12 women players will play in Chennai – there will be a round-robin WGM tournament

Chennai An important event for Indian women's chess is scheduled to be held from March 18 at Hotel Chennai Le Palace. A total of 12 players have been included for this event, among whom five foreign title players have been invited.

Among these players, Mongolia's Woman Grand Master Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (2288) 

Serbia's Woman Grand Master Maria Manakova (2148)

France's Woman Grand Master Nino Maisuradze (2254)

Italy's International Master Elena Sedina (2161)

and Colombia's Woman International Master Angela Franco (2095) will participate.

Among the Indian players, Velpula Sarayu (2389) will lead the challenge and has been given top seeding in the tournament.

Apart from her, many-time national champion Woman Grand Master Mary Ann Gomes (2322) will also be a prominent player from India.

Other Indian players will be Rindhiya V (2000)

Women International Master Monnisha GK (2202)

Women International Master Sakshi Chitlange (2175)

Women International Master Akshaya Mounika (2134)

and Women International Master Mahalakshmi M (2242) will participate.

A total prize of Rs 10 lakh will be awarded to 12 players in the competition.

The winning player will receive Rs 2 lakh 50 thousand, the second-place player will be given Rs 1 lakh 50 thousand, and the third-place player will receive Rs 1 lakh 30 thousand.

The first round of the competition will take place on March 18, and the final round will be played on March 25. It has been decided that all the players will have to attend the press conference after each match in this tournament.

This match has been organized, and arrangements for the stay of all the players have been made at Hotel Chennai Le Palace located in Karabakkam, Chennai. Niklesh Jain from ChessBase India will be providing you with all the information about this tournament from the venue."