Final Report: Senior National Arbiter Seminar cum Examination, Chennai held on October 25 & 26, 2025

The Senior National Arbiter Seminar cum Examination was organized by the Chengalpattu District Chess Association on behalf of Tamil Nadu State Chess Association at Prince Shri Venkateswara Arts and Science College, Gorwrivakkam , Chennai on October 25 & 26, 2025. In a glittering opening ceremony Mr. D.V.Sundar, former vice president, FIDE, Mr.P.Stephen Balasamy, General Secretary, TNSCA, Mr. V. Hariharan,former secretary, AICF, Lion Jayapradeep Chandran, Chairman, Sembakkam Zone,Tambaram corporation, Mr. Prasana Venkatesh, vice chairman, Prince Group of Institutions, Chennai and host of officials from CDCA adorned the dais.

A record number of 100 participants drawn from three states and two union territories made this event more meaningful and successful. The candidates were split into two groups. IA S.Paul Arokia Raj and IA Vasanth B.H. were the resource persons for Hall No. 1 and 2 respectively. The lecturers covered all the topics specified for the SNA Seminar explaining the relevant rules with illustrative examples and case studies. The participants were involved with much enthusiasm by way of shooting questions and clearing their doubts. Two days of lecture session came to an end in the forenoon of October 26. Same afternoon the examination was conducted for 3 hours with proper seating arrangement.

The Chengalpattu District Chess Association (CGDCA) under the guidance of Tamil Nadu State Chess Association organized this two days event in a great way. The venue was a popular educational institution in Chennai city with good road and rail connectivity. Both the Seminar halls were airconditioned spacious halls providing a conducive environment for conducting seminar and examination. The Team CGDCA extended a wonderful hospitality and provided a comfortable situation for all the participants so that everyone focused on the seminar and examination without any difficulty.

All the participants awarded the SNA title (Grade A & B) are required to be registered with AICF as an Arbiter and 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 a FIDE Arbiter Seminar. To get an NA License, please pay an amount of Rs. 3546/- at https://prs.aicf.in/pay(Avoid UPI & Scan) and intimate the details (Name, FIDE ID and Screenshot of payment) by email to aicf.acct@gmail.com & indianchessfed@gmail.com

