1st Mayor’s Trophy
International Grandmaster Chess Tournament – 2023
(Above 1800 Elo Category)
AICF Event Code: 309022/MP/2023
1st April to 8th April 2023
Total Prize Fund: 21 Lakhs INR
Organised by
Malwanchal Chess Club
In collaboration with
All Indore Chess Association
Under the aegis of
MP Chess Ad-Hoc Committee &
All India Chess Federation
Venue:
The Emerald Heights International School
A.B. Road, Rau, Indore – 452 007 Madhya Pradesh, INDIA
Google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/PTCR4PCKN9rkxVV28
Tournament Schedule
Description Date Day Time
Arrival 01-04-2023 Saturday 10:00 AM
Inauguration 01-04-2023 Saturday 11:00 AM
Technical Meeting 01-04-2023 Saturday 12:00 PM
Round-1 01-04-2023 Saturday 02:00 PM
Round-2 02-04-2023 Sunday 10:00 AM
Round-3 02-04-2023 Sunday 04:00 PM
Round-4 03-04-2023 Monday 02:00 PM
Round-5 04-04-2023 Tuesday 10:00 AM
Round-6 04-04-2023 Tuesday 04:00 PM
Round-7 05-04-2023 Wednesday 02:00 PM
Round-8 06-04-2023 Thursday 02:00 PM
Round-9 07-04-2023 Friday 02:00 PM
Round-10 08-04-2023 Saturday 10:00 AM
Prize Distribution 08-04-2023 Saturday 04:00 PM
Departure 08-04-2023 Saturday 06:00 PM
Awards & Prizes
st
1 : Rs. 3,00,000/- & Trophy 11th : Rs. 30,000/- 21st : Rs. 20,000/-
nd th nd
2 : Rs. 2,00,000/- & Trophy 12 : Rs. 30,000/- 22 : Rs. 20,000/-
3rd : Rs. 1,50,000/- & Trophy 13th : Rs. 30,000/- 23rd : Rs. 20,000/-
4th : Rs. 1,00,000/- 14th : Rs. 30,000/- 24th : Rs. 20,000/-
5th : Rs. 75,000/- 15th : Rs. 30,000/- 25th : Rs. 20,000/-
6th : Rs. 50,000/- 16th : Rs. 25,000/- 26th : Rs. 15,000/-
7th : Rs. 50,000/- 17th : Rs. 25,000/- 27th : Rs. 15,000/-
8th : Rs. 50,000/- 18th : Rs. 25,000/- 28th : Rs. 15,000/-
9th : Rs. 50,000/- 19th : Rs. 25,000/- 29th : Rs. 15,000/-
10th : Rs. 50,000/- 20th : Rs. 25,000/- 30th : Rs. 15,000/-
31st to 40th : Rs. 7,000/-
Women’s Prize
st
1 : Rs. 40,000/- 2nd : Rs. 25,000/- 3rd : Rs. 15,000/-
4th to 6th : Rs. 7,000/-
Rating Category Prize
Rating Range 1st 2nd 3rd
2201-2300 Rs. 25,000/- Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 10,000/-
2101-2200 Rs. 25,000/- Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 10,000/-
2001-2100 Rs. 25,000/- Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 10,000/-
1901-2000 Rs. 25,000/- Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 10,000/-
Upto 1900 Rs. 25,000/- Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 10,000/-
Best Category Prizes
Category 1st 2nd 3rd
Madhya Pradesh Player Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 11,000/- Rs. 8,000/-
Specially abled Player Rs. 12,000/- Rs. 8,000/- Rs. 5,000/-
Junior Player (Under 19) Rs. 12,000/- Rs. 8,000/- Rs. 5,000/-
Veteran (Above 60) Rs. 12,000/- Rs. 8,000/- Rs. 5,000/-
Age Category cut off date: 01 January 2023
Best Game Award Best Dress Award Best Foreign Player
Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 15,000/-
Note: Title (GM, IM, WGM, WIM) players are not eligible in "Rating category" & "Best foreign player" prize
Entry Fees
GMs, WGMs, IMs , WIMs & above 2450 ELO: Free
2400 to 2449 ELO: Rs. 5,000/-
2300 to 2399 ELO: Rs. 7,000/-
2000 to 2299 ELO: Rs. 8,000/-
1800 to 1999 ELO: Rs. 10,000/-
Free for foreign players above 2100 ELO
(For M.P. Players Rs. 1000/- rebate)
Entry Fee can be paid @
https://chessfee.com/tmt_details.php?id=590
Last date of entry submission - 20th March 2023
Last date of entry submission with late fee of Rs. 500 – 28st March 2023
Participants are required to send the payment receipt via email to malwanchalchess@gmail.com
Entry will be subject to rating verification as per the 1st March 2023 classical rating list
Rules & Regulations
Accelerated Pairing system will be followed for first two rounds.
