Karkar memorial open rapid chess from Saturday
   Date :17-Sep-2020

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Sports Reporter :
 
THE second edition of Prabhakarrao Karkar Memorial Rapid Chess Tournament to be conducted by Nagpur District Chess Association in a joint venture with Lions Club Nagpur City will begin on Saturday. The two-day event that gets under way at 6 pm will be played through the platform of lichess.org. The tournament will be conducted online under the supervision of FA Umesh Panbude.
 
The prizes are sponsored by Dhananjay Karkar. The total prize money will be of Rs 5000 (five thousand only). Maximum number of rounds will be eight. Tournament will start at 6 pm on Saturday and further rounds will continue from 6 pm on Sunday. Players of Nagpur district only are eligible to participate. The entry fee will be Rs 100 per participant. The entries will close on September 18 at 11.30 pm. Entry will be accepted with late fee of Rs 50 on September 19 till 3 pm. User-ID of lichess.org is mandatory for every participant. Further details can be had from IA Pravin Pantawane or FA Umesh Panbude.