V4 Chess presents 1st Bishan Singh Ji Memorial All India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament

V4 CHESS Trust

V4 CHESS is a Trust formed by the following four of Hyderabad based prominent Chess players from 1990’s.

1. Ramu Kandi, MBA (FIDE Master, FIDE Trainer and Founder of Chess Mavericks),

2. Sardar Amithpal Singh, MCA (Candidate Master, FIDE Instructor and Founder of Maestro Chess Academy),

3. Rishpal Singh, MCA (FIDE Master, FIDE Trainer and Founder of Deccan Chess Academy), and

4. Beenish Bhatia, MS (CS) (Former National Sub-junior & U-18 Champion)

These four Chess friends who are also Coaches, Parents and Organizers have joined hands together to promote the game of Chess through various programs such as Chess Tournaments, Training Camps and other promotional activities that will take the game of Chess to masses and help the budding & aspirant Chess players to realize their potential and chasing their dreams.

1st V4 Chess tournament

As part of its first initiative, V4 CHESS is organizing two All India Chess Tournaments, namely…

1.“SARDAR BISHAN SINGH JI MEMORIAL ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RATING TOURNAMENT” from 10th to 14th January, 2023.

2. “V4 CHESS ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RATING TOURNAMENT FOR BELOW 1600 RATED PLAYERS” from 3rd to 5th February 2023.

Venue and Prizes

Both of these tournaments will take place at Kotla Vijay Bhasker Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda Hyderabad, Telangana.

In Total, the prize fund of these 2 events is Rs. 20,00,001/-. For all titled players, the entry is free and attractive category prizes are also at stake. To make the event more comfortable and enjoyable, the organizers have planned/arranged facilities such as composition/puzzles solving events, best game award after end of every round and convenient seating arrangement for accompanying working professionals along with quality food courts. For details & registration, players can visit the Official Website.

The legacy of Shri Bishan Singh Ji

V4 CHESS’s first Tournament is named after Late. Shri Bishan Singh ji who was a prominent Chess Player, Coach, National Arbiter, APCA-Office Bearer and Organizer. To promote any sport, one must be passionate about it and passion for the game of chess came naturally to Bishan Singh ji. Although he was a district Champion, Bishan Singh ji knew that Chess had to be promoted to the level where it can be looked upon as a career option for young and budding talents. His work first started in Karimnagar, with laying the foundation of Karimnagar district chess association and eventually progressed to other districts of the state. He became the office bearer of AP State Chess Association in the early nineties. He worked selflessly in making chess popular in the state. An example of which can be seen in all his four sons whom he encouraged to play chess and they were all successful national level players and finished in the medal bracket multiple times in national championships. His sons take great pride in conducting his memorial tournament with family and friends and taking his legacy forward.

His family is conducting State Level Tournaments in his memory since 2017.

Brochure and Sponsors

V4 CHESS Tournament Brochure was released by Mr. K. S. Prasad, President-Telangana State Chess Association via press meet on 17th October 2022 which was covered in all the leading newspapers & electronic media. TV5, one of the leading regional electronic media has agreed to be the media partner for this prestigious event.

When it comes to promoting Chess, the four friends from Hyderabad stand strong & tall like the 4 pillars of Charminar and we wish them all the success in their V4 CHESS – We are for Chess initiative.

Players registered so far in the 1st Bishan Singh Ji Memorial All India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament:

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Important links

Official Website

Telegram Channel for latest updates

Tournament details for 1st Bishan Singh Ji Memorial All India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament

Tournament details for 1st V4 Chess All India Open FIDE Rating Below 1600 Chess Tournament

Event registration link