Jeevan kumar

Tirunelveli District Chess Development Association: Office bearers may come and officer bearers may go for the All India Chess Federation (AICF), but the pathetic condition of the chess players and tournament organisers at the grassroots will continue as it is forever, said chess players.

The office bearer’s election for AICF is slated next year. In the normal scheme of things, the polls should be held by March 1, 2024.

Even after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in 2018 had ruled against AICF banning chess players -- irrespective of their age -- for playing in private tournaments, the practice still continues particularly in Tamil Nadu.