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December FIDE Instructor Course In Germany International Course for FIDE Instructor / FIDE Trainer is scheduled 24 February to 2 March 2006 at the FIDE Trainer Academy in Berlin... Harsh Karnati Is Asian U-9 Schools Champion Harsh Karnati of Andhra Pradesh won the Under-9 Section in the Asian Schools Chess Festival organised by the Singapore Chess Federation at Hotel Royal... National Women `B', Sangli - Supriya Maji Wins Supriya Maji of Bengal was the surprise winner of the National Women's B Chess Championship that took place at the Walchund Engineering College... Suraj International Rating Chess Tournament Nutan Buddhibal Mandal Sangli Organised Suraj International Rating Chess Tournament From Date : 25th December to 31st December, 2005... Magesh Chandran Wins GM Event With A 2.5-Point Difference Madurai's 22-year old Magesh Chandran Panchanathan who is a student of the University of Texas at Dallas won the UTD Grandmaster Invitational... Sri Lanka Beckons India Chess Players Luxman Wijesuriya, President of the Sri Lankan Chess Federation expects plenty of Indian players in their first International Rating Open to be held at Colombo... Parsvnath Asian Youth Festival India Dominates Meet Indians Indians swept the medals tally (21/24) in the Parsvnath Asian Youth Chess Championships that took place in Delhi from Dec 7-11.... High Court Dismisses Election Petition By Koya & Co. The Madras High Court on December 16 dismissed the Election Petition of Mr P.T.Ummer Koya and others challenging the Elections to the Office Bearers... Sethuraman, Lakshmi Sahiti Win Titles The dominance of Andhra Pradesh has been challenged by Tamil Nadu in age group chess. In the 31st National Sub-Junior Championship... FIDE Cancels Youth Olympiad In an official communique, FIDE, the International Chess Federation cancelled the World Youth Chess Olympiad which was to be held at Chennai... Deep, Soumya Become Junior Champions Deep Sengupta of Jharkhand, presently a first year college student in Kolkata won the closely contested 35th National Junior Championship... November Laptop Reward for Goa Players Announced Sameer A Salgocar, President of the Goa State Chess Association announced a laptop computer gift for any Goa individual player who gets a medal... AICF Makes Several Landmark Decisions The All India Chess Federation which held its Central Council, Special General Body Meeting and the Annual General Body Meeting... Milov Wrests Title From Anand Vadim Milov from Biel, Switzerland shocked top seed and five time champion Viswanathan Anand 3-1 in the finals of the Corsica Masters Chess Tournament... October Singapore International Chess Convention - Arbiters Training Seminar Organised jointly by Singapore Chess Federation and Asean Chess Academy under the auspices of Singapore Sports Council and World Chess Federation (FIDE)... Valay Parikh...New International Master When he left Dahegam, a town 20-km from Ahmedabad, 20-year old Parikh was unsure he would perform well or earn the International Master norm... Arbiter Prof R.Anantharam confirmed that Himanshu Sharma of India and Wang Hao of China have completed 20-game International Master norms from their first seven games. He can be called at 040-23544753. Himanshu Sharma started the tournament with an upset victory overs in the first round. Came For Experience: Harika Dronavalli Harika is one of the young talents of the Indian chess. She participated in the Asian Championship at Hyderabad for gaining experience... Another Andhra Talent Dasari Sai Srinivas of Vijayawada wanted to take to some sport at the age of seven. His father read in the newspapers about the big success... C Bapiraju Memorial 1st All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament C Bapiraju Memorial 1st All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament From 06th October to 16th October 2005... September AICF Elections 2005-2009 - Elections held smoothly The All India Chess Federation Elections for the 2005-2009 was held on September 25 at the Wallajah Room in Hotel Taj Connemara in Chennai... Supreme Court Dismisses Koya Appeal The Supreme Court had on Sep 9 ordered the AICF elections of Sep 25 to be presided over by Mr Justice A.K.Rajan at Chennai. On Sep 17,... Srinivasan, Sundar Elected Unopposed The inglorious 16-year tenure of Mr. P.T.Ummer Koya as Secretary of the Indian Chess Federation has ended... Inter-University, Vellore - Calcutta Proves Seeding Right University of Calcutta won the All India Inter-University Tournament held at the Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu from Sep 10-15... Five Indian Players Decorated With Titles Five Indian chess players from five different states were decorated with various International Chess Titles by FIDE, the International Chess Federation at its recent meeting at Dresden, Germany... August High Court Bench Rules Against Koya The division bench of the Madras High Court on Aug 23 upheld the Single Judge Order of August 9 in the case... High Court Makes `Absolute' Interim Injunction Against Koya The Madras High Court on Aug 9, confirmed by making absolute the Interim Injunction passed against P.T.Ummer Koya on January 31, 2005... Click here to view the court order copies Balasubramaniam Regains Adyar Times Title R.Balasubramaniam of ICF, Chennai won the Adyar Times FIDE Rated Chess Tournament that was organised at the Bapalal Bhavan... Kruttika Nadig Reaches A Milestone Kruttika Nadig became the first Woman International Master from Karnataka when she completed her third and final norm... July Kulkarni retains Goa State Chess Association Championship Thireen year old bhakti Kulkarni retained the Goa State Chess Association Championship by scoring 8 out of 9 possible points... Harikrishna Wins By A One Point Margin World Junior champion Pentyala Harikrishna of Gas Authority of India, Hyderabad won the 12-player round robin tournament... Big Triumph For Humpy In Russia Koneru Humpy won the super category chess tournament organised for women in Russia in July... Negi Becomes Youngest IM Parimarjan Negi of Delhi became India's youngest International Master when he completed his third and final title norm... Canadian Open Chowdhury Ties For First Place Indians who left Philadelphia with a big mark also impressed in the Canadian Open held from July 9-17 at Edmonton... A Score Of 92/93 Should Be Remembered For Some Time World strongest active chess player Viswanathan Anand worked hard on a Saturday evening to win 91 chess games...
