The 1st SOA International Grandmasters Chess Festival 2024 is going to be held from 28 Jan to 04 Feb 2024 at SOA Campus 2, Near SUM Hospital, Kalinga Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The event’s Organiser is All Odisha Chess Association, and the Hospitality partner is Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University Under the Guidance of All India Chess Federation and Federation Internationale des Echecs.
Multi Events
Category ‘A’
ELO 1900 & Above (350468/ODI/2024)
- Prize Fund ₹ 20,00,000/-
- 28 Jan – 04 Feb 2024
- Entry Fee
- FREE: GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs & Foreign Players
- 1900 – 2199 : ₹ 9,000/-
- 2200 & Above : ₹ 7,500/-
- ODISHA & NE : ₹ 7,000/-
- Lodging & Boarding
- FREE: GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs & Foreign Players
- Other States: ₹ 7,000/-
- ODISHA: ₹ 5,000/-
Category ‘B’
Below 2000 (350469/ODI/2024)
- Prize Fund ₹ 7,50,000/-
- 28 Jan – 31 Jan 2024
- Entry Fee
- Other States : ₹ 3,000/-
- Odisha & NE : ₹ 2,500/-
- SOA : ₹ 1,500/-
- Lodging & Boarding
- Other States: ₹ 3,500/-
- ODISHA: ₹ 2,500/-
Category ‘C’
Below 1600 (350470/ODI/2024)
- Prize Fund ₹ 7,50,000/-
- 28 Jan – 31 Jan 2024
- Entry Fee
- Other States : ₹ 3,000/-
- Odisha & NE : ₹ 2,500/-
- SOA : ₹ 1,500/-
- Lodging & Boarding
- Other States: ₹ 3,500/-
- ODISHA: ₹ 2,500/-
