All India chess federation chief urges impartial probe into BCA mess
5 years, 4 months ago

All India chess federation chief urges impartial probe into BCA mess

The Hindu  

Stressing that the All India Chess Federation should act impartially, its president P.R. Venkatarama Raja on Tuesday said secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan "went beyond the brief" while issuing a press statement regarding the allegations levelled by Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua against Bengal Chess Association secretary Atanu Lahiri. Raja said he had agreed that a press release be issued, saying players' interest would be protected and the matter would be investigated. I see some members of the BCA have already called a meeting to initiate action against Lahiri even before the AICF has done the investigation,” Raja said in a statement. To put an end to this impasse, Raja directed the BCA to hold its annual general meeting and conduct its elections under the supervision of an AICF-appointed committee in early October.

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Vipnesh Bharadwaj Appointed as All India Chess Federation's Interim Secretary
2 years, 7 months ago

Vipnesh Bharadwaj Appointed as All India Chess Federation's Interim Secretary

News 18  

Vipnesh Bharadwaj was on Friday appointed as interim secretary of All India Chess Federation by president Sanjay Kapoor after incumbent Bharat Singh Chauhan’s election to the post was stayed by Delhi High Court. Sources said the court order would not affect the preparations for the forthcoming 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram near Chennai for which Chauhan is the tournament director. …

All India Chess Federation and Chess Association of India Merge to End Bitter Infighting
3 years, 4 months ago

All India Chess Federation and Chess Association of India Merge to End Bitter Infighting

News 18  

After years of internal fighting, the All-India Chess Federation and the breakaway Chess Association of India have merged into one single entity to administer the sport as a unified force in the country. “I have personally had several rounds of talks with all the stakeholders and have brought everybody on the same platform for the development of chess and all …

AICF will be player friendly - Bharat Singh Chauhan - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

AICF will be player friendly - Bharat Singh Chauhan - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Since assuming charge as the new secretary of All India Chess Federation, Bharat Singh Chauhan has pressed all the right buttons of diplomacy. While AICF announced its plans of starting a Chess League and hosting an Olympiad among others, Bharat said AICF is looking at Kerala, Goa and Delhi as possible destinations for the biennial event. On the details of …

Sanjay Kapoor elected All India Chess Federation president, Bharat Singh Chauhan retains secretary's post
4 years ago

Sanjay Kapoor elected All India Chess Federation president, Bharat Singh Chauhan retains secretary's post

Firstpost  

The AICF has been split into two factions, one led by Raja and the other by Chauhan. Chennai: Sanjay Kapoor was elected president of the All India Chess Federation while Bharat Singh Chauhan retained the secretary’s post in the polls held online on Monday. Kapoor said he will work for the chess players and lovers of the sport in the …

Chess Olympiad: Players received no support while preparing, says India captain
4 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad: Players received no support while preparing, says India captain

Live Mint  

Vidit Gujrathi, captain of the Indian team at the ongoing FIDE Online Olympiad 2020, has said the Indian government has been of little help in preparing for the world tournament. The 10-member Indian team features several heavyweights, including former world champion Vishwanathan Anand, women’s chess world number two Koneru Humpy, grandmasters P Harikrishna and D Harika, and two junior world …

Chess Olympiad: Players received no support while preparing, says India captain
4 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad: Players received no support while preparing, says India captain

Live Mint  

Vidit Gujrathi, captain of the Indian team at the ongoing FIDE Online Olympiad 2020, has said the Indian government has been of little help in preparing for the world tournament. The 10-member Indian team features several heavyweights, including former world champion Vishwanathan Anand, women’s chess world number two Koneru Humpy, grandmasters P Harikrishna and D Harika, and two junior world …

AICF secretary Chauhan hits out at Raja faction after Ramesh’s resignation
4 years, 6 months ago

AICF secretary Chauhan hits out at Raja faction after Ramesh’s resignation

The Hindu  

Within 24 hours of Chief selector and Grandmaster R. B. Ramesh resigning from his post, the two rival factions traded charges over the developments. On Tuesday evening, the faction headed by Venketrama Raja released a statement and named Bharat Singh Chauhan, of the rival faction, for interference in the selection process and blamed him for Ramesh’s resignation. READ| The statement …

