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Parimarjan Negi gets Arjuna Award from President of India

August 31, 2010

 

The world chess championship for the blind is going on at Belgrade Serbia. India’s Darpan registered his 2nd win of the tournament today; with additional draw his point tally is 2.5 out of 3. With the score of 2.5, he shared joint second spot after 3rd round.... More News


Rucha Pujari Wins Title - By Arvind AaronAug 30, 2010

National Sub-Junior champion Rucha Pujari of Maharashtra won the National Women Challengers Championship that concluded at Assam on August 28...... More News

 

Anand to take on Carlsen in the Final of Arctic Securities

Chess Stars Rapid 2010.  Click her for Interviews with Anand Carlsen and Hammer Aug 30, 2010

 

37th National Women Challenger  Games Aug 20, 2010

 

FIDE President For "Zone" Status For India - By Arvind Aaron
The FIDE President was in Chennai on his first visit to the city and had an interactive session with the chess fraternity which included leading players, officials, arbiters, trainers and the press at the Raj Park...... More News
Aug 26, 2010
 

Viswanathan Anand has come forward and lent both monetary and psychological support to the Indian team scheduled to take part in the World Blind Chess Championship at Belgrade, Serbia from 26th August to 4th September 2010. Players from more than 40 countries are expected to participate in this prestigious event... More NewsAug 24, 2010

 

Bharathi, Saranya Among Leaders - By Arvind Aaron Aug 24, 2010

Thirteen players, including the second seed R. Bharathi and third seed J. Saranya, both from Chennai are leading with full two points in the National Women's Challengers Chess Championship..... More News

 

Top Seed Held To A Draw - By Arvind Aaron Aug 21, 2010
Top seed Bhagyashree Thipsay was held to a draw by Vaishnavi Akhade in the opening round of the 37th National Women's Chess Challenger being played at Guwahati on August 20..... More News

 

Chess Training centre at  Patna  - All Bihar Chess Association has brought up a Non- Residential Chess Training Centre at Swarn Jayanti Pavilion, Moinul Haq Stadium, Rajendra Nagar,Patna... More News  Aug 18, 2010

 

 

GM elect B.Adhiban Visits AICF Office

 

Aug 17, 2010

 

 

 

World Junior - Padmini rout Wins Bronze Medal

 

Bronze Medal For Padmini Rout - By Arvind Aaron Aug 17, 2010
Padmini Rout of Orissa won the bronze medal in the World Junior Girls chess championship that concluded at Poland on August 16.Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia won the event with 11/13 after scoring a final round victory. Russia's Olga Girya won the silver medal with a final round draw....  More News

 

Caution

This is to inform all chess players / organisers / officials that any chess event organized under the banner of "Chess Association of India" is not recognized by the All India Chess Federation... click here for more news July 07 2010

 

Ataliks capture Top Prizes. Harika and Sahej wins under 20 girls and 16 boys titles at Negreponte 2010 - By Mr.Vijaya Kumar Aug 18 2010
Turkish Grandmaster Suat Atalik and his wife IM Ekaterina Atalik won the top two Prizes at the Negroponte International Chess Championship which concluded on 17th August at Chalkida,Greece... More News

 

 

National Junior Chess Championship at Puri Aug 09 2010

from 30th Sep to 09th Oct, 2010 click here for prospectus

 

National Under - 17 Chess Championship at Jammu July 30, 2010

from 02nd to 11th November, 2010   click here for prospectus

 

48th National Challengers' Chess Championship at HaryanaJuly 20, 2010

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National Women Chess Challenger at Guwahati, Assam June 02, 2010

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Indians make good use of the Penultimate Round at Negroponte 2010

By Mr.Vijaya Kumar Aug 17, 2010
Indian Chess Players fought their games ifor positive results at the 8th Round of the Negroponte International Chess Championship being played here at the Greek Resort of Chalkida. Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly beat Armenian Grandmaster Tukhaev Adams in just 31 movers....More News

 

World Junior Chess Championship  Click here for games for Boys    - Girls

click here for Tournament news, organizers official website  Aug 03, 2010

 

Ganguly Falters at Negroponte 2010 - By Mr.Vijaya Kumar  - Aug 17, 2010
Turkish Grandmaster and Championship Leader Suat Atalik continued to remain in the Drivers seat of the Ist Negrponte 2010 Chess Championship when he defeated 2nd Seed India’s Surya Sekhar Ganguly in the 7th Round...  More News


Padmini Rout Moves Closer To The Top -
By Arvind Aaron  Aug 16, 2010
Padmini Rout of Orissa moved closer to the top with a win in the penultimate round of the World Junior Girls chess championship. Padmini is half a point behind two leaders and has an outside chance of the title..... More News 

 

Muzychuk Beats Bhakti Kulkarni - By Arvind Aaron Aug 16, 2010
International Master Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia is close to winning the World Junior girls chess championship after defeating Bhakti Kulkarni in the eleventh round in Poland on August 14...... More News
 

A Day of draws and loses for Indians at Negroponte 2010  - By Vijay Kumar Aug 16, 2010

Chalkida, Greece 14th August, 2010.Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Vaibhav Suri were the lone Indians to register a win in the 6th Round of the Ist Negroponte International........More News  Click her for Round 6 video
 

Bhakti To Face Muzychuk - By Arvind Aaron  Aug 14 2010
Asian Under-18 champion Bhakti Kulkarni of Goa scored a tenth round win to set up a clash with top seed and leader Anna Muzychuk of Poland in the eleventh round of the World Junior Girls Chess Championship in Poland....  More News

