The first Kazakhstan national online blitz tournament Uide Bol (translated as Stay Home) Cup 2020 organized by Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KCF) in partnership with Kcell mobile telecom will start on April 11, 2020, on chess.com website. The registration started yesterday on the official website and will be open until April 10, 2020. Only citizens and residents of Kazakhstan are eligible to take part in the event. The participants shall not exceed a thousand people, will have a chance to play over virtual boards for the total prize fund of 2 million KZT (about USD 4,500). There will be separate prizes for women, seniors, juniors and children.
“The overwhelming majority of the population of Kazakhstan is now under quarantine conditions caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament provides an excellent opportunity for its participants to have fun and even earn money with their chess skills. We hope that the KCF initiative supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan, Qazaq Cybersport Federation, and Kcell JSC will bring together a record number of participants. I wish them good luck and success,” – Mr. Zhandos Abishev, Executive director of Kazakhstan Chess Federation, said.