Final Report: Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination from 23 to 24 November 2024 at Karnal, Haryana .

The Karan Nagari Chess Association successfully organized its first-ever Senior National Arbiter Seminar under the aegis of the Haryana Chess Association and on behalf of the All India Chess Federation. The seminar, followed by an examination, was held in the air-conditioned hall of the Karnal Club, Karnal, Haryana, from 23rd to 24th November 2024.

The event was inaugurated by Shri Naresh Sharma, former Treasurer of the All India Chess Federation, along with the seminar lecturer and examiner Shri Dharmendra Kumar (IA, FIDE Lecturer). Mr. Sahil Sukhija, President of the Karnal Chess Association, also participated in the lamp-lighting ceremony. The seminar was coordinated by IA Kajal Buddhiraja, with Smt. Dipti Sukhija serving as the convenor.

The first day focused exclusively on the Laws of Chess, while the second day covered additional key topics such as pairings, tie-breaks, and rating regulations. The seminar concluded with an examination, which commenced at 2:30 PM and concluded at 5:30 PM. All 40 participants present attended the exam after the seminar sessions.

No.	Name	Gender	Club	Ident	Fide-No.	Grade
1	JOTISH JOY		DELHI	269263DL202	5019044	A
2	SUSHANT TIWARI		DELHI	38672DL2021	25700731	A
3	TAMANNA VERMA	F	DELHI	104206DEL20	25114085	A
4	SHUBHAM SHUKLA		PUNJAB	7399PB2021	25061623	A
5	CHIRAG ARORA		PUNJAB	11844PB2021	35089633	A
6	VIVEK MEHTO		DELHI	265684DL202	537033620	A
7	ARJUN VEER SINGH		PUNJAB	9012PB2021	46648410	A
8	MANJULA GIRIDHARAN	F	UTTAR PRADESH	54585UP2021	25949004	A
9	SANJEEV BISWAS		CHANDIGARH	252714CH202	5013909	A
10	VINOD KUMAR		HARYANA	274295HR202	537033735	B
11	LAHOTY SURENDRA		ASSAM	10393AS2021	25030884	B
12	NIDHI SHARMA	F	DELHI	116280DL202	25004247	B
13	PARMOD KUMAR		HARYANA	227181HR202	35021621	B
14	PRATEEK VASHIST		HARYANA	225741HR202	429075807	B
15	SHUBHAM PARETA		MADHYA PRADESH	189868MP202	25751557	B
16	VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH		DELHI	123721DL202	48729256	B
17	HARDIK BUDHIRAJA		HARYANA	272602HR202	537033638	B
18	HARISINGH AHIRWAR		MADHYA PRADESH	259764MP202	531090176	B
19	HARSIMRANJIT SINGH		PUNJAB	45614PB2021	25764470	B
20	MRIDULA MISHRA	F	DELHI	63729DEL201	45062625	B
21	SMRITI BHARDWAJ	F	HARYANA	138224HR202	46651055	B
22	VISHNU BHAGWAN KASHYAP		HARYANA	269120HR202	537033697	B
23	MOHAN LAL		HARYANA	268782HR202	429068100	B
24	N T SUBA LAXMI	F	ANDAMAN	269119AN202	537033581	B
25	PRABHJOT KAUR	F	PUNJAB	274454PB2024	537033719	B
26	SUNITA RANI	F	PUNJAB	62129PB2021	25108085	B
27	RAJKUMAR PARIHAR		HARYANA	274555HR202	537033727	B
28	VIKAS VERMA		HARYANA	213654HR202	25139703	B
29	ANJU KUMAR	F	DELHI	267875DL202	537033590	B
30	MADAN LAL		HARYANA	269853HR202	25038273	B

All the participants awarded with SNA title are required to be registered with AICF as Arbiter as well as get their FIDE NA License prior to officiating in any FIDE rated event. They must be licensed before officiating in any FIDE Rated event or attending FIDE Arbiter Seminar. To get NA License please pay an amount of Rs. 3370/- at https://prs.aicf.in/pay and intimate the details (Name, FIDE ID and Screenshot of payment) by email to aicf.acct@gmail.com cc to indianchessfed@gmail.com .

**All other participants shall be eligible for NA title and eligible to officiate all events except FIDE rated ones.*

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