India is the main territorial development for the fruitful Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The new MPL Indian Chess Tour will be driven in a joint effort with the Mobile Premier League by World Champion, Magnus Carlsen. This tour will begin in 2022.

The tour will bear a prize pot of $100,000 and will officially be the circuit for Indian chess players to qualify and participate in the Champions Chess Tour. The tour will incorporate the MPL Indian Chess Tour Champion 2022 of every four online occasions and a Finale followed by the crowning of a champion. These matches will be displayed on MPL’s YouTube and Facebook, Chess24, and Chess24india.

MPL will lead four qualifications on their platform where each winner will be welcome to every competition and participate in the MPL Indian Chess Tour against the best Indian GMs. This tour incorporates India’s prominent players like Humpy Koneru, Vidit Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, Baskaran Adhiban, R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, and Arjun Erigaisi.

The winner of each competition is welcome to the $2 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, just as to rival Carlsen, the finest chess player in the world, and the world’s driving chess champion and exceptionally regarded player ever.

Andreas Thome, CEO of Play Magnus Group said, “India is a quickly developing market sector for chess and the MPL Indian Chess Tour is an awesome open door for youthful Indian players to gleam on both this new national circuit and the worldwide Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.”

Avadh Shah, Vice President of Esports, MPL said, “The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour has established its position as the most prestigious chess occasion on the planet and we are eager to band together with Play Magnus Group to carry this to India through the MPL India Chess Tour. Chess is one of the top games on MPL and in the past competitions we have organized have seen lakhs of players compete. We are certain this visit will likewise be a tremendous hit among all our gamers and viewers.”

“We are eager to partner with MPL and bring this exciting visit for our massively capable Indian chess players. India is the primary nation to have a homegrown circuit of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and MPL is our exclusive partner for the same,” referenced Sunil Kamath, Regional VP, APAC at Play Magnus Group.

Credits: Gateway To Gaming