APCA News, Events & Announcements
APCA: Kind Attention: AP State (Inter Dist.) Rapid & Blitz Chess Selection Championship-2014 - (Official selections for National Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2014), on 20th April, 2014 at Indian High School, Neredmet X Road, R R Dist. For more details visit APCA Tournament Calendar.
APCA General Secretary K. Kanna Reddy has been awarded a doctorate!
M.A., M.P.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Mr. K. Kanna Reddy, Lecturer in Physical Education, A V College, Domalguda has been awarded a doctorate degree in Physical Education, from Osmania University under the guidance of Prof. K. Surender Reddy on the topic - An Exploratory Study on the level of confidence and mental process of chess players and non chess players.
He belongs to Nagireddy Gudam Village in Nalgonda District. He is Chess FIDE Arbiter and Coach. At present the Secretary of AP Chess Association. He organized a number of international and national tournaments in AP.
Basically, he is a Footballer and University Boxing team captain. He studied intermediate in Govt. Jr. College Miryalaguda, Nlg. Degree in Govt. City College Hyd. P.G. from Arts College O.U. B.P.Ed. from Govt. College of Physical Education Domalaguda. M.P.Ed. from Marathwad University Maharshtra. M.Phil. from Annamalai University Chennai. Now completed Ph.D. from Osmania University. APCA congratulates on attaining his Doctoral Degree!.
APCA: Kind Attention: AP State Sub Junior (Under-15 Boys & Girls) Chess Championship 2014 - (Official selections for National Sub Junior Chess Championship 2014), from 12th to 14th May, 2014 at Alluri Sita Rama Raju Public School, Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam District. For more details visit APCA Tournament Calendar.
AP State Chess Championship/Selection Tournaments 2014 Timetable
| Event | Date | Place | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Team (Men & Women) | 1st & 2nd February | Warangal | B. Sampath, Cell: 9492027919 |
| State Rapid & Blitz | 20th April | R R District | S. Subba Raju, Cell: 9866702431 |
| State Challengers | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 9th to 19th May at H.P.) | ||
| State Under - 9 (Boys & Girls) | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 19th to 28th May at Pondicherry) | ||
| State Schools | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 11th to 16th Jun at Delhi) | ||
| State Cities | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 15th to 20th Jun at J&K) | ||
| State Junior (Boys & Girls) | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 10th to 18th Jul at Maharashtra) | ||
| State Under - 11 (Boys & Girls) | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 24th Jul to 1st Aug at Orissa) | ||
| State Sub Junior (Boys & Girls) | 12th - 14th May | Araku Valley | K Srinivasa Raju, Cell: 9177378160 |
| State Women Challengers | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 1st to 9th Sept at Goa) | ||
| State Under - 7 (Boys & Girls) | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 1st to 9th Sept at West Bengal) | ||
| State Under - 25 (Men & Women) | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 25th to 30th Oct at Tamil Nadu) | ||
| State Under - 13 (Boys & Girls) | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 25th Oct to 2nd Nov at Jharkhand) | ||
| State Amateur | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 16th to 21st Nov at West Bengal) | ||
| State Under - 17 (Boys & Girls) | * Not yet confirmed. (Nationals from 2nd to 10th Dec at Bihar) | ||
| *Urgent: To organise unconfirmed events interested affiliates/organisers please send the bid form to APCA or contact Mr. K. Kanna Reddy, Gen. Sec., APCA, Cell: 939 110 2940 | |||
Note: The timetable will be updated regularly as per the actual schedule. For more details contact General Secretary, APCA.
AICF: Kind Attention: Medical Evaluation of the age of Chess Players - The Medical Evaluation to determine the age of the players, will be held at Chennai on 19th,and 20th April, 2014. Players who do not have proper documents as per AICF rules may kindly avail this opportunity to clear their age related issues... read more at www.aicf.in ››
AICF: Attention Arbiters and Organisers - All the arbiters officiating in FIDE rated chess tournaments, National Championships and International tournaments are instructed to fulfill the following data for unrated players compulsorily in the pairing software, approved by FIDE.
- Names of the players must be entered correctly, as per records preferably in passport. If passport is not available, their names according to the other authenticated document shall be entered.
- Correct date of birth must be compulsorily entered, particularly for players playing in rating tournaments for the first time. If date of birth is not entered for these players, new FIDE ID cannot be generated and the tournament will not be accepted by FIDE for rating without the FIDE ID.
- Arbiters are responsible for omission of date of birth on new unrated players in tournament data.
- A new unrated player (without FIDE ID) should not be entered in the tournament without the date of birth.
- AICF will not accept any tournament data from the organizers, if it has any new unrated player without data of birth.
Chess Clocks for the FIDE rated events. As per FIDE instruction the following direction should be followed for all the FIDE events.
