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Club India in Joint Second Place   30 Dec, 08  Club India team tasted its first defeat when they were defeated 1.5-2.5 by Qi Yuan Club of China in the fourth round of the 1st Asia Club Cup at Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates on Dec 28.

22ND NATIONAL U-7 BOYS & GIRLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, NAGPUR – 31.12.2008 TO 7.1.2009 - Venue Changed 26 Dec, 08

 

CIRCULAR TO ALL STATE CHESS ASSOCIATIONS - National Championships 26 Dec, 08

To All State Associations & Arbiters 24 Dec, 08

35th National Women "A" Chess Championship at New Delhi

LIVE, Photos & Reports 19 Dec, 08

46th National "A" Chess Championship  - 2008 at Mangalore LIVE 17 Dec, 08

Karthikeyan Second  23 Dec, 08

National Under - 25 Chess Championship Live  16 Dec, 08

Ashwin Jayaram, Mary Ann Win Titles 15 Dec, 08

Ashwin Jayaram of Chennai and Mary Ann Gomes of Kolkata won theSri Sai Ram Engineering Asian Junior and Asian Junior Girls Chess Championships at Hotel Vijay Park at Koyambedu, Chennai on Dec 14.
 

Anand Felicitated In A Grand Manner 11 Dec, 08
The greatest chess champion of the world, three time champion, Viswanathan Anand was felicitated by the All India Chess Federation in a manner nobody did before on his 39th birthday.....

Asian Junior & Asian Junior girls Chess Championship - 08 at Chennai

 

Pairing & Results  -  Boys  -  Girls

 

Reports by Arvind Aaron

 

Photo Gallery

 

National Under - 25 Chess Championship at Chennai

from 16 -22, Dec, 2008

List of Confirmed entries - Asian Junior Chess Championship at Chennai, from 05 - 14, 200803  Dec, 2008

Aditya, Bharathi Win Sub-Junior On Tie-Break   07  Dec, 08

 

 

His Excellency the Ambassador of Armenia Dr. Ashot Kocharian inaugurates the INDIA – ARMENIA test match by lighting the ceremonial lamp on 30th Nov 2008 at New Delhi . Also seen in the picture are Mr.D V Sundar Hon Sec All India Chess Federation (Second from right) , Mr. Bharat Singh Treasurer All India Chess Federation ( First from right) and Grand Master Luptian of Armenia (Third from right)

Indian Armenia Test Match Live    30  Nov, 2008

Asian Junior & Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship at Chennai  - 2008     29  Sep, 2008

XVII National Youth (Under -25) Chess Championship at Chennai from 16th to 22nd December, 2008    24  Nov, 2008

National Under - 15 Chess Championship at Mangalore live games   26  Nov, 2008

National Under - 15 Chess Championship at Mangalore Inauguration Photos & Reports 29  Nov, 2008

38th Chess Olympiad@ Dresden Video LInk: http://blip.tv/file/1506500/
By Vijay Kumar

Armenia, Georgia Win Olympiad 25 Nov, 2008

38th Chess Olympiad@ Dresden Video LInk: http://blip.tv/file/1501821/
By Vijay Kumar

Indian Women Record Sixth Win24 Nov, 2008

38th Chess Olympiad@ Dresden Video LInk: http://blip.tv/file/1496674/
By Vijay Kumar

 

Sai Krishna, Saranya Win National U-13 Titles23 Nov, 2008

 

38th Chess Olympiad@ Dresden Video LInk: http://blip.tv/file/1495821/
By Vijay Kumar

 

Indian Women Hold France23 Nov, 2008

 

Indian Men Held, Women Lose22 Nov, 2008

 

38th Chess Olympiad@ Dresden Video LInk: http://blip.tv/file/1488701/

By Vijay Kumar

 


Massive Midnight Turnout To Greet Anand

 21 Nov, 2008 The world champion Viswanathan Anand was given a special hero's welcome on November 20 when he arrived at hometown Chennai from Frankfurt.........

Indian Men, Women Win Round Six21 Nov, 2008

Sasikiran Lets Kramnik Slip With A Draw   17  Nov, 2008

National Under - 13 Chess Championship at Vellore live games   14  Nov, 2008

National Under - 13 Chess Championship photogallery   15  Nov, 2008

Indian Teams Start On Winning Note   14  Nov, 2008

National under - 25 Chess Championship to be held at Chennai from 15 - 22, December, 2008

Jeevan Gaurav Award for Mr.Sameer A. Salgaocar , Vice President - AICF    12  Nov, 2008

 

Reform Olympiad At Dresden    12  Nov, 2008

India versus Armenia Under-21 Match   12  Nov, 2008

Sayantan Das and Diptayan Ghosh Honoured   12  Nov, 2008

Anurag Mhamal & Riddi Zantye Clinch U-13

 Chess State titles  12  Nov, 2008

 

National Junior Chess Championship at Tadepalligudem Games Live  03rd November, 2008

Srikrishna Udupa bags Gold medal for India in Olympiad for the Blind 07th November, 2008

 

 

Adhiban, Medal Winners Given Hearty Welcome Plenty of chess officials and parents of the arriving players formed the grand reception given to World Under-16 champion B. Adhiban and the other three medal winners when they returned from Vung Tau, Vietnam to Chennai on October 31.01 Nov, 08

World Youth at Vietnam medals Tally

Exclusive page devoted to Vishy 30 Oct, 08

Congratulatory messages are pouring to the AICF office through phone, in person and through emails. In order to bring it to the attention of the Super Grandmaster and World Champion Vishy Anand, the AICF has opened an exclusive page to post all such messages. The messages received to indianchessfed@gmail.com  from all chess lovers will be posted on the page created for the purpose.  30 Oct, 08

I Am Returning In A Week: Anand   31 Oct, 08

Congrats to Vishy Anand

http://blip.tv/file/1412140 Anand World Champion Video  30 Oct, 08

Anand Is Much Matured Now  30 Oct, 08

Four Titles For India 30 Oct, 08

 

Anand Kramnik World Chess Championship, 2008 at Germany  Anand Makes It Third Time   Arvind Aaron Writes  30 Oct, 08

 

Reports & Live Games Link  14 Oct, 08

 

Five Indians In Sole Lead  29 Oct, 08

AICF Wishes Happy Diwali to All Chess lovers - 2008

http://blip.tv/file/1401842/  Anand - Kramnik WCC - 2008  28 Oct, 08

Indians Ahead In Three Sections - WYCC  28 Oct, 08

MOST URGENT -  Sub:  Change of Venue - National Junior Chess-2008    22 Oct, 2008

World Youth Chess Championship held at Vietnam

Results & Pairings - LIVE GAMES

 

WMSG Team Blitz, Hungarian Men and Russian Women Take Gold  15 Oct, 08

In the finals of 1st World Mind Sports Game Team Blitz, the very impressive Hungarian mens team beat their counterparts from China 2.5-1.5 and 2.5-1.5 to win Gold while Russia took revenge for their preminary round loss against China with a comprehensive 2.5-1.5 and 3-1 victory. .......

 

India won Silver in World Mind Games  15 Oct, 08

India was unlucky not to get the Gold medal against Ecuador in the final today. Sasikiran claimed a win against Mattamaros the same way that hosts China had claimed a win against India (Yifan against Tania) and USA claimed against India (again involving Sasikiran). ....

 

 

Important Development today 14 Oct, 08

In an important development today, FIDE General Secretary Ignatius Leong, AICF Honorary Secretary D.V.Sundar and AICF Vice President Sameer A. Salgaocar discussed the formation....

 

 

22nd National Under - 7 Boys and Girls Chess Championship at Nagpur from 31st December, 2008 to 07th January, 2009. Click here for Prospectus  14 Oct, 08

 

01st World Mind Games - Beijing, China 09 Oct, 08

Report from Mr.Sameer Salgoacar and Prof.Ananthram

 

XIX National Under - 17 Boys and Girls Chess Championship - 2008 Live Games  http://www.monroi.com/watch/?tnm_id=1121   08 Oct, 08

Doordarshan Sports channel 08 Oct, 08

Short Regains Commonwealth Title  06 Oct, 08

Commonwealth Chess Championship Inaguration photos 03 Oct, 08

Three Players In Lead At Nagpur 06 Oct, 2008  Three Grand Masters, Nigel Short of England, Surya S Ganguly of India and Enamul Hossain of Bangladesh are leading the Commonwealth Championship with 7.5/9. .....

