C.G.S.Narayanan, Editor AICF Chronicle and an international chess problemist of repute, has been awarded the title of FIDE Master for chess composition at the 56th World Congress of Chess Composition held at Bhatumi, Georgia from 21st to 28th September 2013. Incidentally, Narayanan will be organizing Chess solving contest on all match days of World Chess Championship Match between World Champion Anand and Challenger Magnus Carlsen at Hyatt Regency,Chennai which is likely to attract lot of Chess players.

Fide Arbiter Seminar in Pune 28 Feb -02 March 2026 & Thoothukudi 07-09 March 2026
First Chola chess International GM Norm Round Robin Tournament in form Chennai from 02 February to 11 February 2026.
Live games link for First Chola chess International GM Norm Round Robin Tournament 2026
Announcement : Medical Evaluation in Chennai on 27 & 28 February 2026.
21-year-old Aaryan Varshney from Delhi has become India’s 92nd Chess Grandmaster
Certificate of 14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 in Guwahati from 27-31 Dec 2025