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Golden Square Chess Academy
Vimana City’s 2nd International FIDE Rated Below 1700 Chess Tournament
Cash prizes. EV bikes. Trophies.
Your next big chess challenge starts here.
Entries close · 24 September 2026, 6:00 PM
Early Bird ₹5,250 ended 10 September · Entry now ₹5,500
The Prize Table
What could you
take home?
Eleven separate prize lists. Eighty-three cash prizes. Four electric bikes. There is more than one prize to aim at — and more than one list you could be on.
Already Bought · Already Waiting
These are not pictures
from a catalogue
Every prize on this page has been bought and is sitting in Thanjavur, waiting for the player who wins it. The bicycles were photographed on the lawn of the playing venue itself.
More Ways to Win
More sections.
More chances to win.
You do not have to finish first overall to win something big. Players are also grouped by rating, and each group has its own first prize — cash, an electric bike and a trophy.
Entry
Your place at the
board awaits.
The Venue
Bring your game
to Thanjavur.
Accommodation & Food
Free accommodation
for all players.
How It Is Played
Nine rounds.
Three days.
Round schedule
Rules & Regulations
The rules, in full.
Player registration
Prize Day
These trophies have
already gone home.
From tournaments Golden Square Chess Academy has already run in Thanjavur — district and state level — in the same hall.
Our Tournaments
This is not our first.
Golden Square Chess Academy runs rated tournaments in Thanjavur through the year — district, state and international.
Think you can
take the top spot?
Every round moves you closer. Entries close 24 September, 6:00 PM.