All India Chess Federation bagged the Award for the Best National Sports Federation of the year at the TURF 2022 & India Sports Awards by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday. Grandmaster R B Ramesh bagged the Best Coach award.
On behalf of AICF, Dr Vipnesh Bhardwaj, Secretary and Shri Naresh Sharma, Treasurer received the award in a colourful function at the FICCI House Delhi.
In other categories, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar who support chess in a big way becomes the Best Educational Institute Promoting Sports while Deputy Editor of the Hindu, Shri Rakesh Rao adjudged as the Sports Journalist of the Year in print medium.
Certificate :National Under 13 Chess Championship 2026 in Pondicherry 
Senior National Arbiter (SNA) Seminar & Exam on November 28 & 29, 2026 at Delhi Public School ,Sector – A, Shrinath Puram, Kota, Rajasthan 324005. 
Grand Opening of the Western Asia Youth and Junior Chess Championships 2026 in Ahmedabad 
Live games link for Western Asian Youth & Junior (all categories) Chess Championship 2026 
FINAL Report :Senior National Arbiter Seminar, Mohali on 03 & 04 October 2026 
Final Report:Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination in Guwahati – 02 & 03 September 2026