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 – Senior National Arbiters’ Seminar and Examination, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 14 & 15 March 2026. 
Final Report :SNA Seminar and Exam held in Ranchi on 21 & 22 Feb 2026 
Final Report :Senior National Arbiter Seminar cum Examination in Mohali on 31st Jan & 1st Feb 2026. 
Final report :SNA Seminar, Bhubneshwar on 17 & 18 January 2026 
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Montesilvano, Italy from 14th to 27th June, 2026 
21st Asian Continental Chess Championships (Men’s and Women’s) – 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 28th May to 07th June 2026