- All the boards should be provided with the chess clocks. Otherwise the tournament will not be rated. Even after it is rated and subsequently if it is found that the players are played without clocks, the FIDE will cancel the rating and a penalty also will be imposed.
Please be guided accordingly.
APCA: Kind Attention: AP State Team (Men & Women) Chess Selections - 2014 - (AP State Inter District Team Championship cum Selections for National Team Chess Championship – 2014), on 1st and 2nd February, 2014 at Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal. For more details read Press Release (PDF) or contact Mr. B. Sampath, Organising Secretary, Cell: 94920 27919 or Mr. S. Subba Raju, Chief Arbiter, Cell: 98667 02431 or visit APCA Tournament Calendar.
Anigani Kavya won Silver Medal in World Youth U-14 Girls Blitz Chess Championship 2013
Anigani Kavya won the Silver Medal in the Girls Category U-14 Blitz Chess Champion 2013 held in Al Ain, Dubai, UAE from 17th to 29th Dec, 2013. She has scored 6 points in 7 rounds.
Kavya is the student of Senior Chess Coach Mr. Narahari Ramaraju.
APCA congratulates the medal winner.
APCA: Kind Attention: Hyderabad & Ranga Reddy District Chess Coaches - Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy District Chess Coaches meeting from 5pm to 7pm on 21st November, 2013 at Olympic Bhavan, L B Stadium, Basheerbagh, Hyd. For more details contact K Kanna Reddy, General Secretary, APCA.
APCA: Grand Master Training Camp: Good News for Young Champions! Grand Master Coaching Camp by Super Grand Master Tornike Sanikidze (2553) of Georgia has confirmed his training session under the auspicious of the Andhra Pradesh Chess Association. The camp dates are from 19th to 23rd November, 2013 (1st session from 10am to 1pm and 2nd session from 3pm to 6pm) at Yoga Hall, L B Stadium, Hyderabad. For registration contact Anand Naik - 9247979886 or S Subba Raju - 9866702431. Tornike Sanikidze, born on 1st January, 1989 is a Grand Master of Georgia. He obtained the title of International Grandmaster in 2008. On 1st September 2009, he touched an Elo rating of 2600 and his present rating is 2553. He was National Champion of Georgia.
Download: Pamphlet (PDF).
AP State Under-9 Chess 2013 Champs Raja Rithvik and Niranjana Aishwarya Dass
Winners with Dignitaries
The Global Chess Academy organized the 27th Andhra Pradesh State Under-9 Chess Championship for Boys and Girls on 31st October and 1st November, 2013 at the Marg Krishnaaya Hotel, M. G. Road, Vijayawada.
Raja Rithvik won the title in boys category and Niranjana Aishwarya Dass won the title in girls category of the state under 9 chess championship.
Boys category winners: 1. Raja Rithvik R., 2. Viswas Dinesh, 3. Chaitanya Sai D., and 4. Datta Ramakrishna J. Girls category winners: 1. Niranjana Aishwarya Dass B., 2. Vyshnavi Chinnam, and 3. Geethika J. These selected players will represent Andhra Pradesh in forthcoming National Championship from 6th to 14th November, 2013 at Chennai.
Guest of honor Grand Master Lalith Babu along with all other dignitaries congratulated the winners and especially appreciated the organisers of the event for their grand success.
Event details, final reports and images at APCA Tournament Calendar.
Raja Rithvik bags 3 Gold Medals in Asian Schools Chess Championship 2013 at Srilanka
R. Raja Rithvik bagged 3 Gold Medals in Classical Standard, Rapid & Blitz events and Karthik Kumar Pradeep won Silver Medal in Classical Stadard Category for India in the Asian Schools Chess Championship-2013 on 6th September, 2013, in Under-9 Open Category held in Hikkaduwa, Srilanka from 30th August to 6th September.
Rithvik, who has shown his supremacy in all formats of Chess, is selected along with silver medal winner Karthik Kumar Pradeep to represent India in the prestigious World Schools Chess Championship to be conducted by the World Chess Federation in Lima, Peru in April, 2014.
Raja Rithvik's coach K. Narasimha Rao expressed his happiness over his student’s extraordinary performance and attributed the success to their dedicated hard work and study.
Andhra Pradesh Chess Association President Sri A. Narasimha Reddy and General Secretary Sri K. Kanna Reddy have congratulated Raja Rithvik for winning Gold medals in the prestigious Asian event and hoped that Rithvik with his brilliancy and sharpness on the board will bring credit to India in the upcoming World Schools Chess Championship.
SAAP & APMDC: "Kreeda Jyothi" Cash incentives for young achievers in sports: - The AP Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC), as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, has announced cash incentives for young achievers in sports under the state government-sponsored "Kreeda Jyothi" scheme. Eligible players can apply on or before 31st August, 2013 to Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP).
Congratulations! National Under-13 Chess Champion Harsