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The All India Chess Federation: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) should openly state the reasons for its decision to have a forensic audit of its books of accounts, said a senior official of the Chess Players Forum.

He also said that several tournaments are not being held this year and the reasons are unknown.

"The chess body should tell transparently why it thinks a forensic audit is necessary and what is the financial irregularity that needs to be probed," International Master (IM) V. Saravanan, Joint Secretary of the Chess Players Forum, told IANS.