Viswanathan Anand yet to confirm online Olympiad gig
4 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand yet to confirm online Olympiad gig

The Hindu  

With the two warring factions of the All India Chess Federation proposing separate Indian teams for the upcoming FIDE online Olympiad, the players have started feeling the heat. Chauhan said, “In my explanation to the Sports Ministry, I’ve mentioned the team members were chosen as per the AICF approved norms and I’ve already received confirmation from two selectors. Earlier, in …

All India Chess Federation committee slams secretary Vijay Deshpande to spreading 'false information'
4 years, 8 months ago

All India Chess Federation committee slams secretary Vijay Deshpande to spreading 'false information'

Firstpost  

The All India Chess Federation’s five-member committee, which is currently running its day-to-day affairs, on Wednesday criticised secretary Vijay Deshpande for spreading “false information” and accused him of using the national body’s letterhead despite a restraining order against him. Chennai: The All India Chess Federation’s five-member committee, which is currently running its day-to-day affairs, on Wednesday criticised secretary Vijay Deshpande …

New AICF secretary refutes charges by Bharat Singh Chauhan
4 years, 9 months ago

New AICF secretary refutes charges by Bharat Singh Chauhan

The Hindu  

Newly-nominated secretary of the All India Chess Federation Vijay Deshpande has refuted the charges made on Tuesday by his predecessor Bharat Singh Chauhan and questioned his actions. On Tuesday, the AICF president P. R. Venketrama Raja removed Chauhan from the post of secretary. Reacting to Chauhan’s allegation that Raja’s action was a “malicious attempt to cover his tracks,” Deshpande said, …

Indian chess: Secretary removed, more turmoil in AICF
4 years, 9 months ago

Indian chess: Secretary removed, more turmoil in AICF

The Hindu  

The crisis-ridden All India Chess Federation plunged into further turmoil when its president P. R. Venketrama Raja removed Bharat Singh Chauhan from the post of secretary of the federation on Monday. In a three-page letter, dated March 30, addressed to Chauhan, Raja detailed reasons for his action and said he had no option but to exercise his “extraordinary powers as …

Calcutta court issues summons to Dibyendu Barua, AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan for slander against Atanu Lahiri
4 years, 10 months ago

Calcutta court issues summons to Dibyendu Barua, AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan for slander against Atanu Lahiri

Firstpost  

Later, reacting to the development, Bengal’s first GM Barua said he’s yet to receive an official copy of the order, but added he has full faith in the judiciary and that the truth must prevail Kolkata: The internal wrangling in Bengal Chess Association took a legal twist after summons were issued to Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua and secretary of All India …

Bengal chess problem intensifies as Barua, Chauhan get summons
4 years, 10 months ago

Bengal chess problem intensifies as Barua, Chauhan get summons

The Hindu  

The ongoing dispute between the grandmaster Dibyendu Barua and the ‘deposed’ secretary of Bengal Chess Association, Atanu Lahiri, took a new turn with the latter securing a summons from a city court against the former for libel and slander. According to a release emanating from the official mail of Bengal Chess, the Metropolitan Magistrate’s 10th Court here has issued summons …

AICF appoints retd. chief justice to probe Bengal chess mess
5 years ago

AICF appoints retd. chief justice to probe Bengal chess mess

The Hindu  

The All India Chess Federation has appointed former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya to look into the Bengal Chess Association issues. In a press release issued on Wednesday, AICF joint secretary Naresh Sharma said the chess body took the call“acting upon the decisions taken at the General Body meeting in Bhopal on December 28.” “It may be recalled …

All India Chess Federation president PR Venketarama Raja intensifies conflict with secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan after Bhopal general meeting
5 years ago

All India Chess Federation president PR Venketarama Raja intensifies conflict with secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan after Bhopal general meeting

Firstpost  

Chauhan claimed that decisions taken at general body meeting called by Raja in Chennai on 14 December were overturned at the Bhopal meet Chennai: The fight between All India Chess Federation president PR Venketarama Raja and secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan intensified after the Special General Meeting in Bhopal on Saturday pertaining to issues with regards to Bengal Chess Association. In …

