1st Shivbhumi International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Pune 2026

Organised by Shivbhumi Shikshan Trust under the aegis of FIDE, AICF, MCA and PDCC. Nine rounds of Swiss-system rapid chess over two days at Aaroh Garden Mangal Karyalay, Katraj, Pune, rated internationally by FIDE. AICF event code 496511/MH(R)/2026; FIDE event ID 496511. Prize fund ₹2,00,000. Tournament Director: Shri Rajendra Konde, Vice President, Maharashtra Chess Association. Chief Arbiter: IA Rajendra Shidore. Deputy Chief Arbiter: IA Shraddha Vinchwekar. A 2nd Blitz Rating tournament (AICF 496512/MH(B)/2026) runs alongside this event and is entered separately.