The event will be FIDE TITLE NORM category tournament with players above 1800 ELO
Rating.
Organizers reserves the right to add players below 1800 rating under special circumstances.
The event will be played in 10 rounds.
The time control is 90 minutes with addition of 30 second per move starting from move one.
All electronic items including mobiles and wrist watches (all type of watches) are not allowed in the
tournament hall.
FIDE Fair Play Regulations will be in force and players are obliged to respect the rules.
Hotel & Accommodation
All invited GM/IM/WGM/WIM will be provided free boarding & lodging on double/triple sharing
basis.
For all other players, accommodation on chargeable basis will be available at the venue, The Emerald
Heights International. The dormitory (8/12 beds) facility will be provided with boarding (Bed Tea,
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) with a nominal charge of Rs. 6000/- for a period of March 31 (2 pm) to
April 8 (7 pm); contact Mr. Deepak Soni (9617324610).
OYO is the official accommodation partner, get up to 40% discount on all categories of hotels,
for booking contact Ms. Poonam Bansal 8769688369.
AICF Registration 2023-2024 for Indian Players
Indian players should be compulsorily registered with AICF. Players not yet registered can do so by
remitting a sum of Rs. 250/- online on https://prs.aicf.in Entries from unregistered players will not be
entertained.
Default Time (Walkover Time)
The default time will be 30 minutes.
The Drawn Game
The players shall not agree for a draw without consent of arbiter before each player makes 20 moves.
Tie-Break
The following tie break rules will be applicable for all the FIDE Rated Swiss Events under AICF.
i. Buchholz Cut 1
ii. Buchholz
iii. Sonneborn-Berger
iv. Direct encounter
v. The greater number of wins including forfeits vi. Number of wins with Blackpieces
Appeals Committee
A 5-member Appeals Committee (inclusive of 2-reserves) shall be formed from players. The decision of
the said committee shall be final and binding on all the participants.
Protest
Protest if any, against the decision of the Chief Arbiter, shall be made in writing with a protest fee of Rs.
1000/- (Rs. One Thousand Only) within 30 minutes of the occurrence of the incident. The amount would
be refunded if the appeal is upheld.
Interpretation
For further interpretations of the rule(s) and deciding any aspect not covered by the said tournament
prospectus, the decision of the Tournament Director shall be final and binding on all the participants.
The Tournament Director has every right to make any addition/deletion/amendment to these rules.
However, such changes shall be displayed on the noticeboard.
Players are not allowed to carry bags, mobile phones, wrist watches and other electronic devices to the
playing arena. Arrangements have been made for players to deposit their bags, mobile phones, etc.
Force Majeure
The Organizing committee are bearing no responsibility in case of a force Majeure Which might
cancel or postpone the event.
All title holder regarding their Queries & All Foreign Players regarding their Visa Assistance are
requested to contact as under:
ALL INDIA CHESS FEDERATION [www.aicf.in]
#101-102, A Block, First Floor, Naurang House, 21, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001
Email: indianchessfed@gmail.com
IM Vishal Sareen (delhiinternationalchess2014@gmail.com)
Gopakumar Sudhakaran (+919868624216, gopakumarchess@gmail.com)
Notes
The prizes shall not be shared and a player would be eligible for one higher prize only.
If applicable, as per Income Tax regulations of India, tax shall be deducted at source (TDS) from
the prize money above Rs. 30,000/- [TDS rates - for foreign players: 20.80% & for Indian
players: 10%].
All Indian players are required to submit a copy of the PAN card and AADHAR card.
For players who fail to submit a PAN card, TDS would be deducted @ 20.80% irrespective of
the prize money won.
All payments to Indian players would be made by cheque /RTGS and will be issued in the name
of the concerned prize winner only.
Payment of prize money awarded to foreign players would be made by SWIFT to their bank
accounts.
Prize winners from foreign countries would be required to submit a copy of their passport &
VISA.
How to reach Indore:
Direct flights and Trains are available from all the major cities of India.
How to reach venue:
From Airport 13 km away from venue
From Indore Railway Station 11 km away from venue
COVID Protocol
1. All players are required to mandatorily adhere the Covid Protocol issued by Government of
India /Government of Madhya Pradesh at the time of tournament.
2. Any symptomatic players will be removed from the tournament as pre-caution.All players are
obliged to obey this rule and no protest can be made against this decision of Organizing
Committee.
3. Players are obliged to undergo random RTPCR/Antigen Test conducted by theorganizing
committee.
