Final Report :SNA Seminar, Maddur, Mandya, Karnataka from 23 to 24 November 2024

On behalf of All India Chess Federation and Arbiters’ Commission AICF, Karnataka State Chess Association was organized a Senior National Arbiters Seminar & Exam at Maddur on 23 & 24 November 2024 at MM Residency, A.M. Complex, Malavalli Main Rd, T.B..Circle, Maddur, Karnataka 571428.

On behalf of Karnataka State Chess Association and Mandya District Chess Association, and local assistance of Maddur Chess Academy Raghavendra M V and team Pradeep, Tejas, Suryananda and master of ceremony by SNA Srinidhi M and Local Photos by Monish. November 1st Kannada Rajyotsava so complete month is celebrated as kannada rajyotsava The AICF appointed International Arbiter Nitin Shenvi as Lecturer from Pune. Representation of participants was very good and at end 47 participants attended the course and appeared examination.

1st Day – Chief Gusts are Nagendra M Events Committee, AICF & KSCA, and Santhosh Gowda M S CEO of Global International School is guest of honour. 2nd day Mr. Aravind Shastry Patron, KSCA and GM Thejkumar M S Secretary, KSCA (1^st GM from Karnataka) attended and given best wishes to all participants.

IA Nitin Shenvi handled the topics on Laws of Chess, Tiebreaks, Tournament Regulations, Arbiter Regulations, Swiss Pairings, Rating Regulations, Title regulations, chess equipments and Fair Play Regulations during the two days seminar.

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

No	Fide Id	Candidate Name		AICF ID	State	Grade
1	25783041	Avinash Choori	M	47300KA2021	Karnataka	A
2	537033395	Parvathi M Bhat	F	265469KA2024	Karnataka	A
3	537033379	A Saravana Kumar	M	265656TN2024	Tamil Nadu	A
4	25622838	Dhanyashree P	F	30485KA2021	Karnataka	A
5	537033387	Jaladurgam Venkataramana	M	265972KA2024	Karnataka	A
6	33449929	M S Sumeetkumar	M	115692KA2022	Karnataka	A
7	45080089	Prajwal Km	M	25790KA2021	Karnataka	A
8	33429308	Sathish Kumar M	M	112077TN2021	Tamil Nadu	A
9	35006789	Siri Sharma	F	1267KA2021	Karnataka	A
10	25000063	Amith T	M	28250KA2021	Karnataka	B
11	33310360	Avijit Ray	M	74096GA2021	Goa	B
12	537006819	H K Nachiketh	M	264290KA2024	Karnataka	B
13	537006851	Sakthiganesh V	M	265355TN2024	Tamil Nadu	B
14	537032097	Swetha S	F	265304KA2024	Karnataka	B
15	537032151	Tejas Hk	M	264252KA2024	Karnataka	B
16	537032089	Viswanath Varralakshmi	F	265321KA2024	Karnataka	B
17	531095429	Bharathi Bakthavatchalam	F	258378TN2024	Tamil Nadu	B
18	537032160	Srilakshmi B	F	265306KA2024	Karnataka	B
19	45005923	Pushpashil Satardekar	M	16436GA2021	Goa	B
20	88198146	S M Jhansi Lakshmi	F	203881KA2023	Karnataka	B
21	537032135	Sreedhar E	M	268039KA2024	Karnataka	B
22	537032143	A Pradeep	M	265337KA2024	Karnataka	B
23	537032062	Nallu Kavitha	F	265968KA2024	Karnataka	B
24	429068991	Sree Kavya Gr	F	220857KA2023	Karnataka	B
25	429041392	Jagadeesh Kori	M	192206KA2023	Karnataka	B
26	25773062	Suryananda Md	M	267168KA2024	Karnataka	B
27	88198359	Vikas V	M	204702KA2023	Karnataka	B
28	45041733	Chethan Ram Hr	M	21239KA2021	Karnataka	B
29	45063192	Harshitha Hk	F	23329KA2021	Karnataka	B
30	25055119	Hermon Dian Saldanha	M	1464KA2021	Karnataka	B
31	25127527	Prakasha B	M	64170KA2021	Karnataka	B
32	537032119	Ruchitha B	F	265367KA2024	Karnataka	B
33	33429251	Sl.Boopathiraja	M	112083TN2021	Tamil Nadu	B
34	46643230	Suresh Ganapati Kattige	M	8135KA2021	Karnataka	B
35	33314403	Wilson Andrade	M	75259KA2021	Karnataka	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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