The 1st Melbourne International Chess Open 2024 is set to take place from 3-7th April at the city’s Chess Club, 66 Leicester St, Fitzroy, in Melbourne, Australia.
The event is organized by the Independent Chess Australia and the Melbourne Chess Club and is taking place immediately after the Doeberl Cup in Canberra.
The event will have two sections, the Major section for players rated over 2000, and the Open section with no rating restrictions.
Both the Major and Open sections will be 9 rounds with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move. Both sections will be ACF and FIDE rated.
Top rated payers are: GM Mitrabha Guha IND 2526, GM Das Sayantan IND 2500, GM Shoker Samy EGY 2473, IM Radovanovic Mihajlo SRB 2464, IM Chen Peng CHN 2450, IM Morris James AUS 2418, IM Das Arghyadip IND 2405, IM Liu Zhaoqi CHN 2402, IM Ikeda Junta AUS 2391, GM Venkatesh M.R. IND 2382, GM Sriram Jha IND 2317 etc
The total prize fund will be approximately $15,000.
Autumn Blitz: Thursday 4th April 2024
GM Masterclass and Simul: Monday 8th April 2024
Autumn Rapid: Tuesday 9th April to Thursday 11th April 2024
Chief Organiser is FA Walter Wolffs and Chief Arbiter is IA Peter Tsai. Official website.
