Play at KL University Rapid Rating Open and watch games live on 70 mm Silver Screen

by Shahid Ahmed - 01/05/2022

175 players including 3 GMs, 9 IMs, a WGM and a WIM have already registered KL University 1st All India Rapid Rating Open 2022. The tournament will have a total prize fund ₹500,000. Top three prizes are ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each. That's not all, total 80 prizes are up for grabs including top prizes of ₹10000 each in various categories like - Best Woman, Best Unrated and other rating brackets. If that doesn't excite you to play in this tournament, the unique opportunity for the visitors and accompanying persons to view the games live on 70 mm Silver Screen should definitely catch your attention. Photo: Chaitanya Praveen Sarma

KL University Rapid Rating Open has a total prize fund of ₹500000

Have you ever heard about watching a rapid rating open tournament games live on a 70 mm screen? If the answer is no and we are almost certain that will be the answer for the majority, KL University is doing something unique for the spectators. If other sports can be projected on a 70 mm movie theater screen, why shall chess be left behind? KL University ensured of this unique presentation.

The seating area in front of the 70 mm Silver Screen at KL University | Photo: Chaitanya Praveen Sarma

IM Sayantan Das is slated to be the top seed of the tournament | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

MPL National Blitz 2022 runner-up - GM Karthik Venkataraman | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Asian Junior 2021 Gold medalist and MPL National Rapid 2022 second runner-up - IM Raahul V S | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Reigning National Junior Girls 2022 champion and National Women second runner-up - WGM Priyanka Nutakki | Photo: Niklesh Jain

KL University's very own student WIM Mounika Akshaya

KL University Rapid Rating Open will take place on 5th and 6th April 2022

Schedule

There will be five rounds on 5th April and four on 6th April 2022.

Total nine rounds of rapid games will be played

Prizes

KL University Rapid Rating Open has a total prize fund of ₹500000. Top three prizes are: ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each respectively. Best Woman, Best Unrated and Top rating category prizes are ₹10000 each for the first prize. That's not all, there are 80 prizes in total up for grabs.

Lots of prizes are there in various categories

Time Control

Time control is 25 minutes with an increment of 5 seconds additional time per move.

Venue

Venue tour of KL University 1st All India Rapid Rating Open 2022 | Video: ChessBase India

KL University entrance | Photo: Chaitanya Praveen Sarma

Entrance to the tournament hall | Photo: Chaitanya Praveen Sarma

Outside the tournament hall | Photo: Chaitanya Praveen Sarma

KL University campus is full of lush greenery | Photo: Chaitanya Praveen Sarma

Outdoor sports facility at the venue | Photo: Chaitanya Praveen Sarma

Places to see

Vijayawada has plenty of places to visit

For more details, please refer to the tournament circular.

Players list

No.		Name	ID	FideID	FED	Rtg	sex	Typ	Club/City
1	IM	Das Sayantan	65002021	5034426	IND	2413			WB
2	IM	Krishna C R G (Railways)	46782021	5018625	IND	2378			KRI-AP
3	IM	Das Arghyadip	111842021	5003610	IND	2359			WB
4	GM	Karthikeyan P	21482021	5018226	IND	2351			TN
5	GM	Laxman R.R.	869792021	50005361	IND	2346			TN
6	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha	74082021	5027330	IND	2316			KAR
7		Kunal M.	14812021	5018250	IND	2291			TN
8	IM	Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad	173502021	25005812	IND	2265			AP
9	IM	Ravi Teja S.	71242021	5017220	IND	2264			AP
10	GM	Karthik Venkataraman	1245192022	25006479	IND	2192			AP
11	IM	Sidhant Mohapatra	11202021	5028698	IND	2183			ODI
12	IM	Raahul V S	21122021	25035525	IND	2177			TN
13	IM	Ravi Thandalam Shanmugam	197252021	5000238	IND	2125		S50	TN
14		Lokesh N.	71712021	5025044	IND	2115			TN
15		Kaustuv Kundu	64622021	5056900	IND	2109			WB
16		Surendran N	69902021	5021243	IND	2072			TN
17		Shiva Pavan Teja Sharma U	70482021	35063537	IND	1978			KRI-AP
18	WFM	Lasya.G	47572021	5068800	IND	1963	w		KRI-AP
19	WIM	Priyanka Nutakki	22682021	25049615	IND	1922	w		KRI-AP
20		Harini S.	57662021	5024919	IND	1888	w		TN

Complete list

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