A rival to All India Chess Federation(AICF) is formed. Please note AICF (as per
document received by me from Registrar of Societies, Chennai on 27/12/08) has
no legal existence.
CHESS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
112, Sundar Bagh, Lucknow
PRESS NOTE
With a purpose to review the present condition of the game of Chess in the
country a meeting of Chess lovers, well wishers, organizers, Arbiters and
Players’ Representative took place in New Delhi under chairmanship of Sri
Naveen Kumar Wal on 11.10.2009. It was discussed during the meeting that since
last 4-5 years Chess players, organizers and State Chess Associations are being
deprived of their rights and being treated as bonded labourers as well with a
result that they are being humiliated each and every day. To save all those
from such humiliation and with an object of appropriate promotion and
development of the game of Chess in the country it has been unanimously
resolved to form a separate National Body in the name of “CHESS ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA”. Accordingly the office bearers of the Association were elected as
followos:
President : Sri Naveen Kumar Wal, U.P.
Vice Presidents : Sri Raja Climax(Tamilnadu),
Mrs.Ambika K. Kutty, (Kerala), Sri K. Padam Singh (M.P.)
Secretary General: Sri Mahesh L. Ved, Maharashtra
Treasurer : Sri S. K. Tewari, U.P.
Joint Secretaries : S/Sri Darshan K. Gupta (Delhi), Kuldeep
Sharma (Haryana), Vikas Singhai(Chhattisgarh),
Narayan Das (Rajasthan), C.Shashidharan Nair (Kerala)
As decided, the Chess Association of India has been got registered under
Societies Registration Act. Association’s activities are being started with a
Chess tournament at New Delhi bearing Rs. 15 lacs prize money. We are
receiving consent from various Grand Masters and International Masters to play
in this tournament. After Delhi tournament we have decided to hold seven more
tournaments bearing prize money of Rs. 5 lacs each at Bhiwani (Haryana),
Rajasthan, Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Madurai (Tamilnadu) & Chandigarh.
In the last in December 2010 we will organize a big prize money tournament
bearing cash prize of Rs. 25 lacs. Apart from these tournaments CAI will also
organize regular National Championships and will concentrate on players
coaching camps.
At the time of formation of Chess Association of India, 18 State Associations
have joined this namely U.P., Kerala, Jammu Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan,
Correspondence Chess Association of India, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu,
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Orrisa, Uttaranchal, Chandigarh,
Goa & Himanchal Pradesh. In near future some more State Associations are
likely to be association with Chess Association of India.
Chess Association of India is committed to create the chess atmosphere in the
country so that no such player, organizers and State Associations are deprived
of their rights and every one may get much needed support and encouragement for
the development of the game Chess in the country.
(Mahesh L. Ved)
Secretary General
Date: 05.11.2009
http://chessinindia.com/
Shrikant Vinayak Barve
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