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Congratulations to Arjun Kalyan!!! Tamil Nadu teenager International Master Arjun Kalyan becomes India’s 68th Grandmaster by crossing the mandatory rating barrier of 2500 after beating GM Dragan Kosic in the fifth round of GM Round Robin event at Serbia
Due to the resurgence of Covid-19 Tamil Nadu State Chess Association Office is closed from 16th April, 2021 till further notice. The staff will work from home and in case of emergency contact contact the following mobile numbers. Accounts & Arbit
Tamil Nadu State Chess Association expresses sincere condolences to the demise of Mr. K Viswanathan, Father of Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, Five-time World Chess Champion. We pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and comfort Mr. V Anand and other
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Julius Baer Polagar Challengers Tour with 15.5 points and also qualified for Meltwater Champions chess tour with big names in the chess world. Uzbekistan Grandmaster Abdusattorov Nodirebk finished second while India du
V Pranav of Chennai won the 68th Tamil Nadu State Open Chess Championship The 68th Tamil Nadu State Open Chess Championship was organised by Tirunelveli District Chess Development Association held at Thamirabharani Engineering College, Tirunelveli from 29
Indian chess legend Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand named the Sportsman of the Decade (Individual non-Olympic sports) at the 2021 Sportstar ACES Awards. Congratulations to our evergreen hero!!!
GRANDMASTER INIYAN WINS SILVER MEDAL IN 1ST WORLD UNIVERSITY ONLINE BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Representing prestigious Bharathiar University, Grandmaster Iniyan P won the silver medal in the 1st World University Online Blitz Chess Championship held from 1
To all Players / Organisers & Arbiters, Please refer to the decision made in the Annual General Body meeting of the Federation held on 14/02/2021 to introduce Single Registration on pan India basis. It is intimated that with effect from 01 Apr 2021, t
Kind Attention : All IAs/FAs/NAs All India Chess Federation is going to organise two days Online Arbiter Refresher Course for all IAs, FAs & NAs on 27-28 March 21, 03-04 April 21 & 10-11 April 21 through Zoom. Undergoing Refresher Course is mandat
To curb the menace of sandbagging the rating points and to protect Fair Play, All India Chess Federation made the following decision, which will be in force with immediate effect. “Players who finished first or second in any rating restricted tournament