Organised by All Odisha Chess Association in Association with SOA University, Bhubaneswar.
Category ‘A’ (1900 and above)
| Date | 15 – 22 Dec 2024 |
| Event Code | 386551/ODI/2024 |
| Rounds | Time Cotrol | 10 Rounds | 90′ + 30″ |
| Prize Fund | ₹ 25,00,000/- |
| Entry Fee | 1900 – 2199 – ₹ 10,000/- 2200 – 2399 – ₹ 8,500/- ODISHA & Northeast – ₹ 8,000/- |
| Accommodation | Others – ₹ 7,500/- | Odisha – ₹ 5,500/- |
Category ‘B’ (Below 1900) (ELO 1899 & below)
ELIGIBILITY: Players having the FIDE rating 1899 & below for the last three years are only allowed to participate in this event. Unrated players are also Indian players. However, any player who finished 1st or 2nd in the rating restricted FIDE rated event for the last year (14-12-2023 to 14-12-2024) is not eligible to participate. AICF registration for the financial year (from 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025) is mandatory while for the foreign players a valid FIDE ID is required.
| Date | 15 – 18 Dec 2024 |
| Event Code | 386556/ODI/2024 |
| Rounds | Time Cotrol | 10 Rounds | 60′ + 30″ |
| Prize Fund | ₹ 7,50,000/- |
| Entry Fee | Others – ₹ 3,500/- ODISHA & Northeast – ₹ 3,000/- SOA – ₹ 2,000/- |
| Accommodation | Others – ₹ 4,000/- | Odisha – ₹ 3,000/- |
Category ‘C’ (Below 1600) (ELO 1599 & below)
ELIGIBILITY: Players having the FIDE rating 1599 & below for the last three years are only allowed to participate in this event. Unrated players are also Indian players. However, any player who finished 1st or 2nd in the rating restricted FIDE rated event for the last year (18-12-2023 to 18-12-2024) is not eligible to participate. AICF registration for the financial year (from 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025) is mandatory while for the foreign players a valid FIDE ID is required.
| Date | 19 – 22 Dec 2024 |
| Event Code | 386558/ODI/2024 |
| Rounds | Time Cotrol | 9 Rounds | 60′ + 30″ |
| Prize Fund | ₹ 7,50,000/- |
| Entry Fee | Others – ₹ 3,500/- ODISHA & Northeast – ₹ 3,000/- SOA – ₹ 2,000/- |
| Accommodation | Others – ₹ 4,000/- | Odisha – ₹ 3,000/- |
Contacts
| Tournament Director | Er. Debabrata Bhatta General Secretary, AOCA, +91-94370-93970 |
| Foreign Players | Mr. Muktikanta Mohapatra +91-90405-62526 |
| Indian Players | Mr. Subhasis Patnaik +91-98613-91258 |
| Registration | IA Suresh Chandra Sahoo, +91-97761-18644, Email: scsbadal@gmail.com IA Jyoti Shankar Nanda, +91-76090-99886, Email: jyotinanda87@gmail.com Mr. Sankar Prasad Mishra, Treasurer, AOCA, +91-86586-32226, Email: sankarmishraboudh@gmail.com |
| Transportation | IA Satntosh Kumar Mohapatra, +91-63717-22939 Mr. Pabitra Kumar Mohanty, AMSW, SOA, +91-70080-08454 |
| Accommodation | Mr. Pradip Kumar Mohanty, EC Member, AOCA +91-99370-53637 Mr. Dhananjay Sabat, +91-94370-20288 Mr. Pabitra Kumar Mohanty, AMSW, SOA, +91-70080-08454 |
| Accommodation (Ladies) | Ms. Amrita Mohanty, AMSW, +91-86978-53079 Ms. Suchismita Parida, JMSW, SOA, +91-6370-068157 |
| Reception Committee | Mr. Suryakant Bisoi, EC Member, AOCA, +91-95830-86627 Mr. Suvendu Ray Mohapatra, EC Member, AOCA, +91-94380-55550 |
| Logistics & Venue Management | Mr. Sandeep Samantray, EC Member, AOCA, +91-80936-27574 Mr. Tapas Kumar, JAO, SOA, +91-85998-29630 Mr. Rashmi Ranjan Jena, AME, SOA, +91-99378-84924 |
| HELP DESK | Mr. Sankar Prasasd Mishra, Treasurer, AOCA, +91-86586-32226 Ms. Sunita Burma, Sports Officer, SOA, +91-98610-62160 Mr. Vivek Kumar Tiberwal, President, CDCA, vkt2006@yahoo.co.in Mr. Muktikanta Mohapatra, Bhadrak, +91-90405-62526 Mr. Priyam Mallick, ASO , SOA University, +91-98610-41546 |
| ADVISORY CONTACTS | Mr. G C Mohapatra, President, AOCA, +91-94370-45664 Mr. Basant Kumar Dash, Vice President, AOCA, +91-94373-60158 IA Nihar Ranjan Sasmal, Jt. Secretary, AOCA, +91-82496-17893 IA Tapas Kumar Mohanty, +91 94377-53555 Mr. Suvendu Ray Mohapatra, EC Member, AOCA, +91-94380-55550 Mr. Sandeep Samantray, EC Member, AOCA, +91-80936-27574 Mr. Suryakanta Bisoi, EC Member, AOCA, +91-95830-86627 |