Final Report – SNA Seminar and Examination on 16th and 17th December 2023 Vizianagaram, AP

Andhra Chess Association on behalf of All India Chess Federation and Arbiters’ Commission AICF organised a Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination at Hotel Dhana Laxmi, Opp. RTC Bus Stand, Vizianagaram, AP on 16th and 17th December 2023.

Forty aspiring arbiters from Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Telangana participated in the seminar. Mr. Swapnil Bansod IA, FIDE Lecturer was the lecturer.

Mr. Swapnil Bansod handled the topics on Laws of Chess, Tiebreaks, Tournament Regulations, Arbiter Regulations, Swiss Pairings, Rating Regulations, Title regulations and Fair Play Regulations during the two days seminar.  

All the forty participants attended the examination after seminar and following participants are qualified for SNA Title & FIDE NA License.

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. 3210/- at https://prs.aicf.in/pay and intimate the details (Name, FIDE ID and Screenshot of payment) by email to indianchessfed@gmail.com & aicf.acct@gmail.com.

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