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|president = Sanjay Kapoor <ref>{{Cite web|title=Office Bearers – All India Chess Federation {{!}} Official Website|url=http://aicf.org.in/office-bearers/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref><br />
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The '''All India Chess Federation''' (AICF) ({{lang-hi|अखिल भारतीय शतरंज महासंघ}}) is central administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the federation is affiliated to [[Fédération Internationale des Échecs]] (FIDE), the world body for chess. The AICF has produced champions [[Viswanathan Anand]], [[Nihal Sarin]], [[Pentala Harikrishna]], [[Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa]] and [[Vidit Santosh Gujrathi]] and many other grandmasters. The organisation is also in charge of managing women's chess in India.<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/chess/aicf.html|title=All India Chess Federation|publisher=Iloveindia.com|access-date=12 February 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114100234/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/chess/aicf.html| archive-date= 14 January 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Its current headquarters is in [[Chennai]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The All India Chess Federation was registered in 12 December 1958 and was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration act of 1860.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AICF Constitution|url=http://assets.aicf.in/downloads/AICFConsitutionByelawsamendedason25June2017.pdf|access-date=24 June 2020|website=aicf.in}}</ref><br />
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==Charges of bureaucratic interference==<br />
AICF has been repeatedly accused of bureaucratic interference. In October 2009, chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] [[Humpy Koneru]] (then female world No. 2) accused the AICF secretary DV Sundar of preventing her from participating in the [[37th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Turin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/koneru-humpy-accuses-aicf-secretary-of-harassment/103832-5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075035/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/koneru-humpy-accuses-aicf-secretary-of-harassment/103832-5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2009|title=Koneru Humpy accuses AICF secretary of harassment|date=23 October 2009|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5865|title=Humpy replies to Sundar – issues open challenge|date=2009-10-25|publisher=ChessBase.com|access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref> The same year the AICF was accused of arbitrarily banning grandmaster [[G N Gopal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_players-body-backs-barred-gopal_1238277|title=Players' body backs 'barred' Gopal - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=11 March 2009|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> for not playing in a match (the ban was subsequently revoked).{{fact|date=July 2020}}<br />
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In 2012, the AICF president [[N Srinivasan]], was criticised for not supporting [[Viswanathan Anand]] in [[World Chess Championship 2010]], by not trying to host the match in India.<ref>{{cite news<br />
|title=AICF boss plays chess, but only in the BCCI<br />
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/AICF-boss-plays-chess-but-only-in-the-BCCI/articleshow/5879023.cms<br />
|publisher=[[Times of India]]<br />
| date=1 May 2010}} AICF boss plays chess, but only in the BCCI</ref><br />
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==Affiliates==<br />
Till date the federation has more than 30 affiliated state associations, 16 special members and 23 recognised academies as its constituents.<ref name="ab" /> Here is a list of them:<ref name="ab" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianchessfed.org/AroundtheStates/AroundtheStatesbk.asp|title=All India Chess Federation|publisher=Official Website|access-date=12 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210063250/http://www.indianchessfed.org/AroundtheStates/AroundtheStatesbk.asp|archive-date=10 February 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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===Affiliated state bodies===<br />
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*All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association<br />
*[[All Assam Chess Association]]<br />
*All Bihar Chess Association<br />
*All J&K Chess Association<br />
*All Jharkhand Chess Association<br />
*All Rajputana Chess Association<br />
*[[All Tripura Chess Association]]<br />
*Andaman Nicobar Chess Assn<br />
*Andhra Pradesh Chess Association<br />
*[[Bengal Chess Association]]<br />
*Chess Association – Kerala<br />
*Chandigarh Chess Association<br />
*Chess Association of Uttaranchal<br />
*Delhi Chess Association<br />
*Gujarat State Chess Association<br />
*[[Goa State Chess Association]]<br />
*H.P.State Chess Association<br />
*Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh<br />
*[[Maharashtra Chess Association]]<br />
*Manipur Chess Association<br />
*Meghalaya Chess Association<br />
*Mizoram Chess Association<br />
*Nagaland Chess Association<br />
*Orissa Chess Association<br />
*Pondicherry State Chess Assn<br />
*Punjab State Chess Association<br />
*The Haryana Chess Association<br />
*[[Tamil Nadu State Chess Association]]<br />
*Telangana State Chess Association <br />
* United Karnataka Chess Association<br />
*United Chess Association Of Chhattisgarh<br />
*UP Chess Sports Association<br />
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===Special units===<br />
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*AAI Sports Control Board<br />
* Air India Sports Promotion Board<br />
*[[All India Chess Federation for the Blind]]<br />
* BSNL Sports and Cultural Board<br />
*Defence Accounts Sports Control Board<br />
*Delhi Development Authority<br />
* Indian Bank Central Sports Committee<br />
*LIC Sports Promotion Board<br />
* Ordnance Factory Board<br />
*Petroleum Sports Control Board<br />
*Railway sports Promotion Board<br />
*Services Sports Control Board<br />
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==Events==<br />
AICF has also played host to a number of major world events in India. Some of them are:<ref name="ab" /><br />
*World Junior Championships<br />
*[[Commonwealth Chess Championship]]<br />
*Asian Team Championships<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.aicf.in}}<br />
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{{Sports governing bodies in India}}<br />
{{National members of the World Chess Federation}}<br />
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