Two-Way Race For The
Title.....
XVII National Under - 17
Boys & Girls Chess Championship @ Calicut, Kerala from 03rd to 10th January,
2007
Anand Wins Blitz Tourney By A Mile At Moscow
The victory in the Mikhail Tal Memorial Blitz
Tournament at Moscow on November 19 should compensate for not winning the World Blitz earlier this year in
Israel. The field here was a shade stronger than the World Bllitz. Anand was at his best scoring 23/34 in........
National
Under - 7 Chess Championship @ Goa
C.H
Meghna in Girls & Revanth Reddy in Boys – Champions........
AICF
Training Camp Begins At Chennai
The AICF run
Central Government approved training camp under former Soviet GM Lev
Psakhis who now lives near Tel Aviv in Israel is on at the TNCA Chambers
in the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai.......
Important Announcement for National Women " A "
and National "A "
All players who have qualified are requested to mail their address, email
id, phone number immediately to the AICF office
indianchessfed@gmail.com,
indianchessfed@rediffmail.com
Important Announcement for National Women "A" Chess Championship
PINK CITY FIDE RATING @ JAIPUR - Entry fee Waived
06th December 2006 Arrival. Round wise schedule
and detailed prospectus will be posted shortly
Click here
for List of Qualifiers
Venue changed from Rajkot dates remain the same. New venue shall be
announced shortly
44th National "A" Chess Championship -
Click here for list of qualifiers
Asian
Junior Chess Championship @ New Delhi in progress
Mary Ann wins Asian Junior Girls .....
Total prize money increased to Rs. 7 Lakhs
The Organizers of Commonwealth chess championship announce increase of
prize money from $ 10000 to $14000
In every age group ( U -10, 12,14,16 & 18 )
THREE cash prizes will be awarded instead of one
For the top AMATUER ( Unrated ) Champion will
receive winner prize of $ 100
NOW in the open category fourteen more prizes will be
awarded as follows : 7th to
10th $250 EACH
11th to 20th $200 EACH.
The total prize money will be Rs7,00,000/-
AICF Congratulates and appreciates the
organizers
Book
Release at Goa
"ECO
Openings and Variation Names Reckoner" written by
coach Standrik Colaco. This was done
on the 5th of November at the Mir Sultan Khan Academy, Sanvordem. Besides the
author and Vice President - AICF Mr.Sameer A.Salgaocar, there is GSCA
Secretary Suhas Asnodkar and GSCA Vice President M.R. Naik also present in the
photograph
National Under - 11 Boys and Girls Chess Championship @ Chennai
in progress
Priyanka Kumari and Fenil Shah Wins Title ....
List of Qualifiers Click Here
Fee waived for 11 players
Venue - Rout Map
For any enquiries regarding Official
Accomodation Contact following no. only:
Mr.P.B.Bhilare-9869017221,
Mr.Dhananjay Ramraje-9870193193
Mr.Vitthal Madhav-9819301377
Those who want accomodation around the venue(by payment), they should
get in touch with Mr.Praful Zaveri-9820547548 for assistance
Address of the Commonwealth Venue
Official Host Eskay resorts India Ltd.,
Off Link Road, Near Dutta Mandir,
Opp.Yogi Nagar, Borivali West. Mumbai - 400
091
Phone : 022 - 28947000
All players should report on 19th
November, 2006 at
ANDHERI SPORTS COMPLEX
JAIPRAKASH ROAD,ANDHERI[WEST] MUMBAI
GRANDMASTERS AND FOREIGN PLAYERS
WILL BE RECEIVED AT AIRPORT, ON GETTING INFORMATION PRIOR INTIMATION ABOUT THEIR
ARRIVAL PLANS
Click here for big
preview of photos
At the request of many players the last date of entry is
extended upto 25th October 2006 without late fee .
Under 10 Boys & Girls Categories are included.
The prizes
: Boys Under 10 Gold : USD 50 and Girsl Under 10 Gold : USD 40
International
Tournament @ Manila
CPAI Event
@ Pune - Tejas Bakre Crowned
Tejas Bakre of Indian Airlines,
Ahmedabad is in the news for his latest achievement at the Poona Club. It
was his best since winning the World Youth title in 1998 at Moscow. After
ceding a quick draw with the white pieces in 15 moves, Bakre ..........
