Play Magnus Group and Mobile Premier League (MPL) announced their strategic partnership to promote the growth of chess in India with the launch of the `MPL Indian Chess Tour'. This tour will be the official circuit for more Indian chess players to qualify and participate in the global Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The new MPL Indian Chess Tour will be held next year by Play Magnus Group (PMG), founded by World Champion Magnus Carlsen, in partnership with esports giant Mobile Premier League (MPL). This tour, which carries a $100,000 prize fund, will be the official circuit for Indian chess players to qualify for and participate in the global Meltwater Champions Chess marking the first regional expansion of the Tour. Together with MPL, Play Magnus Group aims to bring the Tour's innovative online format to India and encourage new growth in the game across the region. Already, an impressive seven Indian players have participated in the 2021 season of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. India is undergoing a chess boom, with 49 of the country's 69 Grandmasters earning their titles since 2010. Indian players also make up 25% of the player field at the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, a series of online tournaments launched by PMG along with Chess legends Judit Polgar and Vladimir Kramnik, that spotlights emerging talent and promotes gender equality in Chess. Players representing India have won two of three tournaments so far, earning them invitations to the global Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. MPL will conduct four qualifiers on its platform where each winner will receive entry to each tournament and compete against top Indian GMs in the MPL Indian Chess Tour. The tour will comprise four online tournaments followed by a Final where the winner will be crowned MPL Indian Chess Tour Champion 2022. The winner of each tournament will receive an invitation to the multi-million dollar Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and an opportunity to play against the world's best chess players including World Chess Champion and rated player of all time, Magnus Carlsen.