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

Certificate: SNA Seminar & Exam held in Jammu on 17 & 18 July 2026
Asian Amateur Chess Championships – 2026 (Men & Women U2300 – U2000 – U1700) in Bangkok, Thailand from 20th to 30th November, 2026.
Final report :Asian Junior Open & Girls Chess Championships 2026 in Mumbai from 16-26 August 2026
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships – 2026 in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia from 04-13 November 2026.
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