ORGANISED BY: Khordha District Chess Association (KDCA), under the aegis of All Odisha Chess Association
PRIZES: Total 73 cash prizes, amounting to Rs 5 lakh. Total 15 trophies. First prize: Rs 75,000, Second prize: Rs 50,000, Third prize: Rs 35,000.
ENTRY FEE: Rs 4,000, which includes free accommodation
TOTAL ROUNDS: Nine
CONTACT PERSONS: Subhasis Patnaik, Secretary, KDCA, Mob: +91-90400-91258, E-mail: khordhachess@gmail.com; Saroj Kishore Behera, Jt Secretary, KDCA, Mob: +91-98610-83764, E-mail:
sarojkishore.behera@gmail.com
PAST CHAMPIONS: 2012: GM Santosh Vidit Gujrathi, 2013: IM Swayams Mishra, 2014: IM Narayanan Srinath, 2015: IM Swapnil Dhopade