All India Chess Federation

AICF announces biggest-ever Indian squad for 44th Chess Olympiad
Anand named as mentor for Indian teams Chennai, May 2, 2022: All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Monday announced the country’s biggest-ever 20-member

How Chess emerged as more popular game in India during pandemic?
Chess has always been a popular game but, over the last 2-3 years, Chess in India has grown immensely during the pandemic. According to the Forbes,

Chess is more than a sport in Kolkata and Chennai
Chess is slowly and steadily is expanding its popularity in India especially in cities like Chennai and Kolkata as the recent Tata Steel Chess tournament

Why Chess is not included in the Olympics?
Chess is certainly one of the oldest sport but still, the game is not included in the Olympics and it raises questions in the minds of all Sports fanatics

5 Popular Sports Which Originated from India
India is a land of spiritualism and faith and the progress country has made in the last few years in different fields like Technology, Medicine, Sports,

How the game of Chess has evolved in India with the passage of time?
Chess is considered as one of the most popular indoor sports which is played by most countries and it is the only sport which conducts its own Olympics

Why Russian Players are so strong in Chess?
Russia is a country which is known for producing good Chess players and their government does a lot of investment to promote the sport in the country. To

Vidit Gujrati all set to take part in the upcoming Chess Tour Event starting from November 22nd 2020
Indian Chess Player Vidit Gujrati is all set to take part in the opening event of the Chess Tour which starts from November 22nd 2020. His participation

Chess.com acquires the broadcasting rights for 2021 FIDE World Championship
Chess.com created a new record in the sporting fraternity after becoming the first company to acquire broadcasting rights for the 2021 FIDE World

Feud in the All India Chess Federation Deepens
The power tussle between the President and Secretary of the All India Chess federation widened on Monday after the general body held

New Twist In AICF Factional Fight as the Centre Postpones General Meeting to December 28
It seems that the factional fight in the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is not going to end anytime soon as it took a new twist on

Sports Ministry Steps In AICF Dispute asks AICF To Call Off GB Meeting
The conflict in the All India Chess Federation took a dramatic turn on Friday as the Union Sports ministry stepped into the matter and directed the
