The FIDE Trainers & Double Arbiter Seminar organized by All India Chess Federation with the support of Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and got off to a rousing start at Patna ,Kanpur and Guwahati Respectively .FIDE Senior Trainer Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay and FIDE Trainer International Master Neeraj Mishra are the lecturers and 30 participants from various states are taking part in this three-day seminar and examination in Patna to get their International Trainers titles from FIDE Trainers’ Commission. However IA Gopakumar MS and IA Nitin Shenvi & IA Swapnil Bansod and IA Vasanth BH are the lecturers and 20 participants each for both seminar are participated for the three days Arbiter Seminar and examination in Kanpur & Guwahati respectively .







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,
Final Report:35th National Under-17 Open & Girls Chess Championships – 2026