Vijayawada, June 1 -- VIT-AP University, in association with the Andhra Chess Association (ACA), inaugurated the first-ever VIT-AP Amaravati International Chess Tournament 2026, one of the largest international chess tournaments organized in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
The prestigious event was inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta as Chief Guest. Ake Ravi Krishna, Inspector General of Police Eagle Cell attended the program, as Guest of and Vakul Jindal, SP and K Jagadish Secretary of Andhra Chess Association were also present on the occasion.
The tournament comprises two major FIDE-rated international tournaments: the VIT-AP Amaravati International Open Chess Tournament 2026 (June 1-5) and the VI...