Indian FIDE Rating List Updated 01st October, 2008   01 Oct, 2008

Harikrishna Wins SPICE CUP

Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna of Hyderabad won the SPICE Cup Open at Lubbock in Texas, USA on Sep 28 with a score of 5.5. Harikrishna, a former World U-10 and World Junior champion scored 5.5 points to take     29  Sep, 2008

 

 

Commonwealth Chess Championship live games 

http://www.monroi.com/watch/?tnm_id=1120

 

Interested in being part of Chess Olympiad at Dresden, Germany? and are you between 16 and 20 years of age and will you like to visit Dresden, Germany during the Chess Olympiad - 2008, then rush your entries to AICF 25 Sep, 2008

 

 

B.Adhiban wins the 46th National 'B' Chess Championship. Mr.Sameer Salgaocar Vice President AICF presents the trophy     25  Sep, 2008

 

 

 

TELECAST of World Open 2008 at DD SPORTS CHANNEL
Watch Parimarjan Negi winning the Philadelphia Open and his Extra Ordinary performance for JOINT IST PLACE in World Open 2008 in FOUR Exclusive Highlights to be shown on DD Sports Channel from 10 pm as under:
1st  Episode on 29th September at 10 p.m.
2nd Episode on 30th September at 10 p.m.
3rd  Episode on 1st   October      at 10.p.m.
4th  Episode on 2nd   October     at 10.p.m.

46th National "B" Chess Championship live games  http://www.monroi.com/watch/?tnm_id=1114

Chess Olympiad  - 2008    20  Sep, 2008

Renowned and Respected International Arbiter Prof.Mr.R.Anantharam today visited the Indian National Coaching Camp and spoke to the trainees. He enlightened them with the latest interpretation of the rules of the Chess Olympiad to be held at Dresden, Germany and 01st World Mind Game to be held at Beijing, China. His talk to the team members headed by GM.Sasikiran was well received by the players.

Kosteniuk Crowned World Champion     20  Sep, 2008

 

India Seeks Zone Status From FIDE    19  Sep, 2008

 

World Youth Chess Championship at Vietnam  - Hurry up with your mails.   16  Sep, 2008

National  - 17 B & G to be held at Aurangabad -  07 - 16 October, 2008

Click here for prospectus   15  Sep, 2008

 

National Under - 17 B & G to be held at Aurangabad

from 07 -16 Oct, 2008.  Prospectus will be released shortly  -  13 Sep, 2008

Are you between 16 and 20 years of age and will you like to visit Dresden, Germany during the Chess Olympiad - 2008, then rush your entries to AICF                                           -  13 Sep, 2008

Hou Yifan Beats Humpy                        -  13 Sep, 2008

 

http://blip.tv/file/1256512/  Video Link for R 9 Bilbao Grand Slam    13 Sep, 2008
 

Humpy Back In Business 

World No.2 Koneru Humpy has made a comeback when she defeated Hou Yifan of China in the reverse game to level the scores 1-1 and enter the tie-break in a better spirit of having won the last game.            - 12 Sep,  2008

Hou Yifan Takes Lead                            -  11 Sep, 2008

Topalov Wrests Lead  -  11 Sep, 2008

A race is happening for the title between Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the Grand Slam Final Bilbao. Topalov slayed the dragon of Carlsen for sole lead on 13 points......
 

More From Psakhis                                  -  11 Sep, 2008
 

Our Placing Will Depend On Last Round Result Says Psakhis   -   10 Sep, 08

The Dresden bound Indian men and women teams are undergoing training camps at Chennai (men) and Delhi (women). ......

Anand Plays Fifth Draw At Bilbao             -    10  Sep, 2008

http://blip.tv/file/1245935/  Bilbao Video link  -  10 Sep, 2008
 

Humpy To Meet Yifan In Semis             -     09 Sep, 2008

AICF Camp in Goa a huge success!    09 Sep, 2008

IM.Chandrasekhar Gokhale was felicitated by Arjuna Awardee and former India Captain Brahmanand Shankhwalkar at the conclusion of the AICF Coaching...... 

 

Humpy Takes 1- 0 Lead                          -     08 Sep, 2008

 

Draws Rule Bilbao                                   -     08  Sep, 2008

 

White Wins 3-0 At Bilbao                        -     08  Sep, 2008

Topalov Wrests Lead From Carlsen    -     05 Sep, 2008

Goa State Chess Championship

Joint Secretary of Goa State Chess Association Vasant Naik won the Goa State Chess Championship after beating Secretary Suhas Asnodkar in a nail biting finish in the last round played at the Sant Gadge Maharaj Hall, Porvorim..... 05 Sep, 2008

 

 

Karthikeyan Wins Masters Tourney     -    04 Sep, 2008

 

All Games Drawn At Bilbao                     -    04 Sep, 2008

 

Anand Sweats In Round One                 -    04 Sep, 2008

 

World Women's Chess Championship at Russia

Interesting Video Clip          Photogallery

Humpy To Meet Yifan In Semis  09th Sep, 2008

Humpy Takes 1-0 Lead             08th Sep, 2008

Humpy In Last Eight         06 Sep,2008

 

Humpy, Harika Play Draws  - 05 Sep, 2008
Harika In Round Three    -  03 Sep, 2008

Harika Forces Tie-Break03 Sep, 2008 

Humpy In Round Three   -  03 Sep, 2008

Humpy, Harika Win 2 - 0   - 01 Sep, 2008

Humpy, Harika Start Well - 30 Aug, 2008

 

 

Dronavalli Harika Gets Arjuna Award.     

World Junior Girls champion Dronavalli Harika of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh was honoured with the prestigious Arjuna Award given by the Government of India for excellence in sports once in a lifetime. All India Chess Federation congratulates her on this latest achievement and wishes her more success in the future.. 30 Aug, 2008

XXII National Under - 13 Boys  - 2008 at Vellore, Tamilnadu  29 Aug, 2008

 Seeded players for the National "B" Chess Championship  - 2008 at  Goa  29 Aug, 2008

India Take 1-2-3 In Lanka Open  29 Aug, 2008

 

Srinath Loses After Nice Start    29 Aug, 2008

Young Champions Given A Boisterous Welcome A fitting reception was given to the Indian Youth Chess Olympiad team who returned home to Chennai.....   26 Aug, 2008 

07th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament  25 Aug 2008

World champion Viswanathan Anand in a message has congratulated the five boys:

"Congrats. This is really incredible Two in a row. Looks like Indian Chess is going great guns after the World Junior double."   25 Aug 2008

 

India Are World Youth U - 16 Olympiad Champions In Chess Again 24 Aug, 2008

Indian boys put up a splendid show at Mersin, Turkey when they won the World Youth Chess Olympiad for the second time in a row.....

 

National under - 11 Boys and Girls under progress at Ahmedabad live games      Pairing and Results   Boys  -  Girls     25 Aug, 2008

 

World Youth U – 16 Chess Olympiad  at Turkey

India, Armenia In Lead 23 Aug, 2008

 

India Scores Third Straight Win 19 Aug, 2008

 

India Defeat Top Seed Russia 3.5-0.5 18 Aug, 2008

 

Kindly note that Mr.A.K.Sinha is the Secretary of All Bihar Chess Association and all correspondence may be addressed to the following address:

All Bihar Chess Association, C/o. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sinha,, Hon.Secretary, Ram Sahay Lane, Mahendru, Patna - 800 006.

Ph: 09905045924, Fax: 0612-2323927, arvindkrsinha@hotmail.com

 

Sasikiran Peps Up Youth Team 16 Aug, 2008

The All India Chess Federation invited GrandMaster Krishnan Sasikiran to visit the venue of the Indian Coaching Camp for World Youth U – 16 .......

Abhijeet Gupta, Harika Win World Junior Titles 15 Aug, 2008

India created history in the process of winning the World Junior and the World Junior girls chess championship at Gaziantel, Turkey on August 15, 2008. No country has won both the boys and girls title .....

 

Harika Won Gold - World Junior 15 Aug, 2008

Harika has won the Gold with one round to spare!! Soumya and Mary are tied for 4th to 8th position. They also have chances of winning another Medal.  In boys group Abhijeet and Parimarjan both won their games to lead jointly along with David Howell of England.......

 

world Junior Chess Championship  - 2008   08 Aug, 2008

 

Harika Back in Sole Lead   14 Aug, 2008

In the World Junior Girls Championship Kübra Öztürk's march to the top was halted calmly by Harika Dronavalli who captured the sole lead once again with 9 points.....       Cross Tables    Boys    -   Girls

Beijing Olympics  - 2008

Shooting into fame !

All India Chess Federation congratulates “ABHINAV BINDRA” for bagging the first ever Individual Olympic Gold for India in the Men's 10m Air rifle event at Beijing - 2008   11 Aug, 2008  Athlete Biography, Photogallery

 

Sasikiran Wins Najdorf Memorial  11 Aug, 2008

 

Players Seeded for Commonwealth Chess Championship  - 2008 at Nagpur   09 Aug, 2008

Tentative dates of Various National / International / Olympiad Coaching Camps  - 2008 - 2009  08 Aug, 2008

Sasikiran Playing At 282008 Aug , 2008

So what is 2820? Isn't Chennai-born Krishnan Sasikiran only listed with 2684 on the July 2008 rating list by FIDE? Yes he is....

 

C.S.Sharma is no more  08 Aug, 2008

 

 

Humpy Finishes In Middle  08 Aug, 2008
Favourite, defending champion and World No.2 Koneru Humpy lost two games, won two games and drew three....

 

 

Nitin Wins With Ease  06 Aug, 2008

 

Top seed FIDE Master Senthilvel Nitin, 16, of Salem won the 8th Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Tournament with a round to spare at Chennai on August 3. Nitin was the second player after the controversial D.P.Singh (winner 2006).......

