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A VIP Visits AICF Office 01
Aug , 2008
M. Mahalakshmi
who was the first to get the Gold in Under - 10 Girls Category for India in the
Asian youth Chess Championship held at Iran, trooped into the AICF Head Quarters
at Chennai along with her mother today, where she was warmly welcomed by the
Hon.Secretary and the staff of the AICF with a shawl and garland.
Barua Wrests
Title From Thipsay 31
July, 2008
The second Mangalore FIDE Rating Tournament took place at Mangalore from
July 19-26. It was organised by the South Kanara District Chess Association
smoothly......
Dilemma for Chess Nuts - While
India's dominant performance in the Asian Youth Chess Championship indicates
that the game has a bright future...... Source : The New Indian
Express July 30, 2008, Chennai.
30
July, 2008
Asian
Youth Chess Championship held at Tehran, Iran Medal Winners Photogallery30
July, 2008
Humpy Defeats Cramling 30
July, 2008
WIM Norm For
Shalmali Gagare 30
July, 2008
The
inauguration photos of 2nd Mangalore FIDE rated Chess Tmt 2008
Click Here22
July, 2008
India Win Six
Titles, 21 Medals 21
July, 2008
Three Indian
girls and three Indian boys helped our nation to win half the titles on
stake in the Asian Youth Chess Championship that concluded in Iran on
July 21. Though fifty percent score is a massive performance by our tiny
stars, we had done better when he hosted the same event in Delhi a
couple of years before.
P. Uthra bagged the second gold for India with a safe
draw in the last game of the Asian Youth Chess Championship at Tehran, Iran. 21
July, 2008
M. Mahalakshmi
became the first golden girl 21 July, 2008
M.
Mahalakshmi became the first golden girl of the Asian Youth chess championship,
Tehran, when she won the U10 title for girls...........
Indian players
find the going tough 21
July, 2008
Indian
players find the going tough, as only six out of twelve categories have either
sole or joint leaders in the Asian Youth Chess Championship....
Girls
fare better than boys 19
July, 2008
In the Asian Youth Chess Championship
held at Tehran, Iran, Indian girl players have fared better than their
counterparts so far.......
Indians emerging sole leaders
19 July, 2008
Three categories have witnessed Indians emerging sole leaders and
Indians do not figure in the leaders in both U18 sections and u8 girls
group of the Asian Youth Chess Championship at Tehran, Iran...
  Mixed day for top Indian players
All the three international masters in the Asian Youth championship at
Tehran S.P. Sethuraman, B. Adhiban and M. Shyam Sundar scored ....
18
July, 2008
 Asian
Youth Championship 17
July, 2008
India has fielded the second largest
contingent of 46 players, next to Iran (50), the host country in the Asian Youth
Chess Championship, which started at Tehran, Iran today. .....
 Brawn
and Brain
As Sazhin moved a bishop to go in for the
kill in front of 1,000 cheering fans recently, he took the title of world
champion of CHESS BOXING
16 July, 2008
Srinath Retains Title
The month July 2008 appears to belong FIDE Master Narayanan
Srinath of Chennai. Only last week he won an International Master Tournament at
Czech Republic. From July 7-15 he played and won the 7th Dubai Junior
Championship with an undefeated score of 8/9. 14
July, 2008
GRANDA ZUNIGA WINS THE BENASQUE OPEN 2008 AND SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN WINS THE
BEST WOMAN TROPHY 14
July, 2008
 Soumya
Swaminathan Makes WGM Norm
Two Pune girls made merry in the 28th Edition of the
Benasque International Open being played at Spain.
While Soumya Swaminathan made a Woman Grand Master norm, Devangi Patankar
also from Pune made a WIM norm in the same event after nine rounds.....
12 July, 2008
Tamil Nadu
Maintains High Standards
12
July, 2008
04th
Children Asia International Sports Games – 2008 held at Russia from
03rd to 14th July, 2008
12
July, 2008
 
Ramnath Bhuvanesh wins GOLD
and
R.Bharathi settles for BRONZE.
The Indian team consisting of four players finishes 3rd.
