Shri.P.R.Venketrama Raja was unanimously re-elected as President of the All India Chess Federation for the term 2017 – 2020 during the Annual General Body Meeting held at Chennai on 25.6.2017.
The list of other office bearers elected unopposed is given below:
| Hon.Secretary | Mr.Bharat Singh Chauhan | Delhi |
| Treasurer | Mr.Kishor M.Bandekar | Goa |
| Vice Presidents | Mr.D.V.Sundar
Mr.A.Bhakthavatchalam Mr.A.Narasimha Reddy Mr.Sekhar Chandra Sahu Mr.G.Bhasker Mr.Manoj Itkelwar |
Tamilnadu
Pondicherry Telangana Orissa Andaman Maharashtra |
| Joint Secretaries | Mr.R.Hanumantha
Mr.Kapil Saxena Mr.Atanu Lahiri Mr.Th.B.Singh Mr.Naresh Sharma Mr.Bhavesh Patel
|
Karanataka
Madhya Pradesh Bengal Meghalaya Haryana Gujarat |

Final Report :Asian Individual Chess Championships 2026 held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 29 May – 6 June 2026
CHESS IN SCHOOLS BOOK
28th Asian Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Shenzhen, China from 15th to 25th July 2026
FIDE World Cadets Cup – 2026 in Batumi, Georgia from 15th to 28th June, 2026
Certificates of SNA Seminar & Exam in Ahmedabad on 02 & 03 Jan 2026