 

Anand Wins Mainz Again  04 Aug, 2008

 

World champion Viswanathan Anand won the Mainz Chess Classic rapid chess tournament by winning the 4-player rapid tournament on August 3, 2008.

 

Vellammal School honours their Asian Youth Heros  02 Aug, 2008

The  Velammal    Matriculation    Higher   Secondary   School   today  (01st August, 2008 ) honoured seven of their students.....

 

Kind Attention : All Players

As per FIDE Title Regulations 1.3 ( requirements for the titles designated in the 0.31 )  players are awarded FIDE titles as and when they reach a certain ELO Ratings as detailed below : -

1.3 Those titles gained by achieving a published rating at some time or other.

1.31   FIDE Master      2300 Elo                      Title Fees : Rs.5000/-

1.32  Candidate Master 2200 Elo                   Title Fees : Rs.5000/-

1.33 Women FIDE Master 2100 ELo              Title Fees : Rs.5000/-

1.34 Women Candidate Master 2000 Elo      Title Fees : Rs.5000/-

 

Hence, we appeal to all those players who fall within the ambit of above ELO rating to kindly apply immediately so that AICF can apply for your FIDE Title.  Players will benefit while playing in the tournaments by getting better facilities if they are FIDE title holders.  Besides, this will also help many of our players to gain title norms.  For instance in a Title tournament a player has to play 5 Titled players to get a Norm.  When there are more title holders our Indian players will have more chances to gain IM, GM, WIM and  WGM norms.  -   31st Dec, 2007

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. REMINDER - 23 Mar. 07
The official magazine of the All India Chess Federation will be launched shortly. Tournament organizers / State Associations are free to send material with photographs for our consideration. All such materials should reach the AICF office, Chennai. The same should also be sent to the  Email id given below.Email Id: magazine@indianchessfed.org

 

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

 

Thrissur FIDE Rating Apr 24 - 29 Apr @ Thrissur  18 Feb, 2008

Prospectus, Registration Form

 

Revised Prospectus - Thrissur FIDE Rating Apr 24 - 30 Apr @ Thrissur  5 March, 2008  Prospectus, Registration Form

 

Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee FIDE Rating Chess Tournament from 10 - 18 Apr, 2008 at New Delhi 01 Mar, 2008

Airport Authority of India Sports talent search and Training Scheme - for details www.aai.aero or www.airportsindia.org.in   29 Feb, 2008

WGM Swathi Weds – Reception at Pune on 23.02.2008  27 Feb, 2008

The All India Chess Federation wishes the newly weds a happy and prosperous married life.

 

FIDE-Instructor / FIDE-Trainer course in India! 21 Mar,08

 

 Senior National Arbiter Examination Results  12 Feb, 2008

Important Announcement - Cash Award  05  Feb, 2008

IM Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury's 26th Birthday Celebration alongwith players and Officials in the National A Chess Championship at VAP Hall , TNCA Club, Chepauk Stadium.  14 Feb , 2008
 

Anand in Mexico  14 Feb, 2008

Dhyan Chand Award for the Life time Achievement in sports and Games   click here to download regulations and application form    07.02.2008

INFORMATION TO ALL OFFICE BEARERS, STATE ASSOCIATIONS & CHESS PLAYERS  11 Jan, 2008

Appeal to Our Senior Players / IM's / WIM’s / GM’s / WGM’s / FM’s and coaches 11 Jan, 2008

Playes DOB in Fide Website  - Urgent       11 Feb , 2008

Negi's Birthday    09 Feb, 2008

"Tamilnadu State Chess Association, the organisers of the Velammal National 'A' Chess Championship at Chennai, celebrated Grand Master Parimarjan Negi's 16th Birthday by cutting a cake. International Master N.Sudhakar Babu, of Tamilnadu, hands over a  bouquet to the India's youngest Grand Master on behalf of Mr Bharat Singh Treasurer AICF. The AICF wishes him a very happy birthday and many more happy returns of the day" 

 

Velammal 45th National "A" Chess Championship @ Chennai

Live Games   -    Reports 

Visiting GM Trainers Get Notice

  - 03 Feb, 2008

Best Indian Sportsman of the year Award  04 Feb, 2008

PADMA VIBHUSHAN - 04 Feb, 08

Important Announcement

The All India Chess Federation is pleased to inform all chess lovers that we shall publish your messages of Greetings to Grandmaster Padma Vibushan Vishy Anand on being conferred Padma Vibushan by the Government on a separate page created exclusively for the purpose .  All of those who wish to send Greetings to Anand may kindly send this to indianchessfed@gmail.com  - 28 Jan, 08    Click here for Greetings Page

Congrats

Padma Vibhushan for the 37-year-old Vishy Anand

Anand also won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1991-1992, Padma Bhushan in 2000. Arjuna award in 1985, and Soviet Land Nehru award in 1987 and he also won the coveted Chess Oscar in 1997, 1998, 2003 & 2004.
- 25 Jan, 08

http://blip.tv/file/629368/ corus Rd 13 - 28 Jan, 08 

Aronian, Carlsen Share First Place; Anand Drew Kramnik 28 Jan, 2008

Snap Shots -

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran's Wedding

 

Grand Master Krishnan Sasikiran married S.Radhika in a well attended religious wedding at Chennai near the famous 35 feet high Anjaneya temple. His chess friends from ONGC, AICF Secretary D.V.Sundar, Veteran Chess personality V.Kameswaran, FM  Visweswaran, IM Saravanan,        IM Kidambi, Vishy Anand's Parents, among others, were prominent guests. AICF wishes the newly weds a long and happy married life - 28 Jan, 08

AnandDrawsVanWely -  27 Jan, 2008

http://blip.tv/file/626346/ Rd 12 Corus tmt 28 Jan, 2008

Carlsen Anand Game Analyzed by Anand http://blip.tv/file/624013/ - 26 Jan, 2008

Anand Beats Carlsen With Black  26 Jan, 2008

Anand Best Sportsman Of 2007- 25 Jan, 2008
 

It has been found that many players do not give proper address and DOB in the AICF players' Registration Forms.  Also many do not attach their photos.  For such of those players the AICF will not be in a position to issue identity card or post the AICF Chronicle.- 23 Jan, 08

1st International Open Chess tournament @ Mumbai - 22 Jan, 08

Carlsen Back In Lead, Anand draws Peter Leko - 24 Jan, 2008

http://blip.tv/file/619467/ corus games

Anand Topalov Game Analyzed by Anand  - 22 Jan, 08

06th Parsvnath International Open

Download Final Standings  - 22 Jan, 08

 

Fischer Made Lives Of Present Day Chess Players Easier- 18 Jan, 08

A large number of chess lovers of the present day came into the game largely due to one factor: Fischer. The 1972 Match against Spassky often called the Match of the Century saw the Chicago born Fischer....

National "A" Chess Championship - Confirmed list of participants

National "A" Chess Championship - Accommodation for players- 16 Jan, 08

ALL INDIA TECHNICAL CONFERENCE in  progress  AT Mumbai - 15 Jan, 08

 

 

ALL INDIA CHESS FEDERATION

WISHES ALL CHESS FRIENDS A VERY

HAPPY SANKARANTHY.                           - 14 Jan,08

 

 

 

Reminder - National A Players    11 Jan, 2008

 National "A" List of Qualifiers - 11 Jan, 08

6th Parsvnath 10 Jan, 2008 Abhijeet Gupta beats Ganguly

Live Games    Reports   Results and Pairings  

 

- 12 Jan, 08
Corus tmt - Radjabov vs Anand Corus tmt - Harikrishna vs Nigel Short Corus tmt J Smeets vs Koneru Humpy

click here - more pictures of Corus tournament 

Video clippings - Corus tmt rd 7 

Anand Defeats Judit Polgar - 20 Jan, 08

 

Mangalore State  FIDE Rated - final Standings  - Prize winners - 12 Jan, 08

Information to  office Bearers, State Associations  and players

INFORMATION TO ALL OFFICE BEARERS, STATE ASSOCIATIONS & CHESS PLAYERS  11 Jan, 2008

Appeal to Our Senior Players / IM's / WIM’s / GM’s / WGM’s / FM’s and coaches 11 Jan, 2008

National Under - 13 Girls @ Mumbai in progress- 11 Jan, 08

Asian Team Chess Championship in progress @ Vizag  

Live Games    Tournament Schedule    Prize    Reports

Results and Pairings - 03 Jan, 08

 

 

AICF wishes all the players, Coaches, Arbiters, Parents and all chess lovers a happy - 2008 !!

