The Asian Individual Chess Championships 2025 is set to begin with the open and women바카라™s categories, being hosted in Al Ain, UAE, from 6 to 16 May 2025. (More Sports News)
150 chess prodigies will compete in the Asian Individual Chess Championships 2025 on 6 May. Find out all about the tournament, including format, schedule, prize money, live streaming details, and more
The Asian Individual Chess Championships 2025 is set to begin with the open and women바카라™s categories, being hosted in Al Ain, UAE, from 6 to 16 May 2025. (More Sports News)
Featuring 150 of the finest chess talents from Asia, the tournament will be played in a nine-round Swiss format under FIDE바카라™s time controls and regulations. The competitors will have a chance to gain FIDE rating points ahead of the upcoming Chess World Cup in October.
The top 10 players from the Open category and the top two players from the Women바카라™s category will qualify for the FIDE World Cups in their respective sections.
Among the headline names in the Open section are India바카라™s GM Nihal Sarin, who is the highest-ranked player in the event. He will be accompanied by the defending champion GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov of Uzbekistan, as well as GM Salem A.R. Saleh, GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, and others.
India has sent a formidable contingent to the Open category, including GM Sarin, GM Murali Karthikeyan, and GM Leon Luke Mendonca, alongside a host of young talents like GM Pranav V, GM Aditya Mittal, and GM Pranesh M.
Meanwhile, IM Vantika Agarwal will lead the Indian contingent in the women바카라™s section, along with IM Nandhidhaa PV and IM Padmini Rout.
Round 1 바카라“ Wednesday, 7 May at 4:30 PM IST
Round 2 바카라“ Thursday, 8 May at 4:30 PM IST
Round 3 바카라“ Friday, 9 May at 4:30 PM IST
Round 4 바카라“ Saturday, 10 May at 4:30 PM IST
Round 5 바카라“ Sunday, 11 May at 4:30 PM IST
Round 6 바카라“ Monday, 12 May at 4:30 PM IST
Round 7 바카라“ Tuesday, 13 May at 4:30 PM IST
Round 8 바카라“ Wednesday, 14 May at 4:30 PM IST
Round 9 바카라“ Thursday, 15 May at 11:30 AM IST
Blitz Tournament 바카라“ Thursday, 15 May at 6:30 PM IST
The Asian Individual Chess Championships 2025 tournament has a total prize pool of USD 80,000 for the Open and Women바카라™s categories.
The winners will get USD 10,000 and USD 7,000 for the Open and Women바카라™s categories, respectively. Runners-up will be awarded USD 8,000 (Open) and USD 6,000 (Women바카라™s), and third-placed players will get USD 6,000 (Open) and USD 5,000 (Women바카라™s).
Meanwhile, the winner of the Blitz round will be awarded USD 2,500 for the Open category and USD 1,500 for the Women바카라™s category.
The Asian Individual Chess Championships 2025 live streaming details are unclear at the moment, with broadcast details yet to be revealed by the Asian Chess Federation. Stay tuned for more information.