There were heftyįirst, second and third place cash prizes of Rs. Held in AC Hall of BEL Officer’s Club, Bengaluru on Sunday. Karnataka competed for top 3 prizes in the Akshayakalpa-BNCF Grand Prix Finale Gahan MG wins Akshayakalpa-BNCF Grand Prix in Bengaluru Hinduja Reddy, who was present at the venue, sends us a detailed report with pictures, game analysis and videos. Second place went to experienced IM Ravi Hegde, while GM Thejkumar was third. The field consisted of the cream of Karnataka chess - Thejkumar, Girish Koushik and Antonio Viani (Stany was missing). The tournament was won by Gahan MG who played some fantastic chess scoring 6.5/7 and finishing half a point ahead of the field. From each tournament 5-6 players qualified for the Grand Finale, which was held on the 17th of February at the BEL Officer's Club. Seven events were held in Bengaluru which attracted players all across Karnataka. It was a fantastic organizational effort by Bangalore North Chess Forum (BNCF) backed by Akshayakalpa, who sponsored the entire Grand Prix series.
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