Tamil Nadu State Chess Association | Senior National Arbiter Seminar and Examination, Sivakasi from 4 to 5 March 2023 : Final Report

A Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination was organised by Sivakasi Chess Club, on behalf of All India Chess Federation, Tamil Nadu State Chess Association and Virudhunagar District Chess Association at Sri Kaliswari College, Sivakasi on 4^th and 5^th March 2023. Sri P Stephen Balasamy, General Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Chess Association inaugurated the seminar in presence of Dr. PK Balamurugan, principal of the college. Forty participants (37 from Tamil Nadu and three from Kerala) attended the seminar.

Prof.R. Anantharam IA, Chairman Titles Commission of AICF was the lecturer and resource person. He gave lectures on all the topics relevant to the senior national arbiters on the first day and second day morning. The examination was held on the afternoon of 5^th March and following participants are qualified for SNA Title & FIDE NA License.

No.	Fide Id	Name	Place	AICF id	Grade
1	88120082	Ganesh Pandi AT	Tamil Nadu	127404TN2022	A
2	46683712	Kangesh S	Tamil Nadu	16186TN2021	A
3	45009880	Sajan J	Tamil Nadu	17403TN2021	A
4	45024260	Vigneshwaran K	Tamil Nadu	19317TN2021	A
5	45071810	Mohamed Ansari M	Tamil Nadu	24682TN2021	A
6	25751140	Tamilarasan R	Tamil Nadu	43575TN2021	A
7	48747815	Vasanthakumar R	Tamil Nadu	164835TN2022	A
8	5059402	Thejesvi JG	Tamil Nadu	184888TN2023	A
9	5015600	Rajadarshini M	Tamil Nadu	80284TN2021	A
10	25978004	Manigandan K	Tamil Nadu	58625TN2021	A
11	45073856	Kishore SV	Tamil Nadu	24977TN2021	A
12	25750410	Kathireswaran A	Tamil Nadu	21216TN2021	A
13	33420050	Gangadharan G	Tamil Nadu	108981TN2021	A
14	45004854	Aparna G	Tamil Nadu	16473TN2021	A
15	25911147	Akash Thomas Robert	Kerala	50418KL2021	A
16	45033021	Karuppasamy C	Tamil Nadu	91043TN2021	A
17	88120090	Vennila C	Tamil Nadu	184893TN2023	A
18	25931008	Sagaya Anthoni Serock	Tamil Nadu	52683TN2021	A
19	5028525	Dusthageer Ibrahim M	Tamil Nadu	15257TN2021	A
20	45039593	Manikandan Rangan	Tamil Nadu	21422TN2021	A
21	88120104	Rani I	Tamil Nadu	184868TN2023	A
22	25172026	Vignesh S	Tamil Nadu	71354TN2021	A
23	5040965	Vishnu Surendran	Kerala	184869KL2023	A
24	25739484	Mohita L	Tamil Nadu	184872TN2023	A
25	88120112	Kamesh R	Tamil Nadu	184542TN2023	A
26	32053345	Gavya M	Tamil Nadu	32647TN2021	A
27	88120120	Ammani R	Tamil Nadu	184873TN2023	A
28	25677705	Darshini A	Tamil Nadu	88355TN2021	B
29	35079735	Subramanian A	Tamil Nadu	16835TN2021	B
30	88120139	Senthil Velan K	Tamil Nadu	184030TN2023	B
31	88120147	Lawrance S	Tamil Nadu	184693TN2023	B
32	88120155	Purushothaman K	Tamil Nadu	184889TN2023	B
33	88120163	Thara Bai S	Tamil Nadu	184878TN2023	B

All the participants awarded with SNA title are required to be registered with AICF as Arbiter as well as get their FIDE NA License prior to officiating in any FIDE rated event. They must be licensed before officiating in any FIDE Rated event or attending FIDE Arbiter Seminar. To get NA License please pay an amount of Rs. 3210/- at https://prs.aicf.in/pay and intimate the details (Name, FIDE ID and Screenshot of payment) by email to indianchessfed@gmail.com & aicf.acct@gmail.com.

**All other participants shall be eligible for NA title and eligible to officiate all events except FIDE rated ones.**

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