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Theย 1st SOA International Grandmasters Open Chess Tournamentย is taking place from January 28 to February 4 at the SOA University campus in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
The event has three rating categories: Open A (for players rated 1900+), Open B (for players rated U2000) and Open C (for players rated U1600) with a total prize fund of 32,00,000 Indian rupees (~40,000 USD). Nearly 100 players from 13 countries registered for the Open A, and the top-seeds are GM Diptayan Ghosh (India, 2568), GM Adham Fawzy (Egypt, 2522) and GM Sayantan Das (India, 2514). All information about the event can be found here.
SOA Grandmasters Chess Open 2024 – Live games: