Senior National Arbiter Seminar and Examination Held in Tarapith

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) reported that a Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination took place at The Heritage School in Tarapith, West Bengal, on 2–3 October 2026. The educational programme combined seminar work with an examination and was conducted over two days at the Tarapith venue.

A specialised educational event

Unlike a conventional chess tournament, the programme was classified as a seminar and examination. Its focus was the development and assessment of prospective arbiters rather than competition between players. The event therefore has no tournament champion, runner-up, third-place finisher or podium to report.

The two-day structure gave the programme a clear academic rhythm: the seminar component provided the instructional phase, while the examination represented its formal assessment. Held at The Heritage School, the event brought an arbiter-focused initiative into a school setting in Tarapith.

Regional setting and institutional role

Tarapith provided the location for this edition of the Senior National Arbiter activity, with the programme taking place within West Bengal. The published event record also identifies the All India Chess Federation as the institutional source, placing the seminar within the wider Indian chess administration structure.

No playing rounds, scores, rankings or prize-money details were recorded for the event. Those elements are not applicable to its seminar-and-examination format, and there is consequently no competitive table or result hierarchy to reproduce. Instead, the central information is the educational event itself, its venue and the dates on which it was held.

Key details

For observers following the growth of chess officiating in India, the essential points are the event’s professional focus, its location at The Heritage School in Tarapith, and its 2–3 October 2026 schedule. The combination of instruction and assessment distinguishes the programme from ordinary rated tournaments and reflects the continuing emphasis on preparing arbitres for organised chess activity.

Source

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

Official source: https://aicf.in/final-report-of-sna-seminar-exam-at-the-heritage-school-tarapith-west-bengal-on-02-03-october-2026/