Abhijeet, Neelotpal and Adhiban on joint second spot 10
July, 2008
GUPTA &
NEELOTPOL AMONG THE LEADERS
10
July, 2008
Negi On A Roll 08
July, 2008
Peter
Leko Regains Dortmund Title 08
July, 2008
Srinath Wins
IM Tournament At Czech Republic
FIDE Master Narayanan
Srinath won the IM Dopravni Stavby Brno 2008 International Master Tournament by
remaining undefeated at 8.5/11 in Czech Republic on July 6. It was a 12-player
all-play-all....
07
July, 2008
Leko On Top
07 July, 2008
World Open
Heating up:
Round 5 Video
Report and interviews
07
July, 2008
Gustafsson
Humbles Van Wely, Wrests Sole Lead
05
July, 2008
Arun Prasad GM No.18 For
India
S. Arun Prasad of Salem who is employed with Bharat
Petroleum, Chennai is India's eighteenth grand master. He reached the 2500
rating mark during the Philadelphia Open last month.......
04
July, 2008
Memorable
Double At Philadelphia
03
July, 2008
Anand Retains
No.1 Place, Humpy Adds 19 Elo 02
July, 2008
Three
Points For Winner At Bilbao
02
July, 2008
Arkady Naiditch
Jolts Kramnik
02
July, 2008
IV International Open at Sort
Spain
02
July, 2008
Indian
Players July 2008 FIDE FRL
01
July, 2008
IV International Open at Sort Spain -
5th
Round report
28 June, 2008
Asian Youth Chess Championship at Tehran, Iran
from 15 -22 July, 2008-
Travel Plans
24 June, 2008
Sahaj Grover
Makes Final IM Norm
24 June, 2008
  AICF
Core Team Unchanged
The All India Chess Federation at its Central Council
and Annual General Body Meetings at the M.A.C. Stadium in Chennai elected the
same team core............
20 June, 2008
  Getting
Prepared for Dresden
21 June, 2008
The Inaugural coaching camp for India men Team organized by the
All India Chess Federation as part of preparation for 38th Chess Olympiad to be
held Dresden, Germany, commenced at Bangalore, from 05th June, 2008 till
20th June, 2008. Grandmaster Elizber Ubilava is seen coaching
the Indian men Team at the Camp.
Asian Youth
Chess Championship - 2008 visa details for players and accompanying persons
19 June, 2008
KIND Attention: Rajasthan Chess friends18 June, 2008
Kind Attn : All Coaches who
have applied for cash awards from the Government
18 June, 2008
  Getting
Prepared for Dresden
18 June, 2008
The Inaugural coaching camp for India Women Team organized by the
All India Chess Federation as part of preparation for 38th Chess Olympiad to be
held Dresden, Germany, commenced at Calicut, Kerala from 05th June, 2008 till
20th June, 2008. Grandmaster Lev P Sakhis of Israel is seen coaching
the Indian Women Team at the Camp.
Results of the
elections to the post of Office Bearers of the All India Chess Federation
for the term 2008 - 2011
07 June, 2008
National Women 'B' Live
http://www.monroi.com/watch/?tnm_id=1071
06 June, 2008
  Simultaneous
by GM Kunte and WGM Swati Ghate
04 June, 2008
Pune Mahanagar Unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad in association
with Buddhibal Kreeda Trust organised a Random Simultaneous Chess Display by GM
Abhijit Kunte and WGM Swati Ghate-Teli on 31st May 2008...
Ivanchuk Beats
Anand For Title
04 June, 2008
Anand v
Kramnik, Ticket Sales Have Begun
31 May, 2008
U.P.Chess
Association’s Appeal dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court
May 27, 2008.
Anand Leaves For Spain
27 May, 2008
World Champion and World No.1 ranked Viswanathan Anand left Chennai this
morning for Spain to compete in the Leon Rapid Chess Tournament in Spain
from early June. He was accompanied by his wife Aruna Anand.
Madurai Gets New IM 22 May, 2008
The southern city of India, Madurai got an International Master when B.T.
Muralikrishnan of Southern Railways completed his third and final norm in the
Mayor's Cup International Open at Mumbai on May 20.