Mahesh Chandran Becomes A Grandmaster
Mahesh Chandran Becomes A Grandmaster Madurai International Master Panchanathan Mahesh Chandran who is a student in the University of Texas at Dallas became India's twelfth grandmaster...
National Under-25 Championship
National Under-25 Championship Players born after 1-1-1980 can play in this month's National Under-25 Chess Championship starting from July 16 at Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
Palani All India First Open IDE Rated Chess Tournament 2005
Palani All India First Open IDE Rated Chess Tournament 2005 We cordially invite you to participate in Palani Jyothi Chess Academy's FIDE Rating, All India Open Chess Tournament...
June
Marx Gyorgy Chess Tournament in Budapest on June 23
Push Performance For Sasikiran Krishnan Sasikiran, the 1981-born Indian star had a push performance in the Marx Gyorgy Chess Tournament in Budapest on June 23...
XIV National Youth (Under-25) Chess Championship
XIV National Youth (Under 25) Chess Championship The tournament will be held at Kalash Mangal Karyalay, behind Hotel Darling, Kranti Chowk, Aurangabad-431001(Maharashtra) From 16th to 22nd July 2005.
Vish Anand with Chess Officials
Vish Anand with Chess Officials Grand master Vishy Anand spent nearly two hours withthe officials of the Chess Federation and gave his valuable suggestions for the development of Indian Chess.
D.V.Sundar Felicitated
D.V.Sundar Felicitated D.V.Sundar, Secretary of the All India Chess Federation was felicitated by the sports fraternity of Tamil Nadu on his new assignment as the Secretary General of the Asian Chess Federation. In a function got up at Hotel Ambassador Pallava in Chennai on June 15 by the Tamil Nadu Olympic Association,
Tania Sachdev Becomes Woman Grand Master
Tania Sachdev Becomes Woman Grand Master Woman International Master Tania Sachdev, a Delhi literature student today completed her final woman grandmaster norm by scoring fifty percent in the First Saturday Grandmaster Tournament which is in progress at Budapest on Tuesday. Tania who was jointly leading the tournament with three points...
17th Cusat fide Rated tournament XVII Cusat International Rating Chess Tournament from 24.06.2005 - 30.06.2005, at School of Management Studies, Cusat... 32nd National Women "B' Chess Championship From 20th June - 1st July, 2005, Sangli at Maharashtra Organised by Nutan Buddhibal Mandal, Sangli, Under the aegis of Sangli District Chess Association,... Click here for more details Leon Tournament Anand Beats Kasimdzhanov 2.5-1.5 World rapid chess champion Viswanathan Anand came from behind to defeat FIDE world champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov by 2.5-1.5... Anand To Meet Kasimdzhanov In Finals World rapid chess champion Viswanathan Anand beat kid super talent Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the second semifinals by 2.5-0.5... Three Players Removed From Pairings Three of the four players who were asked to take the medical test have been removed from the pairings and ejected from Indian Bank-Vel's... Anand Returns To Leon World rapid chess champion Viswanathan Anand arrived in Leon to participate in the four-player 18th City of Leon Tournament this weekend... Asian Under-16 Championship at Uzbekistan Mary Ann Gomes Is Asian Under-16 Champion Woman FIDE Master Mary Ann Gomes of Kolkata won the Asian Under-16 Championship at Uzbekistan... National U-9 Returns To Chennai For The Third Time The National Under-9 (previously called Under-10) Championship which was first held in 1988 at IIT Madras returns to Chennai for the third time... May FIDE Awards Titles FIDE, the International Chess Federation today confirmed the International Master titles of two Indians, Suvrajit Saha and Deep Sengupta on Friday... Eight Member Indian Team Departs For the first time, "India Kits" comprising T-shirts, track suit and shoes were given to the Indian Under-16 team... All India Open Rapid Chess Tournament Entries strictly close on 31st May 2005, and we will be confirming your Entry around the 30th of May. Organizers have the right to reject any entry... Click here for more details D.V.Sundar Given A Warm Welcome Mr D.V.Sundar, Secretary of the All India Chess Federation was given a warm welcome when he returned home to Chennai from Doha... FIDE makes D.V.Sundar General Secretary for Asia The FIDE Presidential Board which met today at Doha in Qatar under the Presidentship of His Excellency Kirsan Ilyumzhinov made a surprise move nominating the All India Chess Federation... Eight Member Indian Team Departs For the first time, "India Kits" comprising T-shirts, track suit and shoes were given to the Indian Under-16 team that left for Namangan in Uzbekistan... Konguvel Wedding Photos International Master Ponnuswamy Konguvel of ONGC, Chennai married Kavitha on April 22, 2005. His Wedding reception was held at Chennai's Hotel Woodlands... Victory For Indian Chess: Koya Plea Dismissed Former All India Chess Federation Secretary and the restrained FIDE Vice President Mr P.T.Ummer Koya suffered a major blow in the Madras High Court... Koya Suffers Double Blow In The Court On May 5, 2005, two judgments went against P.T.Ummer Koya and his group and he received a double blow on a single day. His plea was dismissed by the Division Bench of the Madras High Court... Division Bench Dismisses Koya Plea The Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Mr Justice P.Sadhasivam and Mr Justice S.K.Krishnan dismissed the plea of former AICF Secretary...