4. Preference in entry will be given to fully vaccinated players.
5. All Officials and Arbiters will be fully vaccinated.
6. Parents and accompanying persons are not allowed inside tournament hall at all times.
7. Organisers will take all the measures for safe tournament environment. However, in case any
untoward situation arises, theplayers will not ask damages from Organizers.
8. By enrolling for the events, the players are abide by all the terms and conditionsof the
Tournament for participants.
Climate
The temperature of Indore will be around 30 degree to 35 degree Celsius.
Chief Patron
Shri Pushyamitra Bhargav
Mayor, Indore
Patron
Ar. Achal Choudhary Shri Muktesh Singh
Shri Rishav Gupta, IAS Shri Siddharth Jain, IAS
Tournament Director
Dr. Sunil Somani Mr. Anil Fatehchandani
Mobile: +91 99811 08405 Mobile: +91 94250 56676
Organizing Secretary
IM Akshat Khamparia
E-mail: malwanchalchess@gmail.com
Mobile: +91 94258 59192
Committee
Registration Mr. Shailendra Pable-90090 43475
Registration Mr. Aditya Goyal-9926324011
Registration Mr. Sunil Panwar-98267 28488
Language: Tamil, Telagu, English Dr. Venkatraman K-94250 74974
Accommodation Ms. Poonam Bansal-8769688369
Accommodation Mr. Rajendra Chimnani-98277 58400
Accommodation Mr. Vivek Vishwakarma-88154 01670
Accommodation Mr. Deepak Soni-9617324610
Accommodation Mr. Pankaj Tiwari-9039000015
Accommodation Mr. Mahesh Agrawal-9425056379
Accommodation Mr. Vishal Jahajpuriya-8516913708
Event Management Mr. Sanjay Mishra-9825075767
Event Management Mr. Sachin Rathore-9753341745
Event Management Mr. Prateek Mohan-8860135266
Co-ordinators
Mr. Ajay Kibe Mr. Sumit Upmanyu Mr. Himanshu Dhavalikar
Mr. Arun Upadhyay Mr. Piyush Zamindar Mr. Mudit Thakkar
Mr. Akram Khan Mr. Gaurav Chaturvedi Mr. Abhishek Gupta
MP CHESS AD-HOC COMMITTEE STAR PLAYERS OF MADHYA PRADESH
Mr. Diljeet Khanna (Jt.Secretary AICF) Anuj Shrivatri, Ayush Sharma, Ojaswa
Mr. Gurmeet Singh (Chairman) Singh, Prakhar Bajaj, Madvendra Pratap
Mr. Akshat Khamparia (Convener) Sharma,
Mr. Anil Fatechandani (Member) Nityata Jain, Cera Dagaria
Mr. Yashpal Arora (Member)
The Emerald Heights International
School
The Emerald Heights International School is India’s top K-12 co-educational international day-
cum-boarding school spread over 100 acres of lush green campus in Indore, Madhya Pradesh (M.P.), India.
The school was founded by the late Smt. Suneeta Singh on February 18, 1982. Drawing inspiration from Sri
Aurobindo and The Mother, it undertook to work out and develop a scheme of integral education compatible
with the contemporary needs. Since its inception, the students of our school have carved a niche in academics
and sports.
The outstanding performance of the school is borne out by the merit lists every year and various awards in
academics, dramatics, music, dance, fine arts, and various indoor and outdoor sports. The Emerald Heights
stands the tallest in Central India as an educational institute with a global ambience. With a reputation of
creating future oriented global youth, who adorn the society with their scholastic achievements and possess an
invincible drive to excel in every sphere of life, it has cultivated an environment which provides its’ students
intellectual exposure with many avenues to reach their goals successfully and express their creativity and
talents.
The Emerald Heights is one of the leading boarding schools and is currently ranked 1st in the country and 1st
in Indore and Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) in the category of co-ed day-cum-boarding school and 1st in
Infrastructure in India by Education World. Emerald Heights has been awarded the “Most Inspirational
Secondary School” among deserving schools in India (Jury’s Choice Award) at India’s Top 50 Prestigious
Jury Awards 2019 organised by EducationToday.co. We are selected in top Future 50 Schools in Shaping
Success by Fortune Magazine for our last three years placements record second year as well. We have
received the Best K-12 School Award for Global Collaborations by Business World Magazine. We have
received Certificate of Recognition for Best School by AFS. The Emerald Heights received Round Square
Anniversary Challenge Award 2017 for Inventiveness. The Emerald Heights currently ranked 2nd in country
and 1st in Madhya Pradesh in day-cum-boarding school category in a survey conducted by
EducationToday.co.
