Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- The 16th KIIT International Chess Festival 2025 was inaugurated on Friday under the aegis of the All-India Chess Federation (AICF), drawing over 1,200 participants.
These include international arbiters, international masters, and grandmasters from 42 countries, including India.
For the first time, players from 42 different nations are participating in an international chess tournament hosted in India. The event offers a total prize pool of Rs.60 lakhs, making it the second-highest prize purse ever awarded in a chess tournament in the country.
A total of 436 prizes will be distributed across three categories.
In Category 'A' (open to all), the prize money amounts to Rs.30 lakhs. Categories 'B' (rated below 1900) and...