Final Report of SNA Seminar & Exam held in Madurai on 27 & 28 December 2025

As many as 101 candidates from three states namely Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telengana appeared for the SNA Seminar cum examination held in Madurai on December 27 and 28, 2025. The total participants were split into two group, Batch 1 and Batch 2 under the guidance of Shri. S.Paul Arokia Raj, IA and Shri. Nitin Shenvi, IA.

All the topics a prescribed in the syllabus was covered in two days seminar held on December 27 ( forenoon and afternoon ) and December 28 (forenoon). The Lecturers explained the salient features of each topic with relevant illustrations and case studies. All the participants eagerly took part in the discussions and all their doubts were cleared by the seminar lecturers.

There were two separate seminar halls for Batch 1 and 2. On the afternoon of Day 2 (December 28) examination was conducted in Hall No. 1. The candidates from both batches were allotted alternate seats to avoid any irregularity during the exam. The total duration of the examination was three hours.

This two days event was organized by Madurai District Chess Circle with the support of Ananthi Chess Academy, Madurai under the guidance of Tamil Nadu State Chess Association on behalf of the All India Chess Federation. The venue was Vallaba Vidyalaya CBSE School, an elite educational institution in Madurai.

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

Batch 1
No	Fide-No.	Candidate name	Gender	State	AICF ID	Grade
1	25131940	Manikandan Palaniappun	Male	Tamil Nadu	64868TN2021	A
2	564043665	Hemalatha	Female	Tamil Nadu	351899TN2025	A
3	531036678	Mohan M U	male	Karnataka	245273KA2024	A
4	537053523	Gowtham B	Male	Tamil Nadu	278644TN2024	A
5	558026878	Razia Sultana Asees	Female	Tamil Nadu	330040TN2025	A
6	564043410	Kiruthik Kumaran M	Male	Tamil Nadu	352035TN2025	A
7	25058215	Prajwalesh	Male	Karnataka	3022KA2021	A
8	547046279	Thanabal P	Male	Tamil Nadu	351941TN2025	A
9	25054279	Girinath B S	Male	Tamil Nadu	2561TN2021	A
10	564042782	Narmadha K S	Female	Tamil Nadu	351948TN2025	A
11	366096090	Ansari Seiybu Mohamed Haneef	Male	Tamil Nadu	291971TN2025	A
12	564042715	Chandra Suresh S	Male	Tamil Nadu	351847TN2025	A
13	558025316	Christopher Sachin T	Male	Tamil Nadu	322576TN2025	A
14	25976320	Manoj Kumar.R	Male	Tamil Nadu	349583TN2025	A
15	564042685	Palaniammal A	Female	Tamil Nadu	357043TN2026	A
16	5005787	Parthiban V	Male	Tamil Nadu	258398TN2024	B
17	5091055	Monika S	Female	Tamil Nadu	13770TN2021	B
18	25195174	Sindhumathi R	Female	Tamil Nadu	315201TN2025	B
19	25796178	Divya	Female	Karnataka	51292KA2021	B
20	564042758	Rajeshwari	Female	Tamil Nadu	352042TN2025	B
21	564042669	Sakthivel K	Male	Tamil Nadu	351859TN2025	B
22	531007074	Raagul KG	Male	Tamil Nadu	237354TN2024	B
23	88149919	Azhagu Dharani R	Female	Tamil Nadu	188607TN2023	B
24	564043428	Priya	Female	Tamil Nadu	353170TN2025	B
25	88149935	Ramasubaranjani S R	Female	Tamil Nadu	193571TN2023	B
26	564042766	Venkat A P	Male	Tamil Nadu	351911TN2025	B
27	25654071	Vishnu Vardhan M	Male	Tamil Nadu	33718TN2021	B
28	33437599	Murugan T	Male	Tamil Nadu	115060TN2021	B
29	366100747	Muthupandi K	Male	Tamil Nadu	270601TN2024	B
30	564042707	Rajalakshmi S	Female	Tamil Nadu	354124TN2025	B
31	35016733	Thangavathana M	Female	Tamil Nadu	20881TN2021	B
32	564042677	Sivanantharaja R	Male	Tamil Nadu	351916TN2025	B

Batch 2
No.	Fide Id	Candidate Name	Gender	State	AICF ID	Grade
1	564040712	Mythili. R	F	Tamil Nadu	339856TN2025	A
2	45085080	Surhenthar J	M	Tamil Nadu	25915TN2021	A
3	564040704	T.S.P.Sofiasree	F	Tamil Nadu	339848TN2025	A
4	46683909	Manikandan	M	Tamil Nadu	13494TN2021	A
5	25671502	Mareeswari K	F	Tamil Nadu	35549TN2021	A
6	564040747	S Hemalatha	F	Tamil Nadu	351949TN2025	A
7	25912976	Radhakrishnan S	M	Tamil Nadu	120248TN2022	B
8	564040739	Sumithra R	F	Karnataka	354601KA2025	B
9	564040852	A Varalakshmi	F	Tamil Nadu	339617TN2025	B
10	45043400	Kanmani N U	F	Tamil Nadu	351954TN2025	B
11	25640348	Nithyanandam M	M	Tamil Nadu	191091TN2023	B
12	531086144	S Rekha Sakthiganesh	F	Tamil Nadu	258484TN2024	B
13	46677283	Shishir R	M	Karnataka	13082KA2021	B
14	564040844	Thanga Mariappan L	M	Tamil Nadu	351872TN2025	B
15	537024558	Balakumaran Gurusamy	M	Tamil Nadu	270524TN2024	B
16	25755714	Dhaanyatha P	F	Tamil Nadu	44819TN2021	B
17	558078088	Gopiselvam K	M	Tamil Nadu	339705TN2025	B
18	35040456	Mohana R	F	Tamil Nadu	258259TN2024	B
19	25095978	Narendiran T	M	Tamil Nadu	110697TN2021	B
20	564040836	Ramachandran S	M	Tamil Nadu	340038TN2025	B
21	25755617	C Pranesh	M	Tamil Nadu	44834TN2021	B
22	564040666	Geetha M	F	Tamil Nadu	351983TN2025	B
23	564040720	Priyadharshini A	F	Karnataka	352709KA2025	B
24	5090601	Sachin N Bhargav	M	Karnataka	352690KA2025	B
25	564040780	Thashwini BB	F	Karnataka	352199KA2025	B
26	564040763	Saravanan T	M	Tamil Nadu	351937TN2025	B
27	25709135	Bala Jayadev J H	M	Tamil Nadu	39770TN2021	B
28	564040860	S. Raja Rajeshwari	F	Tamil Nadu	351912TN2025	B
29	564040810	T. Jayarani	F	Tamil Nadu	351887TN2025	B
30	25749781	Gunalakshmi B	F	Tamil Nadu ( erode)	43971TN2021	B
31	564040771	Ponnarasi	F	Tamil Nadu	352034TN2025	B
32	564040682	Eswarakrishnan M	M	Tamil Nadu	339972TN2025	B
33	33317704	Manojkumar B	M	Tamil Nadu	216676TN2023	B
34	25723537	Prabhu K	M	Tamil Nadu	353649TN2025	B
35	564040054	R Venkatesan	M	Tamil Nadu	353819TN2025	B
36	88190145	Ranjith B	M	Tamil Nadu	204357TN2023	B
37	564016129	Sri Lakshmi	F	Tamil Nadu	352076TN2025	B
38	564040690	Subramanian R	M	Tamil Nadu	257037TN2024	B
39	564040801	Zainab Banu M	F	Tamil Nadu	351999TN2025	B