AICF Event Code:432739/AP/2025
PRIZE FUND: ₹
S3 Sports Arena
A/C Indoor Stadium
M.V.P Colony
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
Contact
V Srikanth - 9989971232 Dr.R. Babu Rao – 9849371760
Invitation
Sri Chess Academy & Chaitanya Chess Academy under the aegis of All Visakha Chess
Association, in Association with Andhra Chess Association & All India Chess Federation
cordially invites you to participate in International open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2025.
Schedule
Round Date Time
Reporting time 25/12/2025 9.00 AM
Inauguration 25/12/2025 9.30 AM
Players Meeting 25/12/2025 10.00 AM
1 25/12/2025 11.00 AM
2 25/12/2025 4.00 PM
3 26/12/2025 9.00 AM
4 26/12/2025 3.00 PM
5 27/12/2025 9.00 AM
6 27/12/2025 3.00 PM
7 28/12/2025 8.00 AM
8 28/12/2025 1.00 PM
Prize Distribution 28/12/2025 5.30 PM onwards
Prizes
Rank Prize Rank Prize
1st 50,000/- + 2nd 40,000/- +
3rd 30,000/- + 4th 20,000/-
5th 15,000/- 6th 12,000/-
7th 11,000/- 8th 10,000/-
9th 8,000/- 10th 7,000/-
11th -20th 5,000/-(Each) 21st- 30th 4,500/-(Each)
31st-35th 4,000/-(Each)
Rating Between 1701-1800 Rating Between 1601-1700
Rank Prize Rank Prize
1st 9,000/- 1st 9,000/-
2nd 8,000/- 2nd 8,000/-
3rd 6,000/- 3rd 6,000/-
4th 5,000/- 4th 5,000/-
5th 4,000/- 5th 4,000/-
Rating Between 1501-1600 Rating Between 1400-1500
Rank Prize Rank Prize
1st 9,000/- 1st 9,000/-
2nd 8,000/- 2nd 8,000/-
3rd 6,000/- 3rd 6,000/-
4th 5,000/- 4th 5,000/-
5th 4,000/- 5th 4,000/-
Unrated Best Vizag
Rank Prize Rank Prize
1st 9,000/- 1st 5,000/-
2nd 8,000/- 2nd 4,000/-
3rd 6,000/- 3rd 4,000/-
4th 5,000/- 4th 3,500/-
5th 4,000/- 5th 3,500/-
Special Category Prizes
Rank Prize Rank Prize
Female-1st 5,000/-
(20Yrs above) PHC-1st 5,000/-
Female-2nd 4,500/-
Female-3rd 4,000/-
PHC-2nd 4,500/-
Veteran-1st 5,000/-
(55Yrs above)
Veteran-2nd 4,500/- PHC-3rd 4,000/-
(55Yrs above)
Veteran-3rd 4,000/-
Sri chess Academy Students special Prizes
Rank Prize Rank Prize
1st 3,500/- 2nd 3,000/-
3rd 2,500/- 4th 2,500/-
5th 6th
Age Category Prizes
A total of 50-trophies (5 trophies each for boys and 5 for girls separately / category) shall be awarded in the
following 10-categories:
Category Boys Girls
Under-7 1st – 3,000 + 1st – 3,000 +
2nd- 2,000 + 2nd- 2,000 +
3rd – 5th - (Each) 3rd – 5th - (Each)
Under-9 1st – 3,000 + 1st – 3,000 +
2nd- 2,000 + 2nd- 2,000 +
3rd – 5th - (Each) 3rd – 5th - (Each)
Under-11 1st – 3,000 + 1st – 3,000 +
2nd- 2,000 + 2nd- 2,000 +
3rd – 5th - (Each) 3rd – 5th - (Each)
Under-13 1st – 3,000 + 1st – 3,000 +
2nd- 2,000 + 2nd- 2,000 +
3rd – 5th - (Each) 3rd – 5th - (Each)
Under-15 1st – 3,000 + 1st – 3,000 +
2nd- 2,000 + 2nd- 2,000 +
3rd – 5th - (Each) 3rd – 5th - (Each)
ENTRY FEE, REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
Entry Fee Amount 3,000/- (Free Entry for GM’s, IM’s,
WGM’s and WIM’s)
Last date without fine 15th December, 2025 Upto 9.00PM
Last date with fine 23rd December,2025 Upto 5.00PM
with fine Rs. 500/-
Payment Details A/C Name: Chaitanya Chess Academy
A/C. No: 50200110882352
HDFC
IFSC Code:HDFC0005761
Phonepe/Googlepay 9848814543
After 500 entries, registrations will be accepted based on availability.
Players must take care of their food and accomdation.
Note: All Andhra players must register through [Link].
Tournament Rules
System of Play & Time Control
The championship shall be played as per FIDE Laws of Chess for a total of 8-rounds Swiss-
league. Each player shall have 90 minutes for the entire game with an increment of 30
seconds/move starting from the first move.
Default Time:
Any player who arrives at the chessboard after 15-minutes from the start of the game shall
lose the game. Thus, the default time is 15-minutes.
Tie Break:
Following is the order of tie-break:
(a) Buchholz Cut1
(b) Buchholz
(c) Sonneborn Berger
(d) Direct encounter
(e) The greater number of wins (forfeit included)
(f) The greater number of wins by black
Protest:
Protest, if any, against the decision of the Chief Arbiter shall be made in writing with a protest
fee of Rs.1000/- within 15 minutes of the occurrence of the incident. The protest fee will be
refunded if the appeal is up held.
Appeals Committee:
Before the commencement of the tournament, a five-member appeals committee shall be
formed by the AICF/organizers. All the members and reserves shall be from different states.
No member of the Committee can vote on a dispute in which a player from his own State is
involved and, in such case, the reserve member shall take his place in the committee.
Interpretation:
For interpretation of the rule(s) and deciding any point not covered by the above rules of the
tournament, the decision of the Tournament Committee shall be final and binding on all. The
Tournament committee has every right to make any addition or amendment to these rules,
without notice. However, such changes/ or inclusion will be subject to AICF clearance. Such
changes will, however, be displayed in the tournament hall.
Registration of Player
All participants of the tournament shall be registered with AICF for the year 2025-2026.
Online AICF registration can be done at the website [Link]/players.
Electronic Devices
All electronic items including wrist watches (all type of watches) are not allowed in the
tournament hall. Players found in possession of the items will be declared lost.
Contact Details
Contact Person Mobile Contact Person Mobile
V. Srikanth, FA 9989971232 Dr. R. Babu Rao 9849371760
Director,
Sri Chess Academy
Under the supervision of
KVV Sarma,FA [Link] Kumar [Link]
Tournament Advisor,ACA President, ACA Secretary ,ACA
Phani Kumar NM, IA S. Manikanta Rao,
G.V Kumar, IA
Organizing Secretary, ACA SNA
Chief Arbiter
Secretary, AVCA
[Link] Rao
[Link],FA
President AVCA
Director of Sri Chess Academy
& Tournament Director
----------------Tournament organized by-----------------
Sri Chess Academy & Chaitanya Chess Academy