National U-17 Chess
Championship @ Calicut ( 03 - 10 Jan, 2006 ) - Confirmed
National Under - 9 Chess Championship @ Solapur - Confirmed
6th Pinkcity
Fide Rating @ Jaipur - Confirmed
Rouchess
International Rating Chess Tournament
Anand Should Look For His Sixth Title
The tenth edition of the 100,000 Euro Corsica Masters is on in Bastia in
France. Viswanathan Anand will be looking for his sixth title this time.
There are manypreliminary and open events happening prior to the festival
and ONGC's grandmasters, Krishnan Sasikiran, Sandipan Chanda .......
Harikrishna Goes Down Fighting
Indian interest in the Cap d'Agde Masters ended in the quarter finals when
P.Harikrishna of Hyderabad went down fighting to Andrei Volokitin of
Ukraine in the fourth quarter final match in France on Tuesday......
Indian
Air Force Platinum Jubliee Fide Rating @ Delhi
Click here for prospectus
National Under
- 17 Boys & Girls Chess Championship - Kerala
WinTV International Open
POSTPONED -
New dates will be announced
later
Asian Junior Chess Championship @ Delhi - List of Qualifiers
World Youth Chess Championship
@ Georgia
India completed its richest haul of medals
in the history of the World Youth Chess Championship winning
five titles (gold), two silver medals and three bronze......
Important Announcement for Players who participate in
tournaments abroad
Click here
List of Qualifiers Click Here
At the request of many players the last date of entry is
extended upto 25th October 2006 without late fee .
Under 10 Boys & Girls Categories are included.
The prizes
: Boys Under 10 Gold : USD 50 and Girsl Under 10 Gold : USD 40
Vladimir Kramnik Wins World Title
Russia's Vladimir Kramnik won
the World Chess Championship Reunification Match defeating Veselin Topalov
of Bulgaria 6-6 (classical chess), 2.5-1.5 (tie-break) on Friday the 13 at
Elista, Russia. The long period of confusion with two world champions is
behind us now. ........
Siddharth, Victor Hold Anand
The Vidya Sagar Fund raiser held on Oct 8 saw
Anand fulfil the dreams of many at the GRT Convention Centre at Chennai as
he gave a 32-player simultaneous display winning 30 and drawing two. Anand
is a brand amassador for Vidya Sagar.............
World Chess Championship for Blind in Prgoress @ Goa
Hon Chief Minister, Goa SHRI PRATAPSINH RANE, inagurated the XI world
chess championships for the blind by making the first move. This is the first
time that these championships have come to India. At a very grand event
attended by 82 players from 31 Countries....
Hastings International Chess Congress 06/07
Hastings International Chess
Congress will be taking place from 28th December 2006 to 07th January 2007.
Full details and entry form are available on the congress website
www.hastingschess.org.uk, Tel : (44)1424 431970, email : pae123@aol.com
Urgent
World Youth Chess Championship -
2006 @ Georgia - Travel Plans
Important : All Participants for the World Youth
Chess Championship @ Georgia, kindly note the following : -
1. Participants traveling via Tbilisi to
Batumi has to pay 80 Euros for their travel from Tbilisi to Batumi and Back
2. Participants traveling via TRABZON
to Batumi has to pay 100 Euros for their travel from Trabzon to Batumi and Back
Hence kindly carry 80 or 100 Euros ( approx
Rs.6000/- ) and Visa Charges of USD 35
( Approx 1750/- )
National Under - 7 Boys and Girls Chess Championship @ Goa
2nd International Srilanka Open
World Junior Boys and Girls Chess Championship in progress @ Armenia
National Under - 11 Boys and Girls Chess
Championship @ Chennai - confirmed
Click here
All
J & K FIDE Rating Open @ Jammu
Special
Free Trip : - Special Free Trip to Vaishno Devi Temple for all players
Entry Fee : All GM's / All IM's / All WGM's /
All WIM's Free
Rated below 2200 : 700
Rated Above 2200 : 500
Unrated : 900
6th WBCA FIDE Rating Chess Tournament @ Kolkata
Mayors Trophy FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
@
Aurangabad
All the Indian Players who desire to participate
in the Commonwealth Chess Championship - 2006 to be held at Mumbai should
send their entries through their State Chess Association to the All India
Chess Federation only. The All India Chess Federation will then
scrutinize and approve the eligible entries. All players are
requested to send the entry fees to AICF office at Chennai by DD favouring
Venus Chess Academy, payable at Mumbai on or before 10th October, 2006
download your prospectus here
CommonWealth Chess Championship 2006 @ Mumbai
from
19th to 29th November 2006.
for
Men and Women
For
Details Contact : Mr.R.M.Dongre
Chief
Co-Ordinator & President,
Venus
Chess Academy, Plot No. 89, Shivai Indl. Estate, Andheri-Kurla Road,
Sakinaka,
Mumbai – 400 072. India.
