Final Report:Senior National Arbiter Seminar in Patna on 19 & 20 October 2024

The Senior National Arbiters’ Seminar & Examination organized by the All Bihar Chess Association, on behalf of the AICF and its Arbiters’ Commission, took place at the Pataliputra Sports Complex, Patna, Bihar, on October 19-20, 2024. The event was inaugurated by Shri. Diljeet Khanna, President of ABCA, with key guests such as Shri. Rakesh Bhandari from ONGC, IA Dharmendra Kumar (Secretary of ABCA), and the Treasurer of AICF.

Sixty-three aspiring arbiters from various states, including Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, participated. The seminar was conducted by Mr. Swapnil Bansod, IA and FIDE Lecturer, who covered key topics such as the Laws of Chess, Tiebreaks, Tournament Rules, Arbiter Regulations, Swiss Pairings, Rating and Title Regulations, and Fair Play Regulations.

All participants took the examination at the end of the seminar, with successful candidates qualifying for the Senior National Arbiter (SNA) Title and FIDE National Arbiter (NA) License. Those who passed with an “A” or “B” grade can apply for a FIDE license, valid for up to six months after the results are published.

Senior National Arbiter Seminar and Examination, Patna, Bihar
Organised By : All Bihar Chess Association
On Behalf of : All India Chess Federation & Arbiters’ Commission AICF
NO	FIDE ID	Name	Gender	State	AICF ID	Grade
1	25190571	Palak Sinha	F	Bihar	71924BR2021	A
2	25190270	Abhishek Raj		Bihar	265633BR2024	A
3	537008374	Meera Kumari	F	Bihar	266098BR2024	A
4	35071912	Harsh, Himanshu		Bihar	530BR2021	A
5	48711349	Ashish Singhal		Jharkhand	141360JH2022	A
6	5051320	Pammi, Rani	F	Bihar	13852BR2021	A
7	46608273	Vishwabandhu Upadhyay		Bihar	633BR2021	A
8	25986244	Damodar Kumar		Bihar	262452BR2024	A
9	25033204	Rajesh Ranjan		Bihar	14643BR2021	A
10	35022547	Kumar Abhijeet		Bihar	173968BR2022	A
11	25943057	Prabhat Kumar		Jharkhand	53960JH2021	A
12	35006088	Priya Rani (Bihar)	F	Bihar	35704BR2021	A
13	33319472	Anand Shekhar		Bihar	76557BR2021	A
14	537008331	Kuldeep Chauhan		Rajasthan	266029RJ2024	A
15	45004285	Suyash Patel		Jharkhand	16080JH2021	A
16	5025575	Vijay Kumar		Bihar	35707BR2021	A
17	5010667	Sinha, Sudhir Kumar		Bihar	25783BR2024	A
18	537010301	Ankush Kumar		Bihar	265941BR2024	A
19	537008439	Dhruv Kumar Gupta		Bihar	265911BR2024	A
20	46680314	Nigam Mishra (Del)		Bihar	179246BR2023	A
21	537008358	Partha Sarathi Chakraborty		West Bengal	265746WB2024	A
22	45067520	Nitesh Kumar Srivastva		Uttar Pradesh	43178UP2021	A
23	5071178	Pallavi	F	Bihar	84975BR2021	B
24	25979515	Kunal Kumar		Jharkhand	58746JH2021	B
25	5050367	Minki Sinha	F	Bihar	13885BR2021	B
26	25796950	Avinash Kumar Yadav		Bihar	48870BR2021	B
27	25190644	Komal Singh Muskan	F	Bihar	100855BR2021	B
28	48711381	Ayush Kumar Sharma		Bihar	113471BR2021	B
29	25722425	Shubham Ashok Singh		Jharkhand	81010JHA2016	B
30	537011391	Anjani Kumar Gupta		Bihar	266355BR2024	B
31	429039088	Jahnavi Raj	F	Bihar	265884BR2024	B
32	25014366	Kumar Vinay		Bihar	118430BR2022	B
33	48711470	Keshav Kumar Yashwant		Bihar	123879BR2022	B
34	45021627	Kumari Prerna	F	Bihar	232117BR2024	B
35	537008366	Sony Kumari	F	Bihar	265436BR2024	B
36	537008382	Meena Yadav	F	Bihar	265461BR2024	B
37	537011375	Jay Prakash Sinha		Bihar	266625BR2024	B
38	537008323	Eqbal Alam S M		Bihar	266039BR2024	B
39	25039067	Dhananjay Mahato		Jharkhand	15934JH2021	B
40	537008412	Joydeep Maity		West Bengal	265569WB2024	B
41	5071275	Shubham Kumar		Bihar	84972BR2021	B
42	25076906	Aman Choubey		Jharkhand	87082JH2021	B
43	33356670	Kumar Sourav		Jharkhand	120701JHA2020	B
44	45072990	Kunal Kumar Roy		Bihar	24638BR2021	B
45	25944878	Adarsh Kumar		Jharkhand	69646JH2021	B
54	5039185	K, Pajat		Meghalaya	230931ML2024	B
50	531034012	Toteinam Lyngdoh Marshillong		Meghalaya	244102ML2024	B
46	5025982	Neel, Kamal		Bihar	85197BR2021	B
47	5055539	Rakesh, Kumar		Bihar	166689BR2022	B
48	537008390	Lakshmi Kumari	F	Bihar	266332BR2024	B
49	88131653	Ashok Kumar Singh		Jharkhand	187350JH2023	B
51	531059430	Navin Kumar		Bihar	250486BR2024	B
52	531086667	Gulashan Kumar		Bihar	245852BR2024	B
53	25726455	Sweta Kumari	F	Jharkhand	41615JH2021	B
55	537008420	Karan Kashwani		Bihar	266170BR2024	B
56	25014137	Chaudhary Saket Kumar		Bihar	545BR2021	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 & 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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