All India Chess Federation

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) (Hindi: अखिल भारतीय शतरंज महासंघ) is central administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the federation is affiliated to Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), the world body for chess. The AICF has produced champions Viswanathan Anand, Nihal Sarin, Pentala Harikrishna, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and many other grandmasters. The organisation is also in charge of managing women's chess in India.[2] Its current headquarters is in Chennai.

All India Chess Federation
SportChess
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationAICF
Founded1951
AffiliationFIDE
HeadquartersAdministrative office
Room No 70, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Chennai – 600003
PresidentP.R.Venketrama Raja[1]
SecretaryVijay Deshpande
Official website
www.aicf.in

History

The All India Chess Federation was registered in 12th December, 1958 and was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration act of 1860.[3]

Charges of bureaucratic interference

AICF has been repeatedly accused of bureaucratic interference. In October 2009, chess Grandmaster Humpy Koneru (then female world No. 2) accused the AICF secretary DV Sundar of preventing her from participating in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin.[4][5] The same year the AICF was accused of arbitrarily banning grandmaster G N Gopal[6] for not playing in a match (the ban was subsequently revoked).

In 2012, the AICF president N Srinivasan, was criticised for not supporting Viswanathan Anand in World Chess Championship 2010, by not trying to host the match in India.[7]

Affiliates

Till date the federation has more than 30 affiliated state associations, 16 special members and 23 recognised academies as its constituents.[2] Here is a list of them:[2][8]

Affiliated state bodies
  • All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association
  • All Assam Chess Association
  • All Bihar Chess Association
  • All J&K Chess Association
  • All Jharkhand Chess Association
  • All Rajputana Chess Association
  • All Tripura Chess Association
  • Andaman Nicobar Chess Assn
  • Andhra Pradesh Chess Association
  • Bengal Chess Association
  • Chess Association – Kerala
  • Chandigarh Chess Association
  • Chess Association of Uttaranchal
  • Delhi Chess Association
  • Gujarat State Chess Association
  • Goa State Chess Association
  • H.P.State Chess Association
  • Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh
  • Maharashtra Chess Association
  • Manipur Chess Association
  • Meghalaya Chess Association
  • Mizoram Chess Association
  • Nagaland Chess Association
  • Orissa Chess Association
  • Pondicherry State Chess Assn
  • Punjab State Chess Association
  • The Haryana Chess Association
  • Tamil Nadu State Chess Association
  • Telangana State Chess Association
  • United Karnataka Chess Association
  • United Chess Association Of Chhattisgarh
  • UP Chess Sports Association

Special units
  • AAI Sports Control Board
  • Air India Sports Promotion Board
  • All India Chess Federation for the Blind
  • BSNL Sports and Cultural Board
  • Defence Accounts Sports Control Board
  • Delhi Development Authority
  • Indian Bank Central Sports Committee
  • LIC Sports Promotion Board
  • Ordnance Factory Board
  • Petroleum Sports Control Board
  • Railway sports Promotion Board
  • Services Sports Control Board

Events

AICF has also played host to a number of major world events in India. Some of them are:[2]

References
  1. "Office Bearers – All India Chess Federation | Official Website". Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  2. "All India Chess Federation". Iloveindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  3. "AICF Constitution" (PDF). aicf.in. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. "Koneru Humpy accuses AICF secretary of harassment". 23 October 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. "Humpy replies to Sundar – issues open challenge". ChessBase.com. 2009-10-25. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  6. "Players' body backs 'barred' Gopal - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. "AICF boss plays chess, but only in the BCCI". Times of India. 1 May 2010. AICF boss plays chess, but only in the BCCI
  8. "All India Chess Federation". Official Website. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
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