In a positive development for the status of chess in India, AICF Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan met with the FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich in Moscow yesterday. The meeting focused on finding ways to build cooperation and align the goals of the AICF and FIDE, the progress of the Chess in Schools program, and other developments AICF is making to improve the image and stability of chess in India.
Final Report – Senior National Arbiters’ Seminar and Examination, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 14 & 15 March 2026. 
Final Report :SNA Seminar and Exam held in Ranchi on 21 & 22 Feb 2026 
Final Report :Senior National Arbiter Seminar cum Examination in Mohali on 31st Jan & 1st Feb 2026. 
Final report :SNA Seminar, Bhubneshwar on 17 & 18 January 2026 
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Montesilvano, Italy from 14th to 27th June, 2026 
21st Asian Continental Chess Championships (Men’s and Women’s) – 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 28th May to 07th June 2026