Indians Shine at Negroponte 2010 and Interviews with Ganguly,Sandipan Prasanna and Abhijeet Gupta on their wins  - By Vijay Kumar

Chalkida, Greece 13th August 2010. The Indian Players had a good day in the 5th Round of the Ist Negroponte International Chess Championship 2010.... More News

Click here for Video Link  Aug 14 2010

 

Vishnu Parsanna beat GM Halkias Stelios at Negroponte 2010 - By Vijay Kumar
It was FM Vishnu Parsanna’s day at the Negroponte Open Chess 2010. He came out with flying colours when he beat a very strong Opponent Grandmaster Halkias Stelios having an elo of 2588.....   More News
Aug 14 2010

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Negi Loses Crucial Game - By Arvind Aaron  Aug 13 2010
Parimarjan Negi lost a crucial game on the top table against leader and top seed Dmitry Andreikin of Russia in the ninth round of the World Junior at Poland on August 12....   More News

 

Florencio Campomanes Memorial Tournament (Open, Women’s and Challengers) 27 August – 4 September 2010,  Manila, Philippines Click here for regulations
 

 

Abhijeet Gupta Ties For First Place

By Arvind Aaron  Aug 09 2010
Abhijeet Gupta of Bharat Petroleum, Delhi finished in a tie for the first place in the Kavala Open that concluded at Greece on Saturday. The former world junior remained undefeated along with GM Tuhaev to score seven points from nine rounds..... More News

 

 

Anand Makes 36/40 In Mainz Simultaneous Display By Arvind Aaron  Aug 07 2010

Viswanathan Anand won 34 games, drew four and lost two in his 40-game simultaneous display at the Rhinegold Hall of Mainz Hilton on August 6......

 

Sethuraman Impressive In Pardubice - Vidit Misses GM Norm July 07, 2010 - Arvind Aaron

International Master S.P. Sethuraman of Chennai finished third in the Czech Open that concluded at Pardubice on August 1....  more news
 


Indian Television Network DOORDARSHAN SPORT will telecast
CHESS CLASSIC 2009 from 2nd August to 5th August from 22.30hrs to 2300hrs
as curtain Raiser to the forthcoming Chess Classic 2010 to be held in Mainz from 6th to 8th August 2010. The telecast will also be available in 48 countries of Europe, Middle East and South East Asia on PAS 10 Satellite

 

 

Parimarjan Negi gets Arjuna Award

July 31, 2010

 

 

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Nomination of Arbiters for all National  Championships - 2010  Mar 20, 2010

 

AICF Cash Awards for 2009  Mar 18, 2010

 

Special Cash Award 2008  Jan 26,2010

 

World Open Rd - 9 By Vijay KumarJuly 07, 2010

Grandmaster Viktor Laznicka played a marathon game against Dutch Grandmaster Leok Van Welly in the final round game of the 38th World Open 2010 which concluded on Monday here in Valley Forge..     Click here for video

 

 

World Open Rd - 6  By Vijay Kumar July 05, 2010

Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly failed miserably in the 6th round against a lower rated Grandmaster Viktor Laznicka and unable to cope with his superior play surrendered.....     click here for video 

 

World Open Round 5 - By Vijay Kumar July 05, 2010

Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna played a well crafted game to beat Compatriot GM P Magesh in a long fought game. Both played safely and game was going towards a draw .....

 

Carlsen Soars To 2826 - By Arvind Aaron   July 05 2010

Magnus Carlsen, the No.1 ranked player from Norway soared to a new  unheralded peak in the FIDE Elo rating scale when he touched 2826 in the July 1, 2010 rating list.

Diptayan Ghosh, Monnisha Win Titles  - By Arvind Aaron
July 05, 2010
Diptayan Ghosh of Kolkata and G.K. Monnisha of Chennai won the National Under-13 Chess Titles at Pondicherry on July 4. Diptayan is trained by Shankar Roy at Alekhine Chess Club and Monnisha is trained by R.B. Ramesh at Chess Gurukul......
 

World Open 2010 with Ganguly and Sandeepan's interviews

click here for videos 1 2  July 03 2010

 

 

Grandmaster Sasikiran visits World Junior Coaching Camp at AICF OfficeJuly 22, 2010

 

India Wins 14 Medals at China

July 14,2010

List of Medal Winners - by WIM Saheli Dhar Barua

 

Srija Takes One Point Lead  - By Arvind Aaron  July 12, 2010
Srija Seshadri of Neyveli (TN) has taken a one point lead in the Girls Under-14 section of Asian Youth Chess Championships which is being played at Beijing in China. In the Boys Under-14 section, Girish Koushik of Mysore leads by a half point in a section dominated by Indians.....  More news

 

Kind Attention : Tournament Organizers / State Associations  May 06, 2010


Please be informed that the FIDE has announced that, here after all the rating tournaments should be registered 30 days in advance. We therefore request all the organizers / State chess associations to send their Bidform along with prescribed fee to organize any FIDE rating events, 45 days in advance to All India Chess Federation for onward submission to FIDE and enable us to allot the FIDE  / AICF event code for the event.   Click here to download the Bidform

 

 

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Special Cash Awards under the Scheme of Special Cash Awards to Medal Winners in International sports events and their coaches 

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List of Special Cash Award Sent to MYAS - click here

 

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