Tournament Info
Tournament Description
The 4th Rotaract RUAS & Children Chess Academy presents Below 1800 All India FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament 2026 is a 3-day classical chess event held from December 28 to December 30, 2026, at Dwaraka Auditorium, M. S. Ramaiah Campus, Bengaluru.
Sanctioning & Event Codes: AICF Event Code: 494627/KA/2026, BUDCA Event Code: BUDCA/G043/2627, KSCA Event Code: KSCA/G090/2627/A.
Prize Fund: ₹6,00,000 total cash prize pool.
Open Category: ₹4,23,000 awarded across the Top 100 ranks (1st: ₹50,000 + Trophy, 2nd: ₹40,000 + Trophy, 3rd: ₹30,000 + Trophy).
Rating Categories: ₹1,44,000 across 4 rating bands (Unrated, 1401–1500, 1501–1600, 1601–1700) with ₹33,000 distributed to the Top 20 in each band.
Special Cash Prizes: ₹45,000 across Best Women (Top 5: ₹14,000 total), Best Veterans (Top 5: ₹14,000 total), and Specially Abled (Top 3: ₹5,000 total).
Age Categories (U7, U9, U11, U13, U16): 50 Trophies & 50 Medals awarded separately for boys and girls (Top 10 in each), plus participation trophies for all players.
Entry Fees: Early Bird: ₹2,699 (valid till 30 October 2026); Regular Entry: ₹3,000 (valid till 25 December 2026). Free entry for GMs, IMs, WGMs, and WIMs.