Karnataka's First GM
The 1981-born M.S. Thejkumar of Mysore qualified to become Karnataka's
first grand master when he obtained the third GM Norm in the International Open
at Mumbai on
May 20, 2008.
 Michael Kransenkow Triumphs
In a thrilling 11th and last round of the LIC - Mumbai Mayor's International
Chess Tournament, overnight sole leader, Michael Kransenow who was assured
of the title with a round to spare, was not content with a draw and went for
19 May, 2008
 Ivanchuk's Career Best Win
20 May, 2008
To win a category 20 event by a wide 1.5-point
margin is quite an achievement. Vassily Ivanchuk of Lvov, Ukraine did just that
when he won the 4th MTel Masters Tournament with 8/10. It was a six player
double all-play-all ........
 Made
for each other Aruna and Anand fun facts
Three days after her wedding, Aruna Anand
found herself in Dortmund, Germany, watching her husband compete in a major
chess championship...
17th May, 2008
Knight in Shining Armour
17th
May, 2008
Without prejudice to his well-known attributes, it would be safe to
proclaim Viswanathan Anand the undisputed king of positional play. He is
so sharp on the chess board.....
Negi Finishes Second
19 May, 2008
Ivanchuk Playing
At 3052 Elo!
17 May, 2008
Mahadeo Digambar Thipsay, 86, a freedom fighter and medical
practitioner - father of GM.Pravin Thipsay passed away on May 15, 2008 at
Mumbai. AICF offers its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.
16th
May, 2008
 01st
Mumbai International Grandmasters open LIVE 11th May, 2008
Thejkumar
Gets GM norm Kransekow Assured of Title
FIDE Instructor Mr.Peter Long congrats AICF 14 May, 2008
Kaupthing Open ,Differdange,Luxemburg
final Round Link with
exclusive interview with Parimarjan
http://blip.tv/file/915796/
19 May, 2008
Parimarjan and
abhijeet are in lead with two others
http://blip.tv/file/911628/
16 May, 2008
Indians are making good progress.
Negi is on way to Championship Title while Abhijeet is right behind him Here is
a video Report rd Round 6.
http://blip.tv/file/908447/ 16 May, 2008
Three Indians clinched their first round games while Sahej Grover lost to a
strong opponent Here is Round One's games
http://blip.tv/file/895256 13th May, 2008
 Anand
Wins Chess Oscar For Fifth Time
Having won both the Linares Tournament, the
World Championship in 2007, Vishy Anand was a clear winner in the 2007 Chess
Oscar race voted by chess journalists the world over.......
10 May, 08
 
Harshal and Meghna Champion
Commonwealth Silver medalist Harshal Shahi of Modern School
won the National Under-9 Open Title by defeating Jerome Jorge Ebenezer of
Tamilnadu in the eleventh and final round. In all Harshal notched 10 points....
07 May, 08
 India
Gets 19 FIDE Licensed Chess Trainers
India got four FIDE Trainer titles at the
end of the FIDE Trainer Seminar that was organised by the All India Chess
Federation at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from April 30-May 7.......
07
May, 08
Training
Course Opened Our Eyes.04
May, 08
The official website for the Mayor's 1st
Mumbai International Chess Tournament to be held at Goregaon Sports Club from
10th to 20th May 2008 has been launched. Please log on to
www.venuschessacademy.org
04 May, 2008
 FIDE
Course Inaugurated at Chennai, India
01 May, 08
The FIDE Trainer and
Instructor Courses is being held in India for the first time and was inaugurated
by J.C.D. Prabhakaran, Vice President of the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association
at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on May 1.
KIND ATTENTION: AICF Registered Players
03 May, 2008
It has been decided to have one permanent AICF Registration number to all
the players on the lines of FIDE ID. All the players are requested to mention
their existing AICF Registration number while filling up the AICF Registration
form here after. Kindly Co-operate so that it is easier for us to maintain
proper records.