Senior Arbiter Seminar - Hurry up  with your entries

Last date extended upto 10th Jan, 2008  for Senior National Arbiter Examination and All India Technical conference to be held at Mumbai from 15 -17 Jan, 2008 hurry up with your entries - Click for Circular

Senior Arbiter Seminar - Confirmed list of participants   - 07 Jan, 08

 

Asian School Chess Championship @ Kandy, Srilanka

Reports      Result and Pairings  07 Jan, 2008

 

List of Qualifiers for National "A" Chess Championship @ Chennai

- 05 Jan, 08

 

Harikrishna Plays At 2710 07 Jan, 2008
 

Malakhatko Wins Hastings Open07 Jan, 2008

 

Senior national Arbiter Exam & All India Technical Conference @ Mumbai  04 Jan, 2008

 

India Has 3318 Rated Players- 03 Jan, 08

Kramnik Joins Anand At The Top  - 29 Dec, 07
 

Indians Win $4000, Chanda Finishes Third    01st Jan, 2008 

 

21st National U - 13 Girls @ Mumbai 10-20, Jan, 2007

 

45th National "A" Chess Championship @ Chennai  - 05 Dec, 2007

 

The Tamilnadu State Chess Association will organize the 45th National "A" Chess Championship  from 03rd to 15th February, 2008

The other details will be posted latter

 

Kind Attention of : All State Associations    - 05 Dec, 2007

The Calendar of National Championships for 2008 will be finalized soon.  State Associations interested in organizing any National Championship are requested to send their proposal along with the EMD & BID forms to All India Chess Federation  before 25.12.2007.

 

INDIAN TEAMS FOR ASIAN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP- 29 Dec, 07

Global Chess Champ Ivana Furtado - 29 Dec, 07

Goa's tiny global chess champ Ivana Furtado simultaneously plays half a dozen kids at Miramar on Friday evening, before being the chief guest of the annual Goanetters meet there.

 

 

National 'A' Chess Championship @ Chennai

Kind Attention of participating players                      - 26 Dec, 07

 

Key moves make Indian chess look healthier           - 26 Dec, 07

NEW INDIAN EXPRESS by Hari Hara Nandanan

 

A crucial and positive move...

THE HINDU, by P.K.Ajith Kumar                              - 26 Dec, 07

 

Merry Christmas

 

- 25 Dec,07

 

 

 

 

National Under - 13 @ Delhi

Final Standings

 - 24 Dec, 2007

 

 

Asian Schools Chess Festival - Kandy, Srilanka - 23 Dec, 07

 

2nd Malerkotla Open International Rating Chess Tournament-22 Dec, 07

 

Venus Chess Academy, Mumbai to organize Rs.11 Lacs Prize money International Open Chess Tournament in Mumbai from 8th to 19th April, 2008. Details later  - 22 Dec, 07

NATIONAL "B" TO BE MADE NORM EVENT- 21 Dec, 07

The next National "B" Chess Championship to be held in Goa in 2008 will be a Grandmaster Norm Tournament. This was decided at the All India Chess Federation Central Council Meeting held ...

INDIAN TEAMS FOR ASIAN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP- 21 Dec, 07

Anand v Kramnik Match For Rs.8.40 Crores - 20 Dec,07

Gata Kamsky Is Back  - 19 Dec,07

Asian Junior Chess Championship @ Mumbai in progress- 14 Dec,07

National Under - 13 Boys Chess Championship @ Delhi in Progress- 15 Dec, 07

Tal Memorial World Blitz Championship Highlights on DD SPORTS  - 15 Dec,07

Anand Celebrates Birthday As World Champion

World Champion Viswanathan Anand turned 38 on Tuesday. The Indian chess legend has achieved three major achievements of winning the...  - 11 Dec, 2007

 

Congratulations to R.B.Ramesh and  D.Harika

Commonwealth Chess Championship @ New Delhi

Final Standings general  and Category wise

watch actions of R.B.Ramesh and Harika Lifts Tropies

Results and Pairings                 Watch Live Games    

 

for more news logon to Official Website   - 03 Dec, 07

 

Snapshots  - Commonwealth   photo gallery      Reports      - 06 Dec,07

 

Watch Commonwealth Video Clipings   Rd 1  3  5  6  7  8  9  - 05 Dec,07

 

Abhijeet Gupta Gets GM Title    - 10 Dec, 2007

All India Technical Conference & Senior Arbiter Examination  - 08 Dec, 07

Chinmay Kulkarni bags title

Maharashtra State Selection Chess Champion Chinmay Kulkarni of Pune clinched the Central Maharashtra Chess Championship FIDE Rating.....       -          08 Dec, 2007

Opening Ceremony & Confirmation of Entries for the Asian Junior Chess Championship 2007    - 06 Dec, 2007

All players are hereby advised to report at the Goregaon Sports Club (Table Tennis Hall), New Link Road, Malad (West), Mumbai - 400097 for the inaugural ceremony on 13th December 2007 at 11.00 hours.
The 1st round will commence at 13.30 hours

 

State Open Rapid @ Karnataka                    -  03 Dec, 2007

 

Final Standings                       Prize Winners Category Wise

 

 

 

Asian Junior Chess Championship  @ Mumbai

Kind Attention - Donor / Special Entries.                                  - 30 Nov, 2007

 

Sasikiran Bows After A Fight

Krishnan Sasikiran exited from the FIDE World Cup 2007 after he was went down 0.5-1.5 to former world champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine on Dec 4 at Khaty-Mansiysk, Russia.............            - 05 Dec, 2007

 

 

Congratulations to Ivana Furtado

For winning the World Under - 8 Gold @ Turkey 

Ivana Maria Furtado of Goa retained her World Girls Under-8 Title at Antalya, Turkey on Wednesday by playing a final round draw. She becomes the.......  -   28 Nov, 2007

Medical Commission -  All Players above 18 years of age  -  28 Nov, 2007

Kindly note that FIDE has instructed all Federation on doping control, through their medical commission. We produce below the latest circular received from FIDE for favour of information. Players are requested to follow these instructions carefully.  Click here to download message from fide

Commonwealth Selected / Official Entries  -  27 Nov, 2007

Asian Junior Selected / Official Entries - 27 Nov, 2007

3rd Asian Schools Chess Festival @ Sri lanka -  27 Nov, 2007  
 

Ivana Wins, Keeps Lead

Ivana Furtado of Goa the defending World Under-8 Girls Champion won the penultimate round and leads the tournament by half a point. She will need a win or draw in the final round on Wednesday to retain her title.......  - 28 Nov, 2007

 

 

 

Easy Draw For Sasikiran
Krishnan Sasikiran who is getting married soon played a quick draw with the black pieces in round two against Vadim Zviaginsev of Russia on Nov 27........ . - 28 Nov, 2007

 

 

  

Abhijeet Gupta wins  25 Nov, 2007

Three-time National Junior Champion Abhijeet Gupta of Bhilwara, Rajasthan won the All India Open at Aurangabad recently and picked up Rs.50,000. He is widely expected to become India's seventeenth grandmaster.....

 

 

Gopal Scares Kasimdzhanov25 Nov, 2007

Grand Master G.N.Gopal of Aluva, scared former world champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan in the opening game of round one in the World Chess Cup at Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on Nov 24. .....

 

 

Ivanchuk Pips Anand For Title   23 Nov, 2007

Anand Leaves For Moscow20 Nov, 2007

Tania Makes It Two In A Row

The Bank of Maharashtra sponsored National Women's A Chess Championship was oneof the best organised in the history of this event. Record prize fund, excellent conditions were offered in this Symbiosis Spa .........- 16 Nov, 2007

Beware, The Indians Are ComingClick here for official website WYCC The World Youth Chess Festival is more popular in numbers than the Chess Olympiad. Held in the age grouo of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 for boys and girls, the next edition starts at Antalya, in Turkey from Nov 17-29...... - 15 Nov, 2007

National U - 13 Girls Chess Championship, Mumbai is postponed and will be now held from 10th to 20th January, 2008.  - 09 Nov , 2007

Chess.Fm India - Weekly show - 09 Nov, 2007
Diwali & Anand - Lighting up Indian Chess
Internet Chess Club's Chess.fm India presents an exclusive Interview with World Champion Viswanathan Anand. As a special tribute, we also have an exclusive video footage on Anand becoming world champion and his return home to an fantastic reception. Enjoy your Diwali treat  at www.chessclub.com Click here for Video
 

Kind Attn: World Youth Chess Championship @ Turkey  - 05 Nov, 2007

Contact Mr.R.M.Dongre on 16th November 2007 only

All players and accompanying persons flying from Mumbai are requested to contact Mr.R.M.Dongre on 16.11.2007 between 03.00.P.M.and 06.00.P.M. for their passports and tickets whose address and telephone Nos are given below..
  Mr.R.M.Dongre
  Shivai Barrel Mfg Co Pvt Ltd
  Plot No 89, Unit No 14, Shivai Industrial Estate
  Andheri- Kurla Road, Saki Naka, Mumbai-400072
  Office-022-28504419, 28501480
  Mobile-98201-85231

World Youth Chess Championship@Turkey-Flight Schedule - 31 Oct, 2007

Commonwealth Chess Championship - Confirmation of Players   - 20 Oct, 07

 

 

 

Kind Attention : Organizers of all Fide Rated Tournaments -31 July, 07

This is to inform you that hence forth AICF Website will publish the entire prospectus only for those who take up full page advertisement slot in the AICF chronicle. However, we shall publish the news as part of our calendar of events as usual.

