Punjab Kesari 1st International Online Chess Championship 2020

Punjab Kesari Centre of Chess Excellence presents Punjab Kesari 1st International Online Chess Championship. The tournament will take place on Saturday 25th July 2020 with a total prize fund of ₹50000. Entry is free for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. Entry fee for others is ₹500 for Indian players and €10 for foreign players. The event is open to players all over the world. Registration is Open. Entry will close on Friday 24th July at 8 p.m. IST

Date: Saturday 25th July 2020

Time: 8.00 p.m. IST

Time control: 3 mins each (no increment)

Number of rounds: 10

Total Prize fund: ₹50000

Venue: Vishy Anand Arena in Playchess under ChessBase India room

Players list

It will be updated soon.

Details of the online tournament

Eligibility and Entry Fee

Prizes

Prize structure

Main Prizes

Best Female

Best Unrated Player

Rating 1800-1999

Rating 1600-1799

Rating 1400-1599

Rating 1000-1399

Best Punjab

Lucky prizes

A player without a Standard Rating will be considered for Unrated prizes. Any player failing to mention correctly if s/he is a registered player from Punjab will not eligible for Best Punjab prize later. One player is eligible for one higher prize only.

Entry fees:

The entry fee for each event is ₹500. The tournament is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. Registration is Open. Deadline: Friday 24th July at 8 p.m. IST.

Submit entry fee ₹500

Players outside India who would like to participate can make the payment through this Paypal link by paying €10 and write a mail to teamchessbaseindia@gmail.com mentioning their Name, FIDE ID, Playchess ID and Gender.

Titled players must write to us at teamchessbaseindia@gmail.com with their Playchess id to confirm their entry.

Confirmed Titled players

The list will be updated soon.

Contact and registration queries for the tournament:

Shahid Ahmed: 09038139510 (Entry confirmations will be done via site only, no whatsapp/phone call confirmation of entries)

Email - teamchessbaseindia@gmail.com

• We request all players to check their internet connection before the tournament. Minimum requirement is at least 2 mbps broadband. No phone calls/messages will be entertained once the tournament starts from 8 p.m. IST onwards. All queries must be resolved before the tournament. Each player is responsible for their internet connection, organizers will not be held responsible for any player's connectivity issues.

How to play tournament?

Please ensure that you have a valid Playchess id. You can create one here and then buy the premium membership from the product embeds given above.

1. Download the free Windows software of Playchess

Next you have to download the free native Windows software from here. If you have Mac OS or Mac Computer, then you have to use some VMWare to run it as Playchess Desktop Client has native support on Windows OS only. The tournament cannot be played via mobile or tablet device. If you have Playchess installed in your computer, please update it to the latest version before playing the tournament.

Login or Create account

After you have installed the Client. You must login.

Enter your Playchess/ChessBase Account username and password. 

The tournament will take place in the Vishy Anand Arena in the ChessBase India room. Registered players should be online and logged into Playchess at least 45 minutes before the start of the tournament to confirm your entries on 25th of July 2020. 7:15 p.m. IST would be a good time.

Click on the ‘Players’ Tab and then click on ‘Join Event’. The Sysop (Tournament Director) will accept your entry. Only those who have paid the entry fee will be allowed to play.

Note: The Playchess id, while registering and playing the tournament should be the same.

About online tournaments on Playchess by ChessBase India:

ChessBase India has organized innumerable online events successfully. Here is some feedback about the quality of the events:

GM Vaibhav Suri, winner of 2nd ChessBase Online Blitz tournament

The tournament was conducted quite smoothly and a quite "fun Sunday" event. The participation of Adhiban & Sethuraman definitely added the spark to the event. I guess an Online Blitz Festival would be the next way to go (with different formats - Chess960, Bughouse, Bullet etc). Overall really happy with such events. Way to go!!

GM R R Laxman, former National Blitz Champion

I thank the  Chessbase India team once more for their strenous and tireless endeavour to popularise blitz events in India. Considering the fact that the present day time control  even in classical format ( unlike the yesteryears)  demands quick reflexes and blitz skills  , I feel that the entire Chessbase India team is doing an exemplary and praiseworthy job. A boon for Indian chess !!!. Though my performance this time was not satisfactory ,I hope to excel and cherish more pleasant memories from my side in the forthcoming editions of Chessbase India blitz events.

Tushar Bohra, father of Kanishk Bohra

Thanks for enrolling Kanishk for the event. He had a great time playing the games. And a great overall experience.

D Gukesh, youngest GM of India

I am extremely happy to have participated in my first online blitz tmt conducted by ChessBase India and loved the experience and thrill. from the start to the finish its professionally conducted and got the rare opportunity to play several high-class players in a single event and looking forward for its next event

Priti Mahendru, mother of Jaiveer Mahendru

This was our second chessbase online blitz event. My son is 8 years and it was an absolute thrill for him to be playing against titled players ! Thanks a lot for organizing this. We look forward to more such events !

Kushagra Mohan

I was happy the way the tournament was conducted. No problems at all. You just keep increasing the prize money and that is a big improvement.Cannot hope for more.

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