All India Chess Federation

All India Chess Federation
SportChess
AbbreviationAICF
Founded1951; 73 years ago (1951)
AffiliationFIDE
Regional affiliationAsian Chess Federation
PresidentNitin Narang[1][2]
Official website
www.aicf.in

The All India Chess Federation is the administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the association is affiliated to International Chess Federation, the world body for chess. Indian chess has players like Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy, Vidit Gujrathi, Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh, Harika Dronavalli, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and Vaishali Rameshbabu, among others. The organisation is in charge of managing both open and women's chess.[3] AICF's current headquarter is in New Delhi.[4]

  1. ^ "Results of election of office bearers for 2024-27" (PDF). aicf.in. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Nitin Narang new president of AICF". sportstar.thehindu.com. 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "All India Chess Federation". Iloveindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Contact Details of All India Chess Federation". aicf.in. Retrieved 17 March 2022.