No	FIDE ID	Name	Gender	State	AICF ID	Grade
1	46684336	Sai Harshavardhan J		Tamil Nadu	254084TN2024	A
2	25681141	Prabhu Trichy Srinivasan		Tamil Nadu	36626TN2021	A
3	5074924	Manikandan J		Tamil Nadu	2851TN2021	A
4	45022887	Vaishnavi Selvaraj	F	Tamil Nadu	281386TN2024	A
5	25749587	Dharanya G	F	Tamil Nadu	43847TN2021	A
6	35085417	Rajendran R		Tamil Nadu	2334TN2021	A
7	33384371	Jothika R	F	Tamil Nadu	90318TN2021	A
8	558082468	Muthukrishnan M		Tamil Nadu	336967TN2025	A
9	25988867	Nithya K	F	Tamil Nadu	128880TN2022	A
10	33362858	Paramaguru S		Tamil Nadu	81510TN2021	A
11	46641831	Indulekha K S	F	Tamil Nadu	339477TN2025	A
12	558081330	Jayanthi K	F	Tamil Nadu	340471TN2025	A
13	33392382	Jothi Prakasam Venugopal		Tamil Nadu	339255TN2025	A
14	48715085	Karthikeya S		Tamil Nadu	339142TN2025	A
15	45022739	Lohitha S T	F	Tamil Nadu	256881TN2024	A
16	558081321	Mohan Raj R		Tamil Nadu	339409TN2025	A
17	46646744	Mukhesh C		Tamil Nadu	8795TN2021	A
18	33483736	Prathap M		Tamil Nadu	111886TN2021	A
19	25173472	Ruthika K	F	Tamil Nadu	69351TN2021	A
20	25788302	Sajin K		Tamil Nadu	47798TN2021	A
21	35018680	Sathyaraaj N G		Tamil Nadu	217085PY2023	A
22	25142828	Dinesh Kumar M		Tamil Nadu	339571TN2025	A
23	558081267	Kamesh Viswanathan		Tamil Nadu	339442TN2025	A
24	537042220	Ram Sarath Kumar V		Tamil Nadu	276600TN2024	A
25	558059237	Suganya Rajendran	F	Tamil Nadu	339390TN2025	A
26	558083294	Thusarabanu L	F	Tamil Nadu	339387TN2025	A
27	531088848	Dhivya D	F	Tamil Nadu	339481TN2025	A
28	45047170	Ethan V Johnson		Tamil Nadu	21834TN2021	A
29	558082433	Jeyachandran C		Tamil Nadu	339597TN2025	A
30	25745131	Rosewe M	F	Tamil Nadu	43433TN2021	A
31	558059016	Shanthi Perumal	F	Tamil Nadu	339629TN2025	A
32	558081275	Shrimathi K M	F	Tamil Nadu	340466TN2025	A
33	35050478	Snekha D	F	Tamil Nadu	238074TN2024	A
34	547087072	Arun V		Tamil Nadu	320812TN2025	A
35	33467412	Arunkumar Selvaraj		Tamil Nadu	117605TN2022	A
36	558059024	Janaranjini M	F	Tamil Nadu	260119TN2024	A
37	25645625	Muthu K		Tamil Nadu	291869TN2025	A
38	33384460	Prabanjan A		Tamil Nadu	90310TN2021	A
39	558082450	Priya K	F	Tamil Nadu	339497TN2025	A
40	558083588	Revathi Sivakumar	F	Tamil Nadu	339391TN2025	A
41	25688545	Sakthikumar U		Tamil Nadu	256450TN2024	A
42	558082441	Selva Karunakar S		Tamil Nadu	339513TN2025	A
43	88194957	Sriram T S		Tamil Nadu	207443TN2023	A
44	33370281	Thiyagu G		Tamil Nadu	201624TN2023	A
45	33325901	Yokesh P		Tamil Nadu	77196TN2021	A
46	547049200	Harshita V	F	Tamil Nadu	311097TN2025	A
47	558081372	Jayashree E	F	Tamil Nadu	339810TN2025	A
48	558081356	Pavithra G	F	Tamil Nadu	339563TN2025	A
49	5091098	Raj Kumar R		Tamil Nadu	7483TN2021	A
50	33391661	Tamil Chelvi K	F	Tamil Nadu	255233AN2024	A
51	45084092	Deepa Sree S	F	Tamil Nadu	213734TN2023	A
52	25658999	Deepan Raj S V		Tamil Nadu	114706TN2021	A
53	48744085	Dinesh S		Tamil Nadu	339630TN2025	A
54	88100812	Jamal Mohamed Mohideen		Tamil Nadu	339517TN2025	A
55	558081313	Jayachandran J		Tamil Nadu	339132TN2025	A
56	558081364	Kamakshi S	F	Tamil Nadu	340093TN2025	A
57	558081224	Mohan R		Tamil Nadu	339120TN2025	A
58	25654004	Pushpa Evengeline V	F	Tamil Nadu	33702TN2021	A
59	48744913	Sridhar Srinivasan		Tamil Nadu	160774TN2022	A
60	45031410	Tamilarasan B		Tamil Nadu	20068TN2021	A
61	25676733	Gokula Kannan G M		Tamil Nadu	339476TN2025	A
62	25959808	Nithila S	F	Tamil Nadu	55789TN2021	A
63	25698575	Santhosh V		Tamil Nadu	254524TN2024	A
64	48744859	Vignesh S		Tamil Nadu	339475TN2025	A
65	25058851	Elangovan K		Tamil Nadu	228097TN2024	B
66	25991469	Ganesh A		Tamil Nadu	60073TN2021	B
67	35055321	Geethaa N S	F	Tamil Nadu	342820PY2025	B
68	537045318	Ramesh Kumar An		Tamil Nadu	278211TN2024	B
69	35099272	Saroj Pradyumna Ravichandran		Tamil Nadu	17407TN2021	B
70	547094117	Timila Vignesh R	F	Tamil Nadu	324021TN2025	B
71	35012088	Jerome X		Tamil Nadu	49042TN2021	B
72	558081380	Karanam Bharadwaj		Andhra Pradesh	256456AP2024	B
73	25057790	Krishna V Shinde		Karnataka	6544KA2021	B
74	558081283	Vidya Balasubramanian	F	Tamil Nadu	339539TN2025	B
75	88116891	Karthikeyan Sivagami		Tamil Nadu	209042TN2023	B
76	558081348	Iswarya T	F	Tamil Nadu	339607TN2025	B
77	558081259	Kangeyan T M		Tamil Nadu	339474TN2025	B
78	25775936	Ramanan M		Tamil Nadu	46761TN2021	B
79	33306290	Lakshmi Sivakumar	F	Tamil Nadu	339152TN2025	B
80	558081399	Madugula Sai Tarun		Andhra Pradesh	256482AP2024	B
81	558082425	Masilamani G		Tamilnadu	339138TN2025	B
82	88160661	Mohammed Rifaz		Karnataka	272521KA2024	B
83	537093460	Rajesh V		Tamil Nadu	339562TN2025	B
84	558081305	Senthil Kumar B		Tamil Nadu	339646TN2025	B
85	25941186	Sherwin Lester D Souza		Karnataka	53784KA2021	B
86	25045750	Akshayalakshmi P	F	Tamil Nadu	7271TN2021	B
87	558037071	Antony Amala Chandran J		Tamil Nadu	333906TN2025	B
88	35058509	Hari Krishnan B		Tamil Nadu	276606TN2024	B
89	33432104	Janani G	F	Tamil Nadu	112964TN2021	B
90	558081291	Kokila M	F	Tamil Nadu	339129TN2025	B
91	88132196	Prakash G		Tamil Nadu	339915TN2025	B
92	33464405	Saranya A	F	Tamil Nadu	256552TN2024	B
93	25625900	Saravanan K		Tamil Nadu	339587TN2025	B
94	558081240	Sugantha Kalyani S	F	Tamil Nadu	342320TN2025	B
95	33349916	Vigneshkumar Pandi		Tamil Nadu	79806TN2021	B