The All India Chess Federation organised Orientation
Workshop For Coaches attracted 56 players from 14 Indian
states and was a big success. Peter Long of Malaysia who
conducted the camp lectured before a virtual full house
at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai on June 20. The opening
day focus was on methods and approach to be used to
train children, said AICF's Coaching Ordinator,
K.Visweswaran of Chennai. Long was assisted by FIDE
Instructor Praful Zaveri of Mumbai.
Notable among those who attended the workshop were Woman
Grand Master and former World Under-18 girls champion
Aarthie Ramaswamy, International Master Jayant Gokhale
and M.R. Sangeetha. In the afternoon, a 90-minute
test on tactics was conducted. After such Workshops,
those who attend them can apply for Development
Instructor (DI) , FIDE Instructor (FI) and National
Instructor (NI). The focus this time will be on DI and
NI titles said Visweswaran who is a FIDE Trainer
himself. The workshop will be held on Sunday and Monday
as well.
The AICF is actively pushing conduct of such workshops
to ensure that the next generation of young Indian chess
players will get the best training methods from the most
qualified chess trainers.
July 07 2010 - 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... 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. Download the Bidform
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