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 SNA Seminar & Exam held in KIIT University , Bhubaneshwar on 25 & 26 May 2026. 
SNA Seminar & Exam on 17 & 18 July 2026 in Jammu . 
Final Report :Asian Individual Chess Championships 2026 held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 29 May – 6 June 2026 
Certificate :SNA Seminar & Exam held in Ranchi on 21 & 22 Feb 2026 
FA Seminar, Siliguri from 22-24 May 2026 
Live games link for 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A) & (Category B)