MPL 9th National Amateur Chess Championship-2022 report

AICF Admin 4 years ago

MPL 9^th National Amateur Chess Championship organized by Jaipur District Chess Association on behalf of Rajasthan Chess Association started at Mahal Rajwada Resort, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur on 3^rd of May 2022 and attracted 455 entries from 24 States and two special units. Rajasthan fielded the maximum number of entries. The tournament was conducted in below 2300, below 2000, below 1700 open and below 1700 women. Since most of the female players are opted for the open categories in below 2300 and below 2000, these groups are merged and conducted open category only. 9 round swiss format tournament will be held from 3^rd may to 7^th May 2022.

Shri Ashok Chandna Minister for Sports and youth affairs Govt. of Rajasthan inaugurated the event in the presence of Mr. Ashok Bhargava, the organizing secretary, Shri. Ajay Gupta, the treasurer of Rajasthan Chess Association and Shri. M Ephrame, the Chief Arbiter.

Round 4

Below 2300 section:

Kumar Gaurav of Bihar and Koustav Chakraborty of West Bengal are in lead with four points at the end of 4^th round.

Below 2000 section:

Trivedi Karan R and Apoorv Kamble are in lead with four points at the end of round 4.

Below 1700 women:

Hanya Shah of Gujrat and Swasti Jha of Delhi are in lead with 4 points at the end of round 4.

Below 1700 Open:

10 players are leading with 4 points at the end of the 4^th round in the field of 268 players which covers the maximum number of participation.