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The archetypal VIT-AP International FIDE-rated Chess tourney began successful Amaravati connected Monday, June 1, with 417 participants from 15 States and besides the United States of America, vying for the Champion title.
The tournament, is being organised by the VIT-A.P. University and the Andhra Chess Association (ACA) from June 1 to 5. It comprises of 2 large FIDE-rated planetary tournaments: the VIT-AP Amaravati International Open Chess Tournament 2026 (June 1–5) and the VIT-AP Amaravati International Below-18 unrated players Chess Tournament 2026 (June 6–8), and carries a combined prize money of ₹30 lakh. It is being played successful a 9-round Swiss League format with a clip power of 90 minutes positive 30 seconds increment from determination one. The title volition reason connected June 5. Among the participants are 325 internationally-rated players, including 97 pistillate players.
Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta inaugurated the event. Speaking connected the occasion, Mr. Harish Kumar pointed retired that chess is simply a crippled that develops strategical thinking, discipline, patience, and decision-making abilities— qualities indispensable for enactment and nation-building. He added that specified events lend importantly to the holistic improvement of younker and fortify Andhra Pradesh’s estimation arsenic a hub for sporting and acquisition excellence.
Later, Ake Ravi Krishna, Inspector General of Police, who attended arsenic the impermanent of honour, said by bringing unneurotic players from antithetic regions and countries, the lawsuit promotes not lone competitory excellence but besides taste speech and communal learning.
P. Arulmozhivarman, Vice-Chancellor, VIT-AP University, welcomed the students portion A. Suresh, president, Andhra Chess Association, called the tourney a important milestone successful the maturation of chess successful Andhra Pradesh.
Participants are from the States of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, and besides from the USA.
The apical effect of the tourney is Sri Sai Baswanth P. (Andhra Pradesh) with an Elo standing of 2344, followed by B. Vignesh, Tamil Nadu State Champion, and S. Haridev, Tamil Nadu Under-17 Champion.
Nagesh–SP Eagle Cell, Guntur, Vakul Jindal, Superintendent of Police, Guntur, and different assemblage authorities were contiguous connected the occasion.