Tel.:
022-2850 4419, 2850 1480 ; Mobile : 98201 85231.
Email
: venuschess@gmail.com
Pay Rs.6,000 To Charity
And Play Anand!
Vishy Vs Everybody! At GRT Convention Centre,
Chennai. Sunday 8th October 2006. Vishy´s Next Move Could Be Against You!
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand will be playing a game of chess closer to
heart, next Sunday, in Chennai. Anand who is the ambassador & spokesperson
for Vidya Sagar ....
Parimarjan
v Kateryna Lahno in "The Amity Grandmaster Challenge"
World's youngest Grandmaster
Parimarjan Negi, 13, will play against World's youngest Girl
Grandmaster and reigning European Women's champion Kateryna Lahno,
16, of Ukraine ..........
World Youth Chess Championship - 2006 to be held
at Georgia
Click
here for entire persons list ( Selected / Special entries and Accompanying
persons )
All Persons ( selected / special entry and Accompanying persons ) are requested to report at Hotel
K.C.Plaza on 16.10.2006 at 09.00.A.M. Sharp. Incase of any clarification
please contact Mr.Bharat singh Mobile : 09810000007.
World Junior Chess Championship - 2006 to be held at
Armenia
All the selected players are requested to send your T.Shir, Pant, Shoe size to
Mr.Bharat Singh's email id :
delhichess64@yahoo.com,
delhichess64@gmail.com
33rd National Women "B'
SaiMeera Won the Title
The 33rd St Joseph's National B
Chess Championship concluded with Indian Bank's Sai Meera Ravi
of Chennai winning the title with a clear score of nine points
from eleven rounds. The event was held at the St Joseph's
College of Engineering near Chennai. It was organised by the
Mount Chess Academy.
Participants ( Selected / special entries ) of the World Youth Chess
Championship are requested to send their scanned copy of the passport
immediately to
indianchessfed@gmail.com copy to
delhichess64@gmail.com on or before
22nd September 2006 for visa purpose.
All the Selected Players for
World Junior / World youth Chess
Championship are requested to send
their original
passport and 4 passport size colour photograph in white background
to Mr.Bharat Singh, Treasurer, A I C F , 162-B, Gate No.29,
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi-110003, Telefax :
011-24369797, Cell-00919810000007 on or before 22nd September 2006.
The Donor players / Accompanying persons who need any help
regarding visa and flight tickets booking are advised to contact Mr.Bhart
Singh whose address is given above.
Attention Players Selected
for
World Youth Chess
Championship
Under - 8,10,12,14,16 & 18
at Georgia
National Under - 25 Chess
Championship @ Aurangabad
44th National "B" Chess
Championship - Lanka Ravi Takes Maiden Title
International Master Lanka Ravi of ONGC, Hyderabad remained undefeated to
win the 44th National B Chess Championship....
Lakshmi
Sahiti Wins Asian U-16 Title
India won one title and four medals overall in the Asian
Under-16, 18 Championships that concluded this week at
Kyrgyzstan. Hosts, Kyrgyzstan won both the boys titles while
Kazakhstan and India took one title each.
DD.Sports Chanel Will be telecasting
CHESS CLASSIC 2006 Rapid World Championship Highlights on DD
Sports Channel. A series of Four Highlights of the Chess
Classic 2006 , Mainz, Germany will be telecast from 11th Sept to
14th Sept at 10.30 p.m. to 11p.m.
The Highlights contains the stunning victory of Pentala
Harikrishna in the Chess960 World Junior Rapid Champuionship,
and the RECORD 9th Title Victory by Viswanathan Anand. The
telecast will be available besides INSAT 3 , on PAS 10 Satellite
and can be seen in South East Asia, Middle East and Europe.