AICF Wishes Happy Diwali

  - 07 Nov , 2007

 

World Youth Chess Championship @ Turkey - All Special Entries / Donor Entries and Accompanying Persons   - 06 Nov , 2007

This is to inform you that the Organizers of the World Youth Chess Championship @ Turkey have expressed their inability to arrange for charted Flight. So all the Donor / Special entries and Accompanying persons are requested to make their own travel arrangements to participate in the above championship. We have already published the flight details of our official players on 31st October, 2007 in our website.

This is once again to inform you that the AICF is not booking flight tickets for Donor / Special entries and Accompanying persons and they shall make their own arrangements

21st National Under - 11 Boys & Girls@Calicut - Final Standings & Winners Photo 

34th Women’s National A Chess Championship - 06 Nov, 2007

The 34th Women’s National A Chess Championship is being organised by Symbiosis Spa Chess School at Symbiosis Center.....

 

Chess.FM India Weekly Saturday Show  -  - 06 Nov , 2007

National Junior Girls champion, Bhakthi Kulkarni of Goa is this week's guest on Chess.FM India's weekly show. The "India this Week" report by Arvind Aaron, we have the Indian team in action at the Asian Indoor games at Macau, the National Under-11 championship at Kozhikode, the upcoming National Women "A" Chess Championship at Pune and much more...

 

 

Three Gold Medals For Sasikiran  - 04 Nov , 2007
 

Granmasters Krishnan Sasikiran and Koneru Humpy Won gold medals in their Individual Blitz Men and Individual Blitz Women Section respectively in the 2 nd Asian Indoor Games Chess championship in progress at  Macau, 2007.  While Krishnan Sasikiran earned his gold medal by defeating Kazhgaleyev Murtas of Kazakhstan, Humpy added another golden feather to her cap by winning against   Chen Zhu of Qatar  - 02 Nov , 2007

 

All India Open International Rating @  Aurangabad   - 01 Nov , 2007

from 17th to 22nd November 2007 Total Prize fund Rs. 2,00,000/-
 

Anand Presented Rs.10 Lakh   -23 Oct , 2007
"Anand is a fantastic role model not just for chess players but also for people in other sport to achieve excellence," said Rahul Dravid, former captain of the Indian cricket team while felicitating the world chess champion Viswanathan Anand at the Ball Room of Taj Connemara in Chennai on October 22.

 

21st National Under - 11 Boys & Girls@Calicut Pairing & Results - 30th Oct, 07

 

India Gets Silver In Classical Chess - 31 Oct, 2007

 

India Wins Rapid Chess Team Gold - 29 Oct, 2007

 

Sanjay Kasliwal Memorial International FIDE Rtg Chess Tmt from 24th to 30th November, 2007  - 26 Oct , 2007

 

Kind Attention : World Youth Chess Championship players, Accompanying persons @ Turkey

 

Players are requested to send your no objection certificate duly signed by both your mother and father in Rs.10 Bond Paper  attested by a Notary Public may kindly send to Delhi Visa Consultancy Services, New Delhi, immediately for Visa Processing.     - 23rd Oct, 07

World Junior Chess Championship @ Armenia - Results    - 20 Oct, 07

Great Reception For Anand At Chennai  -18 Oct , 2007

World champion Vishy Anand arrived to a grand gala reception at the Chennai airport in the afternoon of October 17.

 

 

Kind Attention : All Players - World Youth @ Turkey  - 10 Oct, 07

 

Important Announcement : -  In connection with the Indian Team’s participation in the World Youth Chess Championship to be held at Antalaya, Turkey from 17 to 29, November 2007, you are requested to send your passport and four recent Passport size photograph with white background and size 35 X 45 mm - 13 Oct, 2007

 

Anand Returns To India   -16 Oct , 2007

 

Harika Slips To Joint Lead   -16 Oct , 2007

 

XXI National under 9 (Boys & Girls) Results Championship 2007  - 14 Oct, 07

 

Chess.FM India Weekly Saturday Show  -14Oct , 2007

This week's guest on Chess.FM Saturday show is reigning Indian Champion GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly of Kolkota. The four-time consecutive champion takes us on his chess....... .

 

Mexico Bonanza!   -11Oct , 2007

Chess.fm India presents video analysis of World Champion Viswanthan Anand's games at the Mexico World Chess Championship. Renowned the oritician and former British Champion,        GM R B Ramesh provides us with instructive video analysis.

 

Boys Get 50% Score In Round Seven  - 11 Oct, 07
 

Sethuraman, Shalmali Triumph  -11Oct , 2007

If top seed International Master S.P.Sethuraman of Chennai had an easy ride to the title with a round to ....

 

Indians In Second Spot At Yerevan  -10 Oct , 2007
 

Anand In Wijk Aan Zee 2008  - 10 Oct, 07

Rs.25 Lakh For Anand  -06 Oct , 2007

VISHY ANAND ON DD SPORTS  - 06 Oct, 07

Hon'ble minister inaugurates the New Premises of the AICF   - 02 Oct, 07

he new premises of the all India Chess Federation was opened today (02.10.2007) at Room. No.70, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai - 600 003. by the Hon'ble Minister of Environment and Sports Thiru T.P.M. Mohideen Khan.

 

33rd National Sub Junior @ 24th National Sub Junior Girls Game Live and Reports  - 02 Oct, 07

Abhijit Kunte Gets Bronze  - 03 Oct, 07

National Junior Girls   - 03 Oct, 07

Anand Alone on Top at 2801 in October 2007 FIDE Rating List  -01 Oct , 2007

 - 30 Sep, 2007

 

Congratulations to

Vishy Anand - World Champion

Read article

 

34th WOMEN’S NATIONAL “A” CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP  -01 Oct , 2007

Anand Needs A Draw To Regain World Chess Title  - 29 Sep, 2007

Grischul vs Anand was a dramatic and even somewhat surrealistic battle, in which Anand had to toil a lot to equalise the game. With 8.5 point Anand is only a draw away from becomg the World Chess Champion, for the 2nd time after a gap of 7 years. Click on http://blip.tv/file/401447  -  29 Sep, 2007

Asian Junior & Girls Under–20 Chess Championships @ Mumbai, India from 12th to 22nd  December, 2007.

All Indian players should forward their entries through their respective  State Associations.  AICF will decide and determine on the entries. - 28 Sep, 2007

 

Asian Team Chess Championship-2007 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, from 2nd to  11th January,2008          - 28 Sep, 2007

 

Chess. FM India Weekly Saturday show - Interview Swathi Ghate Chess.FM India's Saturday Show presents an interview with WGM Swathi Ghate of Pune. The weekly Saturday show also features "India this Week", and Up coming tournaments across India.....    - 29 Sep, 2007

Final List of selected / Special Entries and Accompanying persons -  World Youth Chess Championship to be held at Antalaya, Turkey from 17th to 29th November, 2007   - 25 Sep, 2007

22nd  National Junior(U-19) Girls Chess Championships 2007  - 25 Sep, 2007

Gelfand Draws Closer To Anand                                           - 28 Sep, 2007

Watch the players in Action at World Chess Championship at Mexico City and what Anand and Kramnik have to say about their respective games
Click on http://blip.tv/file/399829
 -   Thanks to Mr.Vijayakumar     - 28 Sep, 2007

Anand Well Set To Regain World Title                                - 26 Sep, 2007

Anand Maintains Lead After Draw Against Kramnik - 25 Sep, 2007

The world´s highest rated player Viswanathan Anand played a superb game against the most unpredictable Russian Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich, known for his dangerous play, and manouvered his pieces with great style and skill to clinch the 11th Round game of the World chess championship being played in Mexico City . Click on the link for What Anand has to say :

Click on http://blip.tv/file/396685  -   Thanks to Mr.Vijayakumar - 26 Sep, 2007

The battle royale between World Champion Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik and World´s Number One player and championshup leader Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand became the key struggle of the 10th Round of the World Chess Championship, being played at Hotel Sheraton Historico in Mexico City.
Click on http://blip.tv/file/395203    -   Thanks to Mr.Vijayakumar - 25 Sep, 2007

Watch the Indian Super Star Viwanathan Anand and other Top players at the world Chess Championship with exclusive Interview with Anand: Click on  http://blip.tv/file/.393773  -  Thanks to Mr.Vijayakumar  - 25 Sep, 2007
 

Anand Widens Lead At Mexico City
 

Watch Anand-Grischuk in action at World Chess Championship and what Anand feels about the game : Click on the links below and enjoy Players in action http://blip.tv/file/388702 & Anand's Interview http://blip.tv/file/388952   23 Sep, 2007

World Chess Championship Mexico City.  Watch Round 7 Video of the games on
http://blip.tv/file/388702  - 23 Sep, 2007

World Chess Championship being played in Mexico city Watch the games and listen to what Gelfand and Anand have to say about their games Click on the links
Games : http://blip.tv/file/390599&Interviews : http://blip.tv/file/390675  23 Sep, 2007

WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 17 – 29 November, 2007 at Turkey - 18 Sep, 2007

Anand Keeps Lead With Draw - 22 Sep, 2007

Chess. FM India Weekly Saturday show - Interview R.V.Gokhale
Chess.FM India's Saturday Show presents an interview with Dronacharya Ragunandan V Gokhale of Mumbai. The weekly Saturday show also features "India this Week", ........22nd Sep, 07  

 

Third Win Gives Anand Lead - 21 Sep, 2007
 

Gelfand Joins Anand In The Van - 21 Sep, 2007

Anand Moves Into Sole Lead - 19 Sep, 2007

Anand Misses Win, Shares Lead - 18 Sep, 2007

Anand Gets A Stalemate After Losing A Pawn - 18 Sep, 2007
 

AICF Meeting   -  16 Sep, 2007

The Tamil Nadu State Chess Association will honour their commitment to organise the postponed National A. The Central Council decided that if the players are not ....

