India’s own elite online chess tour starts on March 31 with a star-studded line-up of 16 top talents from every corner of the Asian country. A prize pot of $100,000 is at stake in the MPL event plus golden tickets to the elite Champions Chess Tour. Leg 1 will be a four-day rapid chess tournament running from March 31 to April 3, starting every day at 15:30 IST / 12 CEST. The time control is 15m + 10s.