AICF president, secretary make counter-claims on Lahiri-Barua controversy
5 years ago

AICF president, secretary make counter-claims on Lahiri-Barua controversy

The Hindu  

The fight between All India Chess Federation president P Venketrama Raja and secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan intensified after the Special General Meeting in Bhopal on Saturday pertaining to issues with regards to Bengal Chess Association. The president’s faction through a press release claimed that GM Dibyendu Barua’s allegations of misappropriation of funds levelled against BCA secretary Atanu Lahiri has been …

All India Chess Federation endorses election on February 9
5 years ago

All India Chess Federation endorses election on February 9

The Hindu  

In the battle for one-upmanship against All India Chess Federation president Venketrama Raja, secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan evidently rode on 'majority support' in the crucial General Body meeting here, with the house endorsing every decision to his liking. It may be recalled that Raja’s supporters attended the GB meeting in Chennai on December 14 and those backing Chauhan reached the …

Setback for P. R. Venketrama Raja as Madras HC allows AICF meeting
5 years ago

Setback for P. R. Venketrama Raja as Madras HC allows AICF meeting

The Hindu  

The Central Council Meeting of the crisis-ridden All India Chess Federation will be held, as notified, on Sunday after Madras High Court dismissed a plea from AICF president P. R. Venketrama Raja seeking an ad-interim injunction restraining secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan from convening the meeting. As things stand, the fourth Central Council meeting of the year, as stipulated by the …

All India Chess Federation ignores Ministry suggestion, holds General Body Meeting
5 years, 1 month ago

All India Chess Federation ignores Ministry suggestion, holds General Body Meeting

The Hindu  

Ignoring the Sports Ministry’s suggestion that its urgent General Body Meeting be cancelled, the All India Chess Federation went ahead with the meeting here on Saturday. It was also decided not to discuss the charges of forgery and financial irregularities during the National sub-junior tournament against the Bengal Chess Association. This was done so that the issue could be taken …

All India Chess Federation ignores Ministry suggestion, holds General Body Meeting
5 years, 1 month ago

All India Chess Federation ignores Ministry suggestion, holds General Body Meeting

The Hindu  

Ignoring the Sports Ministry’s suggestion that its urgent General Body Meeting be cancelled, the All India Chess Federation went ahead with the GBM, here, on Saturday. It was also decided not to discuss the charges of financial irregularities during the National sub-junior tournament against the Bengal Chess Association. This was done so that the issue could be taken up in …

All India Chess Federation crisis shows no sign of abating
5 years, 1 month ago

All India Chess Federation crisis shows no sign of abating

The Hindu  

The crisis in the All India Chess Federation is showing no sign of abating. Within a few hours of receiving the letter cancelling the Central Council Meeting and the show-cause notice from the president, Chauhan sent out a notice for a Special Meeting of the General Body in Gurugram on December 22. The agenda for this meeting includes the recent …

Chess: AICF president, secretary call separate general body meetings
5 years, 1 month ago

Chess: AICF president, secretary call separate general body meetings

The Hindu  

All is not well between the top two functionaries in the All-India Chess Federation. Federation president P. R. Venketrama Raja has called for a special meeting of the general body on December 14, after AICF secretary Bharath Singh Chauhan did the same to discuss, among other things, early elections. Chauhan wanted to hold the special general body meeting in Gurugram …

All India Chess Federation confrontation comes to a boil
5 years, 1 month ago

All India Chess Federation confrontation comes to a boil

The Hindu  

In under 24 hours, the ongoing battle within the All India Chess Federation was out in the open after the president and the secretary overruled one another, issuing letters to all affiliates over the proposed Central Council Meeting on December 22 at Gurugram. Venkatrama Raja wrote to secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan expressing his displeasure over the calling of the CCM …

Indian chess body AICF is anti-player: GM Nigel Short
5 years, 1 month ago

Indian chess body AICF is anti-player: GM Nigel Short

The Quint  

Chennai, Dec 5 Britsh chess Grand Master and Vice President of the global chess governing body FIDE, Nigel Short, on Thursday described the Indian chess federation as functioning in a manner that goes against the players' interests. He also said India can have a professional chess tournament like the cricket Indian Premier League as there is a large pool of …

