♟️ International Chess Day / Activities/Events

♟️ International Chess Day Activities
🗓️ 19 July & 20 July

Mind Warriors Academy is thrilled to host our inaugural Chess Festival in celebration of International Chess Day 2025!
This exciting two-day series of events will take place on:

Saturday, 19th July 2025 at 10:00AM, Fatima College
Sunday, 20th July 2025 at 1:00PM, Valpark Plaza

The festival will bring together chess enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels for a weekend of friendly competition, community building, and celebration of the game’s global impact.

Event Highlights

Saturday, 19 July 2025

Open Rapid Chess Tournament (FIDE Rated) including the following
subcategories: Best Female, Under 20, Under 16, Under 12, 50+
Novice Rapid Chess Tournament

Sunday, 20 July 2025

Freestyle Chess 960 Blitz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQLQfYOlhSw
Open Blitz Tournament (FIDE Rated) including the following
subcategories: Best Female, Under 20, Under 16, Under 12, 50+
Prize-Giving Ceremony

Prizes include cash, trophies and medals for the Open, Blitz 960 and Blitz events. Players will be awarded trophies and medals for the Novice Rapid event.

Players will compete for the Ultimate Champion trophy which is awarded to the best player over the 2 days of events.

Payment details

Beneficiary Name: Mind Warriors Academy

Beneficiary Account Number: 510 801 607 501

Account Type: Chequing

Bank: Republic Bank Limited

Branch Address: Cor. Murray St. & Ariapita Ave. Woodbrook

Pre-Registration

Participants are asked to complete the form below to pre-register for the various events. The Novice and Open Rapid tournaments on 19 July run concurrently. Participants are asked to select just ONE of these events on 19 July.

For further information, please contact Sonja Johnson 726- 1246, Joshua Johnson 730-3319 or email joshua.johnson@mind-warriors-academy.com

First Name *

Surname *

Parent Name (If under 18)

Date of Birth (dd-mm-yyyy) *

Gender at Birth

Male
Female

Contact Number *

City *

Country *

Email address

Events (Select one or more): The registration fee for each event is $100. If registering for all 3 events(either event on the 19th +both events on the 20th), the total is $250. *

19 July Rapid-Open (7 rounds and time control of 10 mins + 3 sec)
19 July Rapid-Novices (7 rounds and time control of 10 mins + 3 sec)
20 July Freestyle Blitz (Chess 960/Fischer-Random format, 5 rounds 5 mins + 2 sec)
20 July Blitz (7 rounds 3 mins + 2 sec)

Rapid Tournament Prizes

Place	Open	Female	Under 20	Under 16	Under 12	Novice
1	$1200 + Trophy	$400 + Trophy	$400 + Trophy	Trophy	Trophy	Trophy
2	$800 + Trophy	$250	$250	Medal	Medal	Trophy
3	$600 + Trophy	$150	$150	Medal	Medal	Trophy
4	$500 + Medal
5	$400 + Medal
Other	50+: $400 + Trophy					Female: Trophy Under 10: Medal Under 8: Medal

Total Cash Pool: $5,500

Blitz Prizes

Place	Blitz 960-Open	Blitz-Open
1	$500 + Trophy	$800 + Trophy
2	$400	$400
3	$300	$300
Other	Female: $200 Under 20: $200 50+: $200	Female: $300 Under 20: $300 50+: $300