Kankaria Chess Tournaments are organised by GMCC as a way to increase the love of chess in public spaces. Our goal is to provide our Chess Community with competitive tournament experience along with increase the eyes on the game of chess by the presence of audience. Kankaria Lake is an essential part of the history of Ahmedabad & Gujarat and hosting a regular tournament series there honours the game of chess and our history.

  • Everyone get’s opportunity to play against local talent and other club members.
  • Format of the tournament varies from time to time.
  • The first rank winner is awarded a trophy.
  • Last but not the least, there is no tournament fees as we want to keep chess accessible for everyone.

Next Tournament: Registration Link
21 December 2025, Sunday 10:00 am

Previous Tournament Winners

Aryan Soni (Chess Circle)
Date: 14 September 2025
Hreeday Desai (GMCC)
Date: 6 December 2025
Jigar Rathod (GMCC)
Date: 14 December 2025

Tournament Records

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