Pune: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand flagged off MPL Chess Mahayudh, India’s largest Digital Chess Tournament which will be held on July 21.
Mobile Premiere League (MPL) on Tuesday announced its plan to host the MPL Chess Mahayudh. This 12-hour gaming competition will have over 200,000 chess enthusiasts competing for the top spots, making it the biggest ever Chess tournament organised online and offline. MPL is offering an attractive pool prize or INR 10 lakh and cash rewards as high as INR 5 Lakh for the tournament winner alone. Registrations for the tournament have begun on July 7.
Unlike the longer format, each round of Speed Chess lasts only for 3 minutes.
Played in the Battle format, this highly competitive version of the game will test the competitors’ ability to make split second strategic decisions and pre-empt opponent moves under the pressure of a timer.