Nigel Short hits out at All India Chess Federation
5 years, 1 month ago

Nigel Short hits out at All India Chess Federation

The Hindu  

True to his reputation, British Grandmaster and FIDE vice-president Nigel Short minced no words in blasting All India Chess Federation for its “foot-dragging” ways and “vindictiveness” towards aggrieved players. In an exclusive interaction with Sportstar here, Short referred to FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich’s declaration on July 5 this year to restore the rating of over 100 Indian players, and said, …

Atanu Lahiri calls for legal action against Dibyendu Barua
5 years, 2 months ago

Atanu Lahiri calls for legal action against Dibyendu Barua

The Hindu  

The crisis in the Bengal Chess Association deepened further as its beleaguered secretary Atanu Lahiri declared himself clean citing a report of All India Chess Federation enquiry committee and threatened to take legal action against GM Dibyendu Barua and all the people supporting him. Dibyendu Barua, the first Grandmaster from Bengal, had brought charges of financial misappropriation and other irregularities …

Chess: BCA condemns AICF panel action on Atanu Lahiri
5 years, 2 months ago

Chess: BCA condemns AICF panel action on Atanu Lahiri

The Hindu  

The Bengal Chess Association ad-hoc committee has strongly condemned the unilateral decision taken by the three-member All India Chess Federation enquiry committee, which favoured BCA secretary Atanu Lahiri in the issue of allegations of irregularities against him. In a statement on Monday, BCA vice-president Sayan Mukerji said the AICF panel went ahead with its job even when the matter is …

Bengal Chess Association removes Atanu Lahiri
5 years, 3 months ago

Bengal Chess Association removes Atanu Lahiri

The Hindu  

The Bengal Chess Association ad-hoc committee has removed Atanu Lahiri from the post of secretary over various allegations leveled against him by Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua. The BCA ad-hoc committee, headed by Atin Sengupta, took the decision on Tuesday as Lahiri did not respond to the show-cause notice issued to him even after 21 days. “The disciplinary committee has not received …

Sports Ministry directs AICF to take necessary action on Dibyendu Barua's complaint
5 years, 3 months ago

Sports Ministry directs AICF to take necessary action on Dibyendu Barua's complaint

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has directed All India Chess Federation to take necessary action on the complaint filed by Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua against Bengal Chess Association secretary Atanu Lahiri and provide the action taken report. On August 30, AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan issued a press statement condemning Lahiri’s attitude and announced that the AICF would initiate …

Bengal Chess Association issues show-cause to secretary Atanu Lahiri
5 years, 4 months ago

Bengal Chess Association issues show-cause to secretary Atanu Lahiri

The Hindu  

The Bengal Chess Association has issued a show-cause notice to its secretary Atanu Lahiri over allegations of ‘misdeeds’ leveled by Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua. Following the All India Chess Federation initiating an enquiry against Lahiri, the BCA executive committee decided to show-cause its secretary for his questionable conduct, including an issue of conflict of interest, on August 31. The interim committee …

AICF to probe charges against Bengal Chess Association secretary
5 years, 4 months ago

AICF to probe charges against Bengal Chess Association secretary

The Hindu  

Strongly condemning Bengal Chess Association secretary Atanu Lahiri's 'attitude' the All India Chess Federation on Friday said it would set up a committee to initiate a thorough enquiry into the charges levelled against him by Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua. "The AICF strongly objects to the BCA passing a resolution to not invite Ganguly and Sengupta to any chess functions/activity. On Lahiri …

Dibyendu Barua alleges Bengal Chess Association official of committing ‘misdeeds’
5 years, 4 months ago

Dibyendu Barua alleges Bengal Chess Association official of committing ‘misdeeds’

The Hindu  

Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua on Tuesday accused Bengal Chess Association secretary Atanu Lahiri of committing several ‘misdeeds,’ including ‘financial embezzlement,’ and stopping his 12-year-old tournament, Chess for Youth, because of ‘personal’ grudge. Addressing a press conference with a long list of allegations against Lahiri, Barua said Lahiri, as the state’s representative in the All India Chess Federation, did not recommend his …

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