SPS Guwahati India Open International Rating Chess tournament 2024
The South Point School Guwahati India Open International Rating Chess tournament was held from 25 th to 30 th December 2024 at South Point School Barsapara Guwahati. A total of ten lakhs rupees were distributed as cash prize in the tournament. Altogether 397 players which is the highest ever participants in any chess event in the entire north east India participated in this Swiss league ten rounds tournament which was recognized by the World Chess Federation, All India Chess Federation and All Assam Chess Association. The tournanent was inaugurated by making a symbolic move on the chess board by Dr S Lakshmanan,IAS, Secretary Govt of Assam, presence of Kavyashree Mahanta, IAS, Secretary Govt of Assam, Dr B Kalyan Chakravarthy, Additional Chief Secretary Govt of Assam, Krishnanjan Chanda, Principal South Point School, Jyotirmoy Purkayastha, Vice President, South Point School Management, Pulin Saha, Senior Sports correpondent among others. The tournament is held every ...