Tournament Info
The 2nd Rotaract RUAS & Children Chess Academy presents All India Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026 is a premier one-day national-level chess competition taking place on October 18, 2026, at Dwaraka Auditorium, M. S. Ramaiah Campus, Bengaluru.
Event Codes: AICF Event Code: 493788/KA(R)/2026, KSCA Event Code: KSCA/G081/2627/A, BUDCA Event Code: BUDCA/G039/2627.
Prize Pool: ₹4,00,000 total cash prize pool.
Open Category: ₹1,95,000 (Top 64 positions; 1st prize ₹30,000).
Rating Categories: ₹1,90,000 across 5 rating bands (Unrated, 1401–1500, 1501–1600, 1601–1700, 1701–1800) with top 20 awarded in each.
Special Cash Prizes: ₹15,000 across Best Veteran (60+), Best Female (18+), and Specially-Abled categories.
Age Categories (U7, U9, U11, U13, U16): 50 Trophies & 50 Medals awarded separately for boys and girls, plus participation trophies for all participants.
Entry Fees: Early Bird: ₹1,799 (valid till 30th September 2026); Regular: ₹2,000 (01 October to 16 October 2026). Free entry for GMs, IMs, WGMs, and WIMs.