 

 

Anand, Kramnik Ignite Event - 16 Sep, 2007

World No.1 Viswanathan Anand and World Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia ignited the World Chess Championship by posting round two wins at Mexico City on September 14. Anand and Kramnik are leading with 1.5/2 and face each other.....

 

World Championship Starts In Mexico City Today - 14 Sep, 2007

Quiet Start At Mexico -  14 Sep, 2007

Rating Chess tournament @ Chakradharpur, Jharkhand 2007 - 14 Sep, 2007

Jugal Kishore Newatia memorial Guwahati International Open Rating Chess Tournament, 2007 - 13 Sep, 2007 - 13 Sep, 2007

Tania Sachdev Is Asian Champion - 12 Sep, 2007

Tania Sachdev Wrests Sole Lead - 12 Sep, 2007

Tania Sachdev Among Five Leaders - 12 Sep, 2007

Ruan Lufei Beats Nisha Mohota  - 12 Sep, 2007
 

AICF Congratulates Tania Sachdev for winning the 12th Asian Individual Chess Championship for women at Tehran - 11 Sep, 2007  

1st Mangaldai International Rating Chess Tournament, 2007 @ Mangaldai, Darrang (Assam)  -  11 Sep, 2007

Tania, Nisha Share Points In Round 5  -  09 Sep, 2007 

Chess. FM India Weekly Saturday show - Interview IM D.V.Prasad 
Chess.FM India's weekly Saturday Show presents an chat with two time National champion and Arjuna Awardee, IM Devaki Venkataraman Prasad of Bangalore....... - 09 Sep, 07  

Revised commonwealth Regulations @ Delhi - 08 Sep, 2007 

Revised 21st National U - 13 Boys chess Championship @ Delhi - 08, Sep, 2007  

National "A" Postponed    08 Sep, 07 

22nd National Jun Girls (U-19) Chess Championship @ Nagpur 03 Sep, 07

Nomination of Chief Arbiters for National Championships 03 Sep, 07

G.N.Gopal Becomes Kerala's First GM - 01 Sep, 2007

International Master G.N.Gopal became India's latest and Kerala's first  Grand Master. He made his third and final norm in the ongoing Asian 3.2 Zonal Championship in progress at Dhaka last night.....
 

Ganguly Champion On Tie-Break         -    01 Sep, 2007

33rd  National Sub Junior(U-15) Boys Chess Championships 2007

24th  National Sub Junior(U-15) Girls Chess Championships 2007     -  28 Aug, 07

 

Harika Wins Zonal At Dhaka                                                   - 31 Aug, 07   

 

Asian Youth Chess Championship @ Al-ain, UAE   -   30 Aug, 2007

Indians Win Five Titles

 

MAHARAJBAG CLUB FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2007 @ Nagpur.  Hurry up! with your entries

Commonwealth Chess Championship @ New Delhi From 02 -10 December, 2007              Download prospectus here  - 23 Aug, 07 

Humpy Wins Four Games In A Row- 23 Aug, 07

36th National Junior(U-19) Boys Chess Championships 2007 - 22 Aug, 07

XXI NATIONAL UNDER 7 (BOYS & GIRLS) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2007 From 29th October to 5th November, 2007 - 22 Aug, 07

XXI National Under-9 (Boys & Girls) Chess Championship, 2007 - 22 Aug, 2007

45th National "A" @ Chennai, TN from 04 -16, Sep, 2007 - 22 Aug, 2007

Please be informed that the time control in the 45th National"A" shall b 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.  Please be guided accordingly

 

Anand Beats Aronian For Tenth Title - 21 Aug, 07

Viswanathan Anand kept his hold over the Grenkeleading Rapid Chess Tournament when he beat Levon Aronian of Armenia 2.5-1.5 in the finals on August 19.....

7 WBCA Chess Tournament - 8 Aug, 07

XXI National Under – 11 Boys & Girls Chess Championship – 2007  - 31 July, 07

6th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament  New Delhi, 12-20 January 2008 - 14 July, 07

21st National Under - 13 Boys chess Championship @ Delhi - 14 July, 07

Gopal, Ganguly Tied For Joint Second Place  - 17 Aug, 07
Double GM norm holder G.N.Gopal of Aluva, Kerala, Surya Shekhar Ganguly of Indian Oil, Kolkata recorded fourth round wins in the 17th Abu Dhabi...

Aditya Udeshi Stuns GM  - 16 Aug, 07
Aditya Udeshi of Mumbai beat GM Mikheil Kekelidze in the third round of the 17th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival on August 14....

Bhausaheb Honoured  - 14 Aug, 07

Ganguly Among Leaders  - 14 Aug, 07
Four time national champion GM Surya S Ganguly of Indian Oil, Kolkata is among the eight players in lead at the end of the second round in the 17th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival...

Adhiban Wins, Gopal Loses  - 14 Aug, 07
Fresh from the triumph at the World Youth Chess Olympiad at Singapore, IM B.Adhiban started his GM campaign on a winning note...

Indians Arrive In Abu Dhabi  - 13 Aug, 07
The 17th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival has commended in the capital of U.A.E on August 12....

Indians Arrive In Abu Dhabi  - 13 Aug, 07
The 17th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival has commenced in the capital of U.A.E on August 12....

Our Young Champions Return Home  - 12 Aug, 07
The World Youth Olympiad Chess Champions returned to India to a warm reception at the Anna International Airport in Chennai on August 12....

Chess. FM India Weekly Saturday show - Interview IM Gopal  - 11 Aug, 07
Chess.FM India's weekly Saturday Show presents an Interview with Kerala's first International Master G N Gopal...

India Wins World Youth Olympiad Title - 11 Aug, 07
India won the World Youth Chess Olympiad for a historic triumph at Singapore on August 11. In the final day, India scored a 3-1...

Hungary Closes India's Lead - 11 Aug, 07
India won the ninth round match by a low 2.5-1.5 margin against Iran to lead the World Youth Chess Olympiad...

India Leads Despite A Defeat - 9 Aug, 07
Led by a victory from the highest rated player of the entire event, IM So Wesley, the Philippines shocked India 3-1 in the seventh round...

India Crush Top Seed Hungary - 8 Aug, 07
Second Seeded India scored a massive 3.5-0.5 win over top seed Hungary to wrest sole lead at the end of the fifth round in the World Youth Chess Olympiad...

INDIA, UZBEKISTAN IN LEAD - 7 Aug, 07
India and Uzbekistan are jointly leading the World Youth Chess Olympiad which is taking place at Singapore...

India Blank USA 4-0 - 7 Aug, 07
Second seeded India blanked United States of America 4-0 in the opening round of the World Youth Chess Olympiad...

Norms For Swati Ghate, Amruta Mokal - 7 Aug, 07
Woman Grand Master Swati Ghate of LIC, Pune obtained her second IM norm & Amruta Mokal also of Pune obtained her second WIM Norm...

Asian Youth Chess Championship at AL - AIN, UAE - 7 Aug, 07
We are happy to inform you that the Government has cleared the team to participate in the Asian Youth Chess Championship...

Laxman Takes Half Point Lead - 6 Aug, 07
The 7th Adyar Times FIDE Rating Chess Tournament is assured of a new champion. At the end of the ninth and penultimate round,...

Asian Individual Chess Championship   from 18 – 30 -5 Aug, 07
The VI Asian Individual Chess Championship will be held from 18 – 30, September, 2007 @ Cebu City, Philippines...

Telecast Schedule - 5 Aug, 07
Doordarshan will telecast on its DD SPORTS channel, the four video Highlights containing The Sparkassen Super GM Chess Meet..

Deep Sen Gupta Ties For First Place - 4 Aug, 07
Former world Under-12 champion Deep Sen Gupta of Chakradarpur tied for the first place in the Dutch Open held from July 24 to August 2...

India Thinking Of Gold At Singapore - 3 Aug, 07
The Indian Youth Olympiad Chess Team which concluded its final day training here at the training centre of K.Visweswaran in Chennai...

