I understand that the chess during last 1 year has suffered a lot without any physical chess activity. Many young players have lost prime years of their age group championships, professional players have not got opportunity to participate in the events, arbiters and coaches have lost their livelihood.
AICF in its endeavour to start the physical chess activity has announced national in Kanpur. We will be doing our best to conduct nationals, and am sure everyone will come forward and support chess fraternity of India in starting physical chess activities under new normal.
Bharat Singh Chauhan
Hony Secretary

CHESS IN SCHOOLS BOOK
28th Asian Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Shenzhen, China from 15th to 25th July 2026
SNA Seminar & Exam on 16 & 17 May 2026 at Swami Vivekanand International School, Kandivali (West), Mumbai.
Congratulation:-Aronyak Ghosh from West Bengal becomes India’s 95th Chess Grandmaster
Announcement : Medical Evaluation in Ahmedabad , Gujarat from 18th to 21st May, 2026
Historic Triumph: R Vaishali wins Candidates, earns World Championship match against Ju Wenjun,