively.
Sixth to tenth position holders will be awarded rupees five thousand while eleventh to fifteenth position holders will be awarded rupees two thousand each.
Best players of man and women will be awarded rupees five thousand each while the second best player will be awarded with rupees three thousand each.
The most senior player in age will also be awarded with rupees five thousand while best player from hill districts will also be honoured with rupees five thousand.
Each and every player from hill districts will also be awarded a sum of rupees one thousand each.