Dear Mr.Ganguly,
We convey our
heartfelt congratulations to you on your winning the prestigious
Arjuna Award. We are sure
that with your Brilliant style of play, you will win many more laurel for
your self and for our
country. We hope that the day will
not the far off, when you will give us an opportunity to congratulate you
again by winning Khelratna Award?
With best wishes from : All
India Chess Federation Family
National B Women Chess Championship @ Chennai from 19 - 26
September 2006.
Last date : 15th September 2006.
For Details Contact
Mr.V.Ravichandran, Secretary Mount Chess Academy
Cell : 09444210914, email : mountchess@rediffmail.com
5th
Parsvnath International Open @ Delhi 14 - 22 Jan 2007
Asian
Junior @ Delhi 07 - 15th November 2006
Anand Keeps
Title At Mainz For Sixth Time
Favourite Viswanathan Anand won the Chess Classic at Mainz in
Germany on
August 20 by defeating Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan
by 5-3 in an interesting match. In pre-match expectations
Harikrishna Is World Junior Chess960 Champion
Pentela Harikrishna of Gas Authority
of India, Hyderabad won the Chess960 Junior World Championship
on August 16 when he came from 0.5-3.5 behind to beat Arkady
Naiditch of Germany by 4.5-3.5 in a dramatic match
Asian Youth Chess Championship @
Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan
All the Selected Players are requested to send
their original
passport to Mr.Bharat Singh, Treasurer, A I C F,1874,Outram lines. Phulwari
Block, Kingsway camp, New Delhi-110009,
India Tele-00911127601818, 00911127601919, Cell-00919810000007
on or before
26th August 2006.
The Donor players / Accompanying persons who need any help
regarding visa and flight tickets booking are advised to contact Mr.Bhart
Singh whose address is given above.
All the organizers of the FIDE Rating
Events are requested to send their complete reports with data
file including ini, sco,.trn file and IT 3 form to AICF
with correct Fide Id number on or before 25th August, 2006.
The reports received after 25th
August will not be included in the 01st October FRL List .
44th
National A Chess Championship@Rajkot from 18 - 30 December 2006
National "A"
& National Women "A" Format
Harikrishna
Plays At 2720
World Junior
Chess Championship
Asian Youth Chess Championship
Under 16 & 18 Boys and Girls
36th
National Junior and
21st National Junior Girls
Kunte Hits Form Wins
Canadian Open, Karavade & Gopal Excel
Shazuli Surprises
Favourites
44th National B Chess
Championship - Ahmedabad
All State Associations /
Tournament organizers
Alekhine Chess
Tournament
DD.Sports Chanel Will be telecasting
37th Chess Olympiad 2006 games on 22nd and 23rd July 2006 at
10.30.P.M.
World Youth Chess Championship
Under 8,10,12,14,16,18 Boys and Girls
DCF FIDE Rating Tournament New
Delhi
N.Srinath
Finishes Second
World Under-12 champion N.Srinath of Chennai narrowly missed
winning the overall title in the Dubai Junior Chess Championship
that concluded on July 12 at Dubai....
R.R.Laxman
Wins Kandky Open
International Master R.R.Laxman of Chennai scored nine full
victories to win the
Central Province Chess Festival's
International Open at Kandy in Sri Lanka...
AICF Thanks
Mr.Abundo
Negi is our
youngest Grand Master
Indians Rain
Gold Medals, Win All Eight Titles in the
Asian Youth @
Iran
Mr.P.T.Ummer
Koya Expelled
Sudhakar
Babu Wins As Chennai Players Dominate
Indian Bank's International Master, N.Sudhakar Babu of Chennai
won his second rating event in as many months when he won the
18th Cusat FIDE
Rating tournament at Kalamssery in Ernakulam on
June 30. ......
VICTORY FOR JUSTICE
- Koya's Appeal Dismissed
International
Event at Srilanka Click
N.Srinath
Felicitated, with Rs.1 Lakh
The Tamil Nadu State Chess
Association felicitated N.Srinath in a grand function
at
an air conditioned University of Madras hall on Marina
Beach in Chennai on
June 11. Srinath who had won the World
U-12 Championship at Belfort, France.....
Important
Announcement - AsianYouth - Iran - players
returning on 01st July
|
Anand
Anand Beats Topalov For Title
Three Chess Officials of
Indian Chess Mr.D.V.Sundar, Mr.R.M.Dongre and Mr.Bharat
Singh
received further recognition in the various meeting held at
Turin, Italy during the
FIDE Congress.
