posaceh.com, Banda Aceh – Registration for the Chess Olympiad, to celebrate and enliven Media Pos Aceh’s 13th anniversary, officially opened on Monday, August 11, 2025.
Registration for the Chess Olympiad will be open until October 15, 2025, the deadline for registration.
Media Pos Aceh’s General Manager, Tati Ariana, stated that she hopes the chess tournament, which has become a regular event every year on Media Pos Aceh’s anniversary, will attract a large number of participants this year.
Therefore, she explained, registration has opened early and the period is extended, approximately two months, so that individual and team chess enthusiasts from government and private institutions have sufficient time to prepare and recruit the best players.
“This year, we’ve also increased the prizes from last year for both the individual and team categories. The competition remains at the Media Pos Aceh office on Jalan Tgk Adee Utama, Gampong Doy, Banda Aceh, as this anniversary event aims to make it more accessible to the public,” he said.
He hopes that the Olympic-style chess tournament will attract interest and enthusiasm from chess players.
Chess Olympiad Coordinator Sudirman Mansyur PNM, NA, stated that this event, featuring 15-minute rapid chess matches in open team categories between government agencies, state-owned enterprises (BUMN), the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), banks, universities, organizations, and private companies, will be held at the Media Pos Aceh office on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
The open individual category will be held at the same location on Sunday, October 19, 2025. The highlight of the event will be the 13th anniversary celebration of Media Pos Aceh on October 20, 2025.
Registration Procedures
Sudirman explained that a team of three players may include professional or paid players holding the titles of National Master (MN), FIDe Master (MF), International Master (MI), and Grand Master (GM). Titled players must sit on the first board.
Dirman, familiarly known as Dirman, stated that each registered team player must have a letter of mandate or recommendation from the relevant agency. The individual category is open to the public, regardless of age, for both men and women.
The registration fee for the chess Olympiad for the team category is Rp 300,000 per team and Rp 100,000 for individuals.
Sudirman stated that team registrations must include a letter of mandate or recommendation from an agency or institution listing the names of three players, their jersey size, and the team name. Individual registrations must include the following: name, address/origin, jersey size, and proof of payment for the team and individual registration fees, transferred to the committee account 7154270277 BSI in the name of Odi Riski Ananda.
He explained that registration can be done via the Google Form for the 13th Anniversary of Media Pos Aceh Chess Olympiad. You can also register via the committee’s WhatsApp number: 082364616254 (Odi Risk Ananda), or register directly at the Media Pos Aceh Office, Jln Ade Utama No. 11, Gampong Doy, Banda Aceh.
He said the competition follows FIDE regulations, those adopted by Percasi (Indonesian Casi Association), committee regulations, and the rules stipulated in the technical meeting.
All participants will receive a t-shirt, snacks, drinks (mineral water, tea, and coffee) during the competition, and two lunches.
Prizes
Team
1. Rp. 5,000,000 / trophy / certificate
2. Rp. 3,000,000 / trophy / certificate
3. Rp. 2,000,000 / trophy / certificate
4. Rp. 1,500,000 / certificate
5. Rp. 1,000,000 / certificate
6. Rp. 500,000 / certificate
Best Team Rp. 400,000 / certificate
Favorite Team Rp. 400,000 / certificate
Best Village Team Rp. 400,000 / certificate
Individual Open
1. Rp. Rp 2,000,000/trophy/certificate
2. Rp 1,500,000/trophy/certificate
3. Rp 1,000,000/trophy/certificate
4. Rp 800,000/certificate
5. Rp 600,000/certificate
6. Rp 400,000/certificate
7. Rp 300,000/certificate
8-9 @ Rp 200,000/certificate
10-11 @ Rp 150,000/certificate
12-15 @ Rp 100,000/certificate
Best Female Player: Rp 200,000/certificate.
Best Junior Player: 200,000 Rupiah/certificate.
For information on the chess Olympiad, please refer to the brochure and Google Form distributed by the committee on social media, posaceh.com, or contact the chess tournament coordinator, Sudirman Mansyur, on WhatsApp at 082339821496. (Sdm).