Asian Youth Chess Championship to be held at Al Ain, UAE from 21st to 31st August 2007. - 31 July, 07

Ivanchuk Beats Harikrishna For Title - 31 July, 07

Suvrajit Saha, Swati Ghate On 4.5/6 - 31 July, 07

Harikrishna Beats Tiviakov - 31 July, 07

Abhijeet Gupta finishes fourth, Ashwin set be an IM after another remarkable show  - 27 July, 07

Final GM Norm For Gupta - 27 July, 07

Miton Draws Harikrishna - 27 July, 07

Harikrishna Among Four Leaders - 27 July, 07

Eljanov Beats Harikrishna For Lead - 25 July, 07

Abhijeet Beats Adhiban - 25 July, 07

Tiviakov Joins Harikrishna In Lead -24 July, 07

Adhiban Shocks GM Mirzoev - 24 July, 07

Important Announcement - Asian Youth @ Al-Ain, UAE - 23 July, 07

Abhijeet Gupta Holds Delchev                                                23 July, 07
 

Soumya Impressive In Round Six                                           22 July, 07

 

Harikrishna In Sole Lead                                                        22 July, 07

 

Chess.FM India Weekly Saturday show - Interview IM Prathamesh Mokal

Chess.FM India's weekly Saturday Show at 7.00 PM IST, 21st July 2007, presents an Interview with Indian National-B Champion ...   22 July, 07

 

Soumya Holds Abhijeet Gupta To A Draw                                20 July, 07

 

Six Indians Among Leaders                                                   19 July, 07
 

Ashwin makes another IM norm

The boy is in top form and he displayed it yet again in the Benasque International Open chess tournament that concluded here... ....                                    17 July, 07

 

 

Humpy Wins Kaupthing Open

 

World No.2 in women, GM Koneru Humpy of ONGC, Vijayawada won the Kaupthing Open after she had the better tie-break........                                                17 July, 07

 

 

 

Gopal Tied For First Place                                                     17 July, 07

 

Bu Xiangzhi Wins Ahead Of Chanda                                     17 July, 07

 

ICC Mainz Chess960 - Sasikiran and Rathnakaran qualify.

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran and IM K Rathnakaran made to the Knockout stage of the Chess960 online qualifiers tournaments in progress at the Internet Chess Club. The Chess960 Online qualifiers tournament is held in conjunction with conjunction with “Chess Tigers”, ....        15 July, 07

 

 

Chess.FM India Weekly Saturday show - Interview with WGM Dronavalli Harika
Chess.FM India's weekly Saturday Show at 7.00 PM IST, 14th July 2007, presents an Interview with World Under-18 Champion WGM Dronavalli Harika....

14 July, 07

 

 

Ashwin, Tania make GM norms                10 July, 07

Without an International Master norm to their credit as yet, but showing their true potential, National Women’s champion Tania Sachdev and Ashwin Jayaram...... 

 

Anand Wins For Seventh Time At Leon                                10 July, 07 World No.1 Viswanathan Anand remained undefeated as he beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria 3-1 in the finals of the City of Leon Rapid Chess....

 

 B.Adhiban Wins the Gold in Asian U - 16 @ Uzbekistan with a Round to Spare

                                                                                                         06 July, 07

 

Adhiban Becomes Youngest IM                         07 July, 07

B Adhiban, a 14-year old boy from Chennai became our latest International Master when he completed the final norm by winning the Asian Under-16 Championship with a round to spare at Uzbekistan today. ...

 

 

 

 

Chess 960 Internet Championship 2007

The Internet Chess Club, in conjunction with Chess Tigers, organizers of the popular annual Mainz Chess Classic in Germany, are offering a unique opportunity to win a round trip ticket, 600 Euro ($811) cash, hotel room and breakfast.... 

 07 July, 07

 

 

National U - 25 Chess Championship @ Ahmedabad                   05 July, 07

 

All India Senior Arbiter Examination Results                                04 July, 07

 

You can download results and pairing of the Mangalore FIDE Rated All India Open Chess Tournament                                                                   03 July, 07

 

 

Sorokin Passes Away                                          03 July, 07

AICF Expresses its condolence to the bereaved family

Maxim Sorokin, chess grandmaster, from Russia who worked in India, Argentina and Russia as a trainer passed away on July 2, 2007. A week earlier, his car was involved in a crash as he was travelling from Elista to Volgograd airport .....

 

Anand Widens Rating Lead                                                          02  July, 07

 

 

 

Chess.FM India - Dortmund Broadcast

Chess.FM India LIVE commentary of the final round of the SPARKASSEN Super Category Chess Tournament in progress at Dortmund begins at 4.30 PM IST, Sunday, 1st of July, 2007 .....

02 July, 07

 

 

Kramnik Wins Dortmund Again                                                  02  July, 07

 

Ivanchuk Joins Karjakin In Lead                                                 27 June, 07

 

AGM Decisions                                                  23 June, 07

Prior to the AGM meetings held at the M.A.C.Stadium, Chennai, International Master Manuel Aaron, Editor, presented the first copy of the new publication, AICF Chronicle to Mr.N.Srinivasan, President of the AICF............

 

ChessFM India Weekly Saturday show                 23 June , 07

Interview with WGM Tania Sachdev
 

In the fourth edition of Chess.FM India's weekly Saturday Show at 5.30 p.m IST, 16th June 2007, the evening's guest is WGM Tania Sachdev, the charming Indian women champion from New Delhi. ................

 

IM.Prathamesh Mokal of Pune won the 45th PSNA  College of Engineering and Technology National B Chess Championship that concluded at Dindigul on June 20.   

 

21 June, 07

 

National 'A' - Hon. Secretary AICF D.V.Sundar & Hon. Secretary Tamilnadu Mr.Manuel Aaron inspect the venue…

June 14, 2007

 

 

Airports Authority of India had advertised in the papers on 31st May,2007 inviting applications from outstadning young chess players for award of assistance under the AAI Sports Talent Search & Training Scheme                                                   14, June, 2007

 

45th National B Chess Championship @ Dindigul, Tamilnadu Live Games Top 10 Boards                                11 June , 07

Inauguration report

Arrival: 10th  June 2007 Morning
Manager's meeting: 11th June 2007 at 11:00AM
Inauguration:11th June 2007 12:00 Noon
 

19th Cusat Chess Championship  2007 Prospectus                    11 June , 07

 

National "A" Qualifiers                                                                  05 Jun, 07

 

Four Players from the Top 20 of the State Senior Open, Jaipur will be eligible to represent the Rajasthan State in the National B Chess Championship, Dindigul, Tamilnadu.  Those who are desirous of participating in the above National B  may kindly approach Mr.P.K.Gupta                                                                                     05 Jun, 07

 

DONOR / SPECIAL ENTRY                                                         02 Jun, 07

 

National Under - 9 Championship @ Karnataka from 12-19, Oct, 2007           14 May 07

 

Players provisionally selected for World Youth U-16 to be held Singapore

click here for more details                                                                  10 May ,07

 

Players provisionally selected for Asian youth Chess Championship to be held Uzbekistan click here for more details                                                10 May ,07

 

All India Technical Conference & Senior Arbiter Examination                     08 May ,07

  

Asian youth Under - 16 & 18 boys and Girls Chess Championship @  Uzbekistan

 

ChessFM India Weekly Saturday show              09 June , 07

Interview with GM Parimarjan Negi

 

The second Chess.FM India Weekly Saturday Show begins At 7 p.m IST, 9th June 2007 with an exclusive interview with world's youngest GM Parimarjan Negi. The weekly Saturday show is hosted by leading Indian Chess critic.......

 

Seth Suganchand Chittlangia Memorial                                        07 Jun, 07

 

JSG Heritage Chess Tourament report                                         07 Jun, 07

 

Sethuraman Becomes Youngest Champion                                    05 Jun, 07

 

Seeding for 45th National B Chess Championship @ Dindigul, Tamilnadu                                                                                      23 May ,07

 

45th National B Chess Championship @ Dindigul, Tamilnadu - Confirmed

 

Events to be rated in the month of July 2007                                19 May ,07

 

Koya's Properties Attached                                   16 May , 07

The All India Chess Federation has filled a suit O.A.NO.569 OF 2007 IN C.S.NO: 396 OF 2007 against Mr.P.T.Ummer Koya and others in High Court, Madras... pg1  pg2, pg3 , pg4

 

Negi Ties For First Place In Russia                                              28 May ,07

 

Sasikiran Loses, Yet Leads                                                           19 May ,07

 

ChessFM India broadcast on M Tel Masters                              17 May ,07

 

Chess for youth from  May 30 - 02 June 2007 @ Kolkotta        08 May ,07

 

Welcome Anand                                                 07 May , 07

A grand reception dinner was held on April 26 at Chennai's Rain Tree Hotel to World No.1  Viswanathan Anand after the Tamil Nadu State Chess .......

 

Vijayalakshmi Wins Curto Open                                                  07 May , 07

 

Eesha and Adhiban make IM norms                                            07 May , 07

 

Players / State Associations are requested to send your entries for National Women B @ Hyderabad on or before 18.05.2007

 

XVIII National U - 17 Boys & Girls to be held at Puri, Orissa from 22nd to 26th June 2007  download the  New tournament Schedule                     05 May, 07

 

Tamil Nadu State Chess Association Turned 60                    27 Apr, 07

The Tamil Nadu State Chess Association turned 60 on April 26.Two of the five founders - A.V.Sriramulu, P.S.Vaidhyanathan were felicitated at a grand ceremony held at the R.K.Swamy Auditorium in Mylapore, Chennai on April 26........

