Noida: For the first time in Noida, the ‘Gautam Buddha Cup All India Open Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament’ will be organized on May, 03 – 04, 2025 in Noida. Vidit Gujarati will give a prize of Rs 8 lakh to the winners.
A golden opportunity for chess lovers
For the first time, ‘Gautam Buddha Cup All India Open Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament’ is being organized, in which a total prize of Rs 8 lakh will be given by International Grand Master and two-time Olympiad gold medalist Vidit Gujarati. This historic tournament will be held in Delhi Public School, GBN Campus, Sector 132, Noida.
Know how to participate
Boys and girls will participate in this tournament in different age groups – Under-8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 as well as Open, Rated and Unrated categories. The tournament will be played under the Swiss system and the official rules of FIDE. In rapid matches, each player will get 15 minutes from the first move and an additional 5 seconds for every move, while in blitz matches the time limit is 3 minutes plus 2 seconds.