This is to inform you that FIDE, the World Apex Body for chess has held that Mr.N.Srinivasan and Mr.DV.Sundar are the President and Secretary of the All India Chess Federation. You can refer this by logging: http://fide.com/official/dir.asp?f=66
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FIDE Continental President for Asia, Khalifa Mohammad AL-Hitmi Handed over the recognition letter to Mr.D.V.Sundar, Hon.Secretary, All India Chess Federation
"I WILL NOT TAKE A SINGLE PAISE AS HONORARIUM”, - D.V. SUNDAR All register players are requested to send their Postal / Email address to AICF immediately at indianchessfed@rediffmail.com Indian Super Star Vishy Anand Wins the Chess Oscar 4th Time More.... Abhijeet Gupta former National Junior Champion gets his third International Master Norm at Dubhai. Feather in his More .... All India Chess Federation Congratulates Eesha Karavade, India's latest Women Grand Master Completes the Norm at Dhubai More ...... Mr. P.T. Ummer Koya's application dismissed - 17th March 2005. Mr. P.T. Ummer Koya filled an application No.755 of 2005 in CS No.52 of 2005 praying the Hon'able Court Chennai to revoke the leave to sue granted in application No.279/05 on 24.01.2005. The Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.Ravirajapandian of the High Court of Judicature at Madras passed the following order. "The application for revocation of leave cannot be allowed and the same is dismissed". Court Order: Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hon. Secretary Mr. D V Sundar meets the press at Bangalore. Mr.D.V.Sundar, Hon. Secretary, All India Chess Federation and Mr.K.Rajasekhar, Hon. Secretary Karnataka Chess Association jointly addressed the members of the press at Bangalore on 21st March....Details Chennai, March 9: Justice K. Ravirajapandian, on 07.03.2005 in Application No 258 of 2005, had restrained M /S. P. T. Ummer Koya, S. L. Harsh, P K Bhaskaran and V. R. Bobba, the first second, third and fourth defendants, their men, agents or representatives, from interfering with the day to day administration and activities of All India Chess Federation in any manner and in any capacity. Court Order: Page 1 \| Page 2 \| Page 3 \| Page 4

Forthcoming Events

46^th National "B" at Zambaulim,Goa - Sep 15 - 25 Sep, 2008

Commonweatlh Chess Sep 28 - 06 Oct, 2008 at Nagpur

35^th National Women "A" Dec 17 - 30, 2008 at New Delhi

20th The Telegraph School Chess Sep 02 - 08, 2008 at Kolkotta

S.K.Pottekkati FIDE Rating Sep 04 - 09 Sep, 08 at Calicut

Spic Open FIDE rating Sep 25 - 01 Oct, 08 at Thoothukudi

Lions Club Maharana FIDE Oct 09 - 14 Oct, 08 at Udaipur, Rajasthan

02^nd International Rating Oct 16 - 23 Oct, 08 at Chakradharpur

22nd National Under - 13 Boys Chess Championship Nov 13 - 22 Nov at Vellore, TN

07th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament Jan 10 - 20 Jan, 2009 at New Delhi

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