 

National B Women Chess Championship @ HYDERABAD          23 Apr, 07

 

Winners of the JSG Heritage FIDE Rating                                  04 May, 07

 

Karthikeyan destined Winner                                                  30 Apr, 07

 

Anand Wins 17 Games In Charity Simul                                    25 Apr, 07

 

Laptops For Six Pune Players                           25 Apr, 07

Six players from Pune, GM Abhijit Kunte, WGMs Swati Ghate, Eesha Karavade, WIM Kruttika Nadig, Amruta Mokal and Soumya Swaminathan ...

 

 

Tamil Nadu Gearing Up For Big Celebrations 23 Apr, 07
The Tamil State chess Association is gearing up for its Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on April 26, 2007 starting 4 p.m. at the R.K.Swamy Auditorium, .....            

 

Details of the Sangli Chess Festival                                    19 Apr, 07

 

Cheparinov Wins, Negi Disappoints                                           27 Apr, 07

 

Play Against Anand on 21st April 2007                                      16 Apr, 07

 

First FIDE Rating Chess Tournament @ Coimbatore  

 

Jolly club Fide Rating @ Pune  

 

Chess King Thanks the AICF                              The New World No.1 ranked player Viswanathan Anand called the AICF Secretary D.V.Sundar and thanked him personally                        05 Apr, 07

 

 

One more decision in favour of AICF                           03 Apr, 07

 

Congratulations to Vishy Anand on achieving highest ELO                       12 Mar, 07

 

AICF Players Registration for 2007 - 2008                               20 Mar. 07

 

AICF Takes Up Linares Issue With FIDE 

The All India Chess Federation has taken up the rating issue of the Morelia/Linares Chess Tournament with FIDE, the World Chess Body for excluding the World's Premier event from the April 2007 rating list.                                                               31 Mar. 07

 

 

Anand won the Rapid Title  

Viswanathan Anand finished clear second in the 16th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament that concluded with the distribution of cash prizes totalling Euro 216,000 on March 29                                                                     30 Mar. 07

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.  REMINDER                                  23 Mar. 07

The official magazine of the All India Chess Federation will be launched shortly. Tournament organizers / State Associations are free to send material with photographs for our consideration. All such materials should reach the AICF office, Chennai. The same should also be sent to the  Email id given below.

                    Email Id: magazine@indianchessfed.org

 

Advertisement tariff is given below:
                                                        

                                                       Monthly            Yearly
Back Cover (colour)                        Rs.15000/-        120000/-
Inside Cover (colour)                      Rs.10000/-        100000/-
Full page Inside (colour)                Rs.  7000/-          60000/-
Full page Inside (Black & White     Rs.  5000/-          45000/-
Half page Inside (Black & White     Rs.  3000/-          30000/-

 

Tournament organizers / Chief Arbiter should henceforth submit tournament reports only in the following email ids : ratings@indianchessfed.org copy to indianchessfed@gmail.com

 

Sasikiran To Play In Category 20 Event                                         28 Mar, 07

 

Sasikiran Disappoints In Spain                                                   27 Mar. 07

 

National Team Chess Championship @ Pondicherry  

Results and Pairings Team Order

 

Results and Pairings Board Order                13 Mar, 07

 

 

Petrosian Wins USD 4500                                       07, Mar, 07

 

     Carlsen Moves Closer To Anand                            07, Mar, 07

 

Anand Beats Carlsen, Wrests Sole Lead               05, Mar, 07

 

Anand Draws Topalov, Keeps Joint Lead               03, Mar, 07

 

Events to be rated in the April 2007 FRL                 01, Mar, 07

 

Live games - Kolkotta Open  

Reports and pairings                                                            01, Mar , 07    

 

National Team Chess Championship @ Pondicherry  09th March - 15th March, 2007      Click here for details                        10, Feb, 07

 

Anand Joins Carlsen In Lead                                         27, Feb 2007

 

Carlsen Keeps Lead With Draw                                    26, Feb 2007

 

Urgent and Important Notice – April 2007 FRL

In spite of repeated reminders we find that the reports for the following tournaments ......Click Here!                                          22, Feb, 2007

 

Maiden IM Norm for R.Arun Karthick and Maiden GM Norm for G.Rohith

Reminder

All State Associations concerned Kindly send us the list of International Arbiters and National Arbiters from your state immediately.   06 feb, 07

 

                            Ivanchuk Beats Topalov                      20, Feb 2007

 

Harika, Rohit near GM norms, Karthik finishes second in 'B' group

Woman Grandmaster D Harika remained in line for her maiden Grandmaster norm after holding Grandmaster Jaan Ehlvest of United States in the 7th round of the 'A1' section of Aeroflot International chess festival                                      22, Feb, 07
 

Reports Day one  Day Two  Day Three  Day Four  Final Day

 

National Cities - Heading For Entry Record

The 10th National Cities Chess Championship will start from Sunday at the Hall of Chess in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai from Feb 11. It will run until February 15 and will be a eight   round Swiss on four boards.........
 

 

Download prospectus here                               10, Feb, 07   

 

 

National Team Chess Championship @ Pondicherry  09th March - 15th March, 2007      Click here for details                           10, Feb, 07

 

International Rating open Chess Tournament @ Jaipur

Ganga Nagar FIDE Rating Chess Tournament

 

Kind Attn : All State Associations  / Tournament organizers /

Chief Arbiters / All players  

 

Rohit India's Latest Star                                                                12, Feb, 07   
 

Shyam Nikhil Wins Rs.70,000

 

Bangkok International Open 27th March to 01st April 2007

 

Urgent Cash Awards for Players / Coaches

Kind Attention All Player / Coaches : Kindly download and fill the cash award form and send to us on or before 10th  February, 2007 and please send a copy to Mr.Bhart Sigh, Treasure - AICF                                               02.02.2007

Download cash award form here 

 

Aero Float Players / coaches are requested to reach New Delhi on 12.02.2007 at 11.00.A.M.                                               09, Feb, 07

 

Humpy On song
Koneru Humpy is celebrating the awarding of the Padmashree Award by the Government of India by winning the first three games against Deepan Chakkaravarthy to take a big 3.5-0.5 lead in the best of eight Maytas Vizag Challenger Trophy......

 

"National Cities Championship - 2007 at Chennai - Confirmed from 11 - 15, February, 2007": Download Prospectus 

 

Parsvnath Tournament Report

Rohit most successful among Indians; Dreev wins Parsvnath chess tourney Gogineni Rohit of Hyderabad emerged most successful Indian reaping an impressive haul of two norms with a runners up position in the star studded fifth Parsvanath International Chess tournament........ 

 

Padma Bhushan For Dr Mahalingam

Dr N Mahalingam, Patron of the All India Chess Federation, President of the AICF from 1985 to 1989 and the biggest supporter of chess received the Padma Bhushan from the Central Government on Republic Day...........

 

Padmashree Award For Humpy
Grand Master Koneru Humpy of ONGC, Vijayawada was awarded the prestigious Padmashree Award on the Republic Day this year. The All India Chess Federation and the chess players congratulate her on her latest achievement .....

 

Anand Finished Fifth

 

Anand Tied For Fourth Slot

 

Anand Tied For Third Place

 

Anand Looks For Sixth Title

 

Laxman Pockets Rs.50,000 Cash

 

FIDE Rating Chess Tournament @ Vizag 04 -10, FEB, 2007

 

Vizag Challenger's Trophy Deepan Vs Humpy

 

Fajr Tournament @ Iran from 01 -11, February 2006 in Ahwaz

 

Bangkok International Open 27th March to 01st April 2007

 

Ananda College Chess Challenge Open Rating Chess Tournament at Colombo

For All State Associations: Kindly send us the list of International Arbiters and National Arbiters from your state immediately.

"National Cities Championship - 2007 at Chennai - Confirmed from 11 - 15, February, 2007": Download Prospectus 

Revised prospectus Kolkata International Open

 

Maiden IM Norm For Srinath at Hastings
Former world under-12 champion N.Srinath of Chennai obtained his maiden International Master norm when he completed the Hastings Tournament, Masters Section ....

 

 

The Person of the Year

In a significant development, the popular weekly 'Goa Today' has chosen World Under 8 Girls Champion and Asian Under 7 Schools Champion Ivana Furtado as 'The Person of the Year' for the year 2006.....
 

National Under - 17 Championship for Boys & Girls @ Calicut in progress  

 

Indian Rating List - Jan 2007

 

Sasikiran Enters 2700 Club

FIDE, the International Chess Federation has released its quarterly Elo ratings to take effect from January 1, 2007. India's Krishnan Sasikiran who...

 

Down load  All India Open Fide Rating  tournament prospectus

Down load  05th Parsvnath International Open tournament prospectus  

Down load  The Telegraphs Schools Chess tournament prospectus    

Down load  6th Pink City Fide Rating Chess tournament prospectus

Down load  First Palghat Int. FIDE Rating Open tournament Prospectus  

Down load  Int.  Grand Master Chess Tournament  Prospectus    

 

 

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