To curb the menace of sandbagging the rating points and to protect Fair Play, All India Chess Federation made the following decision, which will be in force with immediate effect.
“Players who finished first or second in any rating restricted tournament will not be eligible to play in any rating restricted tournament for one year from the date of such achievement”
The earlier rule of threshold of 36 months remains the same (once the player crosses the rating threshold he can not participate for the event below that rating level for next 36 months).
All the Players, Organisers, Arbiters and State Associations please be guided by the above.
Final Report of Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Exam in Agartala on 21 & 22 August 2025 
Fide Arbiter Seminar 2025 in Karaikudi from 22-24 August 2025 
FIDE Trainers Seminar – Madurai 2025 from 22-24 August 2025 
Report-FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bhubaneshwar from 16-18 August 2025. 
Certificate of SNA Seminar & Exam held in Ahmednagar (Ahilya Nagar), Maharashtra on 12th & 13th July, 2025.