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Vimana City’s · Thanjavur

2nd International
FIDE Rated Below 1700

27 – 29 September 2026 · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

FIDE Rated Below 1700 AICF & TNSCA Approved Free Player Stay 9 Rounds
₹11,00,000 Total Cash Prizes 4 EV Bikes · 83 Cash Prizes · 10 Bicycles · 77 Trophies · 50 Medals
Open 1st prize ₹1,00,000 + EV Bike + Trophy — and a separate list for unrated players

Talk to the Organisers

Call us. We answer.

You are calling the people who will be standing in the hall on the morning of 27 September — not an office, not a form.

Mr. Bala Kowshi D.S

Secretary, GSCA · Tournament Director

+91 70109 91815 Call Now

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Mr. Kathereswaran A

Treasurer, GSCA · Tournament Director

+91 96003 05651 Call Now

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Can’t call now? Note the number down — lines are open through the day.

Two children holding trophies with the organisers at a Golden Square Chess Academy tournament in Thanjavur
Already run · 2025 1st District Level Children Chess Tournament Presented by Golden Square Chess Academy · TDCA approval CO-10/TNJ/25-26 · played in the same hall as this September’s tournament

The Venue

Where it is played.

Kamala Subramaniam Matric. Hr. Sec. School

Pudukkottai Road
Thanjavur – 613 007
Tamil Nadu, India

From New Bus Stand1 km
Nearest stationThanjavur Junction
Nearest airportTrichy · 60 km
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Brihadeeswarar Temple, the Big Temple of Thanjavur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
6 km from the hall Thanjavur — the Vimana City The tournament is named for the vimana of the thousand-year-old Brihadeeswarar Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Download the Brochure Every prize, rule and round · PDF

Call Us for More Details

The short version.

Dates27 – 29 September 2026
Rating restrictionBelow 1700
Entry fee · till 24.09.2026₹5,500
Early Bird · ended 10.09.2026₹5,250
Physically challenged · visually impaired50% discount
FormatSwiss · 9 rounds
Time control45 min + 30 sec
Tie-breakBuchholz
Chief ArbiterIA Ganesh Babu S
Player accommodationFree, at the venue
Accompanying person₹700 for the tournament
AICF / TNSCA / DCA registration₹300 / ₹150 / ₹75
SectionsOpen · 2 rating bands · Unrated · Thanjavur · Veteran · U7–U15
AICF code480152/TN/2026
TNSCA approvalRR-14/TNJ/26-27

Last date of entry: 24-09-2026, 6:00 PM. AICF registration is compulsory for every Indian player, and TNSCA registration for Tamil Nadu players. For anything not listed here — fees, rooms, travel, categories — call one of the numbers above and ask.

Accommodation Desk

Rooms, meals and arrival — a separate line

+91 95976 73478

हिन्दी — +91 79994 90130 (entries) · +91 93455 39740 (rooms)

See the full tournament page
Call +91 70109 91815