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.
FIDE ARBITER SEMINAR, Vijayawada (INDIA) from 24-26 April 2026 
Asian Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026, scheduled to be held from 27th to 31st July 2026 at Hong Kong. 
CHESS IN SCHOOLS BOOK 
28th Asian Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Shenzhen, China from 15th to 25th July 2026 
SNA Seminar & Exam on 16 & 17 May 2026 at Swami Vivekanand International School, Kandivali (West), Mumbai.