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The All India Chess Federation is the administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the association is affiliated to the Asian Chess Federation and the International Chess Federation. Nitin Narang is the president of the federation. [2] AICF's headquarters are in New Delhi. [3]
The All India Chess Federation is the formal governing body, and more generally the robust institutional chess "ecosystem" of the country has been deemed (by the BBC) as one of the best, if not the best, in the world.
Amongst Indian chess players there are 85 Grandmasters (GM); 124 International Masters (IM); 23 Woman Grandmasters (WGM), including some who also hold the higher IM title; and 42 Woman International Masters (WIM) as of May 2023, according to FIDE, the International Chess Federation.
To achieve the title, players must win three norm tournaments – competitions which themselves must meet certain criteria – and surpass an International Chess Federation (FIDE) rating of 2500.
Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, better known as Gukesh D, ... Gukesh, ranked 16th in the world by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), sealed his title after a comfortable draw with ...
All India Chess Federation. All India Chess Federation for the Blind; All Assam Chess Association; All Tripura Chess Association; Bengal Chess Association; Chess Players Association of India; Goa State Chess Association; Maharashtra Chess Association; South Kanara District Chess Association; Tamil Nadu State Chess Association; West Bengal Chess ...
Indian Chess legend Viswanathan Anand won the Nationals title for three consecutive times in 1986, 1987 and 1988. Karthik Venkataraman is the reigning Nationals Men Champion in 2024. The women's championship commenced in 1974. The first ten editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters Vasanti, Jayshree and Rohini. Rohini is the youngest and ...
Chess Players Association of India (CPAI) is an association of chess players in India affiliated to the All India Chess Federation. [1] The objective of this association is to serve a common forum for players for Indian chess players and promote the game in particular.