37th Chess Olympiad Photo Gallery
 Click
here to download Registered players and Players Registration
form
for the year 2006 - 2007
All Registrations
forms may be forwarded through your State Associations
Important
Announcement 2nd updation on 28.05.06
Accompanying Persons. If there is any correction in this list kindly notify the
same immediately to us
All the Selected Players are requested to send your original
passport to Mr.Bharat Singh, Treasurer, A I C F,1874,Outram lines. Phulwari Block, Kingsway camp, New Delhi-110009, India
Tele-00911127601818, 00911127601919, Cell-00919810000007 on or before
6th June 2006.
The Donor players / Accompanying persons who needs any help
regarding visa and flight tickets booking are advised to contact Mr.Bhart
singh who's address is given above.
Sudhakar Babu
wins
N.Sudhakar Babu of Indian Bank started with
three draws. That was when all thought that the oldest player of the meet
is going to struggle to make points in the midst of youthful champions and
the rising summer heat. But, in the fourth round, the second seed Babu
offered a draw which top seed R.R.Laxman declined. That was the turning
point for Sudhakar Babu......
Ratnakaran Wins
International Master norm holder K.Ratnakaran
of Kerala won the 1st Ranjit Patkar Memorial FIDE Rating tournament held
from May 2-9 at Karwar in North Karnataka. Ratnakaran scored eight points
from nine games to win the title with a better tie-break score than GM
Neelotpal Das of ONGC, Kolkata.
Nimmy
George Wins At Karur
A girl winning a men's event is
rare. Nimmy George of Kerala won the 1st Ramasamy Gounder
Memorial FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at Karun in Tamil Nadu on
May 10. Only last month this girl from a chess playing family
completed her maiden Woman International Master norm in the
National Women's A Chess Championship at Visakhapatnam
Bountiful April For India
April 2006 was the most productive
month in terms of grandmaster additions for India. When the Elo
rating list was published on April 1, 2006 it was certain that
P.Magesh Chandran of Madurai became India's twelfth grandmaster
as he crossed the required 2500 rating mark.
Saptarshi Roy Richer By Rs.61,000
Saptarshi Roy of Kolkata won the Thakur
International FIDE Rating Tournament at Mumbai on April 29 scoring 9/11.
The 1986-born Saptarshi became richer by Rs.61,000 after scoring a final
round victory at the Thakur College in Khandivli, Mumbai.
Vishy Speaks " New faces
will boost India's chances"
New Delhi, April 26 (PTI): The inclusion of
fresh faces will boost India's chances in the upcoming Chess Olympiad,
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand said as he prepared to spearhead India's
campaign for the second successive time in the premier competition.
Anand
extends his support to combat HIV/AIDS
ndia's
finest sportsperson, Super GM Anand has been honoured as the
first 'Ambassador' by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation to combat HIV/AIDS. This nomination by Bill Gates
confirm the status of Anand as one of the Icons & Institution in
itself!
 54th
Tamil Nadu State Fide Rated Chess Championship 2006
 Final
Day
:
Ganguly Scores A
Hat-trick
Surya Shekar Ganguly of Indian
Oil, Kolkata did complete a hat-trick to win the 43rd
National A Chess Championship with a better tie-break than
Sandipan Chanda and Diwakar Prasad Singh. All three of
them tied for
43rd National "A" and 32nd
National Women A Live Games
WGM Norm
For Mary Ann Gomes
Mary Ann Gomes of Kolkata
completed her Woman Grand Master norm in the 32nd National
Women A Chess Championship being played at Visakhapatnam.
Chief Arbiter Rathinam Anantharam of Sivakasi confirmed
this on April 17 evening.
1st
MalerKotla All India Open Rating Chess Tournament 2006
IM Norm For Diwakar Prasad Singh
Diwakar Prasad
Singh, the Jharkhand player who sports a cap and a beard made a
9-game International Master norm from the first eight rounds in
the ongoing 43rd National Chess Championship at Vizag He
scored five points from eight games and has made the norm with a
game to spare according to Chief Arbiter R.Anantharam. In the
eighth round, Singh crushed Sriram Jha of LIC, Delhi.
1st Trichy International (FIDE) Rating Open C |
