by The upcoming chess tournaments in Karnataka promise a thrilling array of competitions for chess enthusiasts across various age groups and skill levels. With a focus on promoting the game, these events feature rapid formats, FIDE-rated championships, and online contests. Participants can look forward to competing in venues ranging from prestigious schools to online platforms, guided by experienced arbiters and organized by dedicated chess academies.
List of all upcoming Chess Tournaments in Karnataka :-
37th National Under-7 Open & Girls Chess Championship 2024
Chess Tournament in Mysuru
- From: 2024/09/01
- To: 2024/09/05
- Total Prize Money: ₹5,00,000/-
- Entry Fee: 1200/-
- Contact: Mr. Ritin Ravela (DI, NA:- 91215 26779), Mr. Chethan Kowndinya (NA, SNA:- 9743988888)
- Tournament Director: Manjunath Jain
- Organizer(s): Mandya Chess Academy
- Chief Arbiter: Ephrame, M.
- Deputy Chief Arbiter: Narendra, Shrimali
- Arbiters: Abhilash, T ; FA Gopinadh, M ; Raghavendra, M V ; FA Sahana, Subramanya ; FA Soundarya, UK ; Vijay, Kumar Agarwal ; Udupi, Avani Acharya ; Dhanush, M S ; Chandan, Gowda K S ; Sridhar, V ; Sagar, P
- Location: Sambrama Convention Hall, 80 Ft Rd, Vijay Nagar, 2nd Stage, Mysuru, Karnataka
- Time Control: 90 Min and 30 Sec from Move 1
DDPI Kalaburgi District Level Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament in Kalaburgi
- Date: 03/09/2024
- Organizer(s): DDPI
- Chief Arbiter: IA Promodraj Moree
- Deputy Chief Arbiter: NA Gnanadeep Sagar
- Arbiter: SNA Amitanand Kori
- Location: Aryabhatta Auditorium, SRN Mehta School, Kalaburgi
- Time Control: 15 Min + 5 Sec Increment from Move 1
- Categories: Under 14, Under 17 Boys & Girls
6th KSC – Open & Age Category Rapid Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament in Bengaluru
- Date: 08/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹ 30,000/-
- Entry Fee: Rs.700, FREE for Girl participants in open category
- Contact: Mr.Raghavendra. – 98451 28650, Mr.Manjunath Jain– 90364 64600, 98864 97747
- Tournament Director: Mr. Raghavendra V
- Organizer(s): Karnataka School of Chess
- Chief Arbiter: Shripad, K V
- Location: Elements Mall, Thanisandra Road, Bengaluru – 560 077
- Time Control: 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment
- Categories: OPEN, U8, U10, U12, U15
17th BRDCA Online Open Chess Tournament 2024
Online Chess Tournament in Karnataka
- Date: 11/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹ 46,000
- Entry Fee: ₹ 500
- Contact: Chidanand A – 9663405589
- Tournament Director: Chidanand A
- Organizer(s): Bengaluru Rural District Chess Association
- Chief Arbiter: FA K Murugasundaram
- Time Control: 5 Minutes + 2 Seconds Increment from Move 1
- Categories : Open, Under 8, 10, 12, 16
Karnataka State Girls & Open FIDE Rated U-15 Chess Championship
Chess Tournament in Hassan
- From: 13/09/2024
- To: 15/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹80,000/-
- Entry Fee: Rs. 900/- ( Till 8 Sept)
- Contact : Thyagaraj -9901230763, Harish Kumar M.N 9343101044
- Tournament Director: Thyagaraj (Phone: 9901230763)
- Organizer(s): Hassan District Chess Association
- Chief Arbiter: FA Arun D
- Deputy Chief Arbiter: FA Manjunath Jain
- Arbiters: SNA Bharath M ; SNA Sreenidhi M ; SNA Rashmi Sadashiva
- Location: Royale Apollo International School, Vishweshwara Nagar, Chikkakondagula, Tejur Post, Hassan
- Time Control: 60 Minutes Each + 30 Sec Increment from Move 1
- Entry Link: chesscircle.com
SSSC Interschool Junior (U-14) & Senior (U-17) Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament in Chickmagaluru
- Date: 14/09/2024
- Contact: Pranesh Yadav -9844150087, 7022166471
- Organizer(s): St Norbert CBSE School, Koppa & Sahyadri Sahodaya School’s Complex
- Arbiters: Pranesh Yadav (9242401702, 9743819678); Wilson Andrade; Prashanth
- Location: St Norbert CBSE School, Koppa, Chickmagaluru ,Karnataka
- Time Control: 20 Minutes Each + 10 Seconds Increment
Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Cup Open Rapid Chess Tournament ( Only for unrated & Below 1600 rating)
Chess Tournament in Sindhannur
- Date: 14/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹ 29, 600
- Entry Fee: ₹ 500 , 300 ( Under 16)
- Contact: N. Shiva – 9845457571
- Tournament Director: K. Laxmaiah Shetty, K. Krishna Reddy
- Organizer(s): Sri Varsiddhi Vinayaka Seva Samithi, Sindhannur
- Chief Arbiter: Promadraj Moree
- Location: Sri Varsiddhi Vinayaka Seva Samithi, Sindhannur 584128
- Time Control: 20 Minutes + 3 Seconds Increment
Open Rapid Chess Tournament (Above-45 years)
Chess Tournament in Sirsi
- Date: 15/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹ 20,000
- Entry Fee: ₹ 500
- Contact: Anand Swami- 8762480128, Ramchandra Bhat- 94813 60128
- Tournament Director: Shri. Ramachandra Bhat SIRSI
- Organizer(s): Uttara Kannada District Chess Association (R)
