This years edition of MAYOR CUP at Mumbai has attracted the
largest number of Grandmasters participation, ever in India;
also we have confirmed entries from 39 International Grandmasters and
many International Masters. The entries are expected to cross the 500 mark. Prize Money is
also the highest Rs 13,00,000/ (Rs thirteen lacs only).Players from
15 countries are participating and many of our players will have
chance to achieve GM and IM norms
List of Grandmasters
S.No.
Name of the Player
Federation
1
Parimarjan Negi
India
2
Abhijit Kunte
India
3
Tejan Bakre
India
4
Neelotpal Das
India
5
Sriram Sha
India
6
S. Kidambi
India
7
R. R. Laxman
India
8
Deepan Chakravorty
India
9
Arun Prased
India
10
Varza Zoltan
Hungary
11
Czebe Attila
Hungary
12
Ivan Farrgo
Hungary
13
Hera Imre
Hungary
14
Rasil Ibrahimov
Azerbaijan
15
Rustam Kusnutdinov
Kazakistan
16
Petr Konstenko
Kazakistan
17
Ismagambetov Anuar
Kazakistan
18
Ibrayev Nurlan
Kazakistan
19
Temirbayev Serikbai
Kazakistan
20
Thomas Luther
Germany
21
Anton Kovalev
Argentina
22
Pablo Lafuente
Argentina
23
Enamul Hussain
Bangladesh
24
Sergey Kasparov
Belurusssia
25
Tatiana Kasparova
Belurusssia
26
Alexi Alexandrov
Belurusssia
27
Kravtsir Martin
Ukraine
28
Rulan Pogarelov
Ukraine
29
Alexi Dreev
Russia
30
Vorobiov Evegeny
Russia
31
Ovetchkin Roman
Russia
32
Vokarev Sergey
Russia
33
Pavel Maletin
Russia
34
Dimitry Bocharev
Russia
35
Dimitry Kokarev
Russia
36
Alex Fier
Brazil
37
Hrair Simonian
Armenia
38
Gevorg Harutyunjan
Armenia
39
Saidalli Yaldashev
Uzbekistan
International Masters
1. PDS Girinath.
2. Vidit Gujratui.
3. Atanu Lahiri.
4. N. Srinath
5. Sekhar Sahu
6. P.Karthikeyan.
7. C. Praveen Kumar.
8. Saptarshi Roy.
9. P.Konguvel.
10. Ashwin Jayram.
11. MR. Venkatesh.
12. Prathamesh Mokal.
13. Himanshu Sharma.
14. K. Ratnakaran.
15. Kiran Monisha Mohanty-IWM.
16. Saptarishi Roy Choudhary.
17. C. S. Gokhale.
18. Anup Deshmukh.
19. Swapnil Dhopade
20. Rahul Shetty
July 07 2010 - This is to inform all chess
players / organisers / officials that any chess event organized
under the banner of "Chess Association of India" is not
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Kind Attention : Tournament Organizers / State
Associations
May 06 2010 - Please be informed that the FIDE has announced that, here after
all the rating tournaments should be registered 30 days in
advance. We therefore request all the organizers / State chess
associations to send their Bidform along with prescribed fee to
organize any FIDE rating events, 45 days in advance to All India
Chess Federation for onward submission to FIDE and enable us to
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