AICF Concludes Senior National Arbiter Seminar and Examination in Guwahati

The All Assam Chess Association (AACA), on behalf of the All India Chess Federation (AICF), conducted the Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati on 2–3 September 2026.

The two-day programme was inaugurated by AACA president Mukuta Deka, with AACA general secretary Rajib Dhar also present. Thirty-nine participants, mainly from Assam and other northeastern states, attended the event. IA Anantharam R served as the lecturer for the seminar.

Instruction on Chess Regulations

The curriculum covered the principal areas relevant to tournament administration and arbitration, with particular emphasis placed on the Laws of Chess. The instructional topics included:

• Laws of Chess and fair-play regulations
• Tiebreaks and tournament regulations
• Arbiter regulations
• Round-robin and Swiss pairing systems
• Rating and title regulations
• Chess equipment

Examination and Licensing Guidance

The examination was conducted on the afternoon of 3 September. Participants awarded an SNA title in Grade A or Grade B were advised to register with the AICF as arbiters and obtain a FIDE NA licence before officiating in a FIDE-rated event or attending a FIDE arbiter seminar. Other participants were stated to be eligible for the NA title and permitted to officiate at events other than FIDE-rated tournaments.

Published Final List

Among the 39 participants, the report’s final list included the following 22 names:

• Prakash Nath
• Kaushik Boruah
• Sushmita Mazumdar
• Handique Satyabrat
• Chinmay Nandakishore Sarmah
• Rai Ganesh
• Abahan Sarkar
• Salma Sultana
• Dhrubajyoti Talukdar
• Danera Chigrak A. Sangma
• Jacqueline Lalthlengliani
• Sandip Ray Chaudhury
• Bikash Kumar Pathak
• Mounika Ganta
• Deep Das
• Konia Gandhi
• Shilpi Sarkar
• Dibyajyoti Das
• Tapu Kaji
• Dhrubajyoti Baishya
• Joyita Saha
• Kaustubh Mani Das

The Guwahati programme combined classroom instruction, a formal assessment and detailed guidance on the professional licensing conditions applicable to national arbiters.

Source

This report is based on information published by All India Chess Federation (AICF).

Official source: https://aicf.in/final-reportsenior-national-arbiter-seminar-examination-in-guwahati-02-03-september-2026/