All India
Open FIDE Rtg Chess Tmt at
Udhampur
Jammu (J&K) from 01 - 07th June, 2008 29
Apr, 2008
35th National Women B Chess Championship at Calicut from 06 to 14 June, 2008
08 Apr, 2008
46th National B Chess Championship at Goa from 15 to 25th September, 2008
08 Apr, 2008
Tamil Nadu Celebrates 61st Anniversary
28
Apr, 08
Koneru Humpy heads Indian challenge at Mayors Cup, Mumbai
25
Apr, 08
FIDE Trainer / Instructor
course- News from GOA
24 Apr, 08
Cash Awards (2006) for players released by Sports Ministry
19 Apr, 08
 Laptop,
Digital Clocks Gifted
19 Apr, 08
Sarvordem will emerge as the major chess centre in Goa after .....
Venkata Ramana Pips Akash Thakur For Title
19 Apr, 08
Buddhibal Kreeda Trust Organized award function to donate computers
19 Apr, 08
Appeal to tournament organizers - publication in AICF Chronicle magazine
18 Apr, 08
Laxman Earns Maiden GM Norm 16
Apr, 2008
Humpy Plays At 2715
14
Apr, 2008
Amber Tournament -
Telecast on DD Sports Channel 13 Apr, 2008
"Indian Open Getting Bigger !!"
11 Apr, 2008
Chess Oscar 2007 ,
Vote Now !
08 Apr, 2008
Indian
April 2008 Rating List
02 April, 2008
 Anand
Pushes Kramnik To No.2
Viswanathan Anand is alone on top of the world after his recent success in
the Morelia-Linares Inter-contintal Tournament triumph earlier last month....
02 Apr, 2008
Humpy No 2 in Women
07 Apr, 2008
Koneru Humpy of ONGC, Vijayawada,
lost nine Elo in the first quarter of 2008 but retains the No.2 place in
the World of Women's Chess. Judit Polgar of Budapest, Hungary keeps her
No.1 place with a wide margin.......
Change of Dates -
FIDE-Instructor / FIDE Trainer course in India!
In view of the Grand Master tournament at Mumbai starting on the
10th May, it has been decided to advance the programme by two days and as such
the arrival date will be 30th April and departure will be on the 7th of May,
2008. For Details Click here
31
Mar, 2008
List of Chief Arbiters
and their Deputies nominated for the National Chess Championships - 2008
28 Mar, 2008
AICF Gives Boost For Training
27 Mar, 2008
Players Registration for the year 2008 – 2009.
04
March, 2008
 Congratulations -
Doctorate for
Vishy Anand
Grand Master Viswanathan Anand was honored with the degree of a Doctor of
Literature ( honoris causa ) by the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and
Sports University at Chennai on 17.03.2008.
18 Mar, 2008
Aronian Wins In Style
29 March, 2008
Aronian Wins
Amber Tourney 26 March, 2008
Ivanchuk Wins
Anand 1.5-0.5 26 March, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/773159/
rd 9 26 March, 2008
Anand Loses To Aronian
24 Mar, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/767418/ Video clip
Anand, Carlsen Trade Victories
24th
March, 2008
Anand Defeats
Karjakin 1.5-0.5 22 Mar, 2008
Anand Hits Back
21 Mar, 2008
Anand
Suffers First Defeat At Nice19
Mar, 2008
Anand
Wrests Sole Lead
18 Mar, 2008
Anand Beats Mamedyarov
17 Mar, 2008
Anand
Defeats Kramnik, In Joint Lead
17 Mar, 2008
Vishisht
Seva Medal for Wing Commander J
Rajendra
Congratulations.
15 Mar, 2008
read
more
Amber Tournament At
Nice From Today
15 Mar, 2008
List of
Cash Awardees sent to the Ministry - 2007
14 Mar, 2008
 Linares
Anand Wins Third
Time At Linares
08
Mar, 2008
Live
games
Results
http://www.blip.tv/file/716918
Rd 12
URGENT - Cash Awards
All Players and Coaches who have applied for cash awards for
winning International Medals for the years 2005 & 2006, and not received so far,
are requested to send the details immediately so as to reach the AICF before 7th
March 2008. AICF intends to take all those cases to the Ministry as we
understand that the cash awards list is in the process of being finalized.
05 March, 2008 .
Justice Prevails
 P.T. Ummer Koya loses Court case again. His application dismissed in his
property attachment case.
26 Feb, 2008
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