- Arbiter: Shripad, K V
- Location: Vinayaka Hall, Hotel Samrat, Sirsi, 581402
- Time Control: 15 Minutes + 5 Seconds Increment
1st Check N Mate All India Open Blitz Rating Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament in Bengaluru
- Date: 21/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹ 35,000
- Entry Fee: ₹ 749
- Last Date For Registration : 15th Sep 2024
- Contact: Mr. Utkal Dash – 9789943384, Ms. Kavitha N – 9845630551
- Organizer(s): Check N Mate
- Chief Arbiter: IA Vasanth BH
- Location: Linden Montessori, Doddenkundi, Mahadevapura, Bangalore 560048 – Near Hoodi Metro Station
- Time Control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds
1st Check N Mate All India Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament in Bengaluru
- Date: 22/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹ 3,00,000
- Entry Fee: ₹ 1499
- Last Date For Registration : 18th Sep 2024
- Contact: Mr. Utkal Dash – 9789943384, Ms. Kavitha N – 9845630551
- Organizer(s): Check N Mate
- Chief Arbiter: IA Vasanth BH
- Location: Linden Montessori, Doddenkundi, Mahadevapura, Bangalore 560048 – (Near Hoodi Metro Station)
- Time Control: 15 min + 5 sec increment
- Categories : U-7,U-9,U11, U-13 and U-18
10th Panchajanya Open & Age Category RAPID Chess Tournament 2024
Chess Tournament in Bengaluru
- Date: 22/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: 47 trophies & 40 medals
- Entry Fee: ₹ 700
- Last Date For Registration : 20 Sept 2024
- Contact: 9740128888 Suresh Babu
- Tournament Director: Suresh Babu M H
- Organizer(s): Panchajanya Chess Academy
- Chief Arbiter: FA K Murugasundaram
- Location: Phoenix Mall Of Asia, Byatarayanapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Time Control: 15 Minutes + 05 Seconds Increment from move number one
1st Haveri District Monthly Open Rapid Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament in Haveri
- Date: 22/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: 1-3rd Medals in each Category
- Entry Fee: ₹ 100
- Contact: 9148859412
- Tournament Director: Anurag (9148859412)
- Organizer(s): Haveri Zilla Chess Association
- Chief Arbiter: IA Manjunatha M
- Location: Kannur Vidyaniketan School, Gouri Shankar Nagar, Ranebennur, Karnataka 581115
- Time Control: 15 Minutes + 10 Seconds Increment
- Categories : Open, Under 15, 11
SA State Level Inter School Chess Tournament 2024
Chess Tournament in Koramangala
- Date: 28/09/2024
- Entry Fee: Rs. 650
- Contact: 6361450821,6361583633,8792555480
- Organizer(s): Sajjan Academy
- Chief Arbiter: IA Beig, Saleem 25042050
- Location: Nexus Mall, Hosur Rd, Chikku Lakshmaiah Layout, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560095
- Time Control: 15 minutes each + 5 seconds increment from move 1
- Categories : Under 6/8/10/12/14
2nd Satish Anna Open Rapid Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament in Belgavi
- Date: 28/09/2024 & 29/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹3,50,000
- Entry Fee: Rs. 1000 /- & under 16- 800/-
- Last Date For Registration : 26th Sep 2024
- Contact:
- Organizer(s): Satish Anna Fans Club
- Chief Arbiter: IA Promodraj Moree
- Deputy Chief Arbiter:IA Bharat Chougule
- Location: Mahaveera Bhavana, Goaves, Belagavi, Karnataka 590011
- Time Control: 25 minutes each + 5 seconds increment from move 1
- Prize Categories : Under 8/10/12/14/16
6th UCA Open & Age Category Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament in Bengaluru
- Date: 29/09/2024
- Total Prize Money: ₹30,000
- Entry Fee: Rs. 600 (Age category), Rs 700 (Open)
- Contact: Shripad KV – 98864 97747, Sreenidhi – 91417 05091
- Tournament Director: Mr. Shripad K V
- Organizer(s): Universal Chess Academy
- Chief Arbiter: FA Karthik, R
- Deputy Chief Arbiter: FA Raghavendra, M V
- Arbiters: SNA Shrinidhi, K V; SNA Sreenidhi, M ; SNA Nandan, H C ; SNA Sagar, P ; SNA Sridhar, V
- Location: Govt Girls PU College, 13th Cross Malleshwaram, Bangalore
- Time Control: 15 Minutes + 5 Seconds from Move 1
- Category: OPEN, U8, U10, U12, U16
Karnataka State Girls & Open FIDE Rated U-11 Chess Championship
Chess Tournament in Belgaum
- From: 2024/08/30
- To: 2024/09/01
- Total Prize Money: ₹ 1,00,000
- Entry Fee: ₹ 600 ( via Chesscirle website)
- Contact: Girish Bachikar- 8050160834, Aakash- 8310259025
- Tournament Director: Girish Bachikar
- Organizer(s): GIRISTUTI Checkmate School of Chess Foundation, Belgaum
- Chief Arbiter: IA Promodraj, Moree
- Deputy Chief Arbiter: IA Pranesh, Yadav K
- Arbiters: SNA Aakash Madiwalar ; SNA Jadhav, Saksham
- Location: Gujrath Bhavan, Shashtri Nagar, Belgaum-590001
- Time Control: 60 Minutes + 30 Seconds Increment from Move 1
Disclaimer: The following tournament details are sourced from the internet. Please contact the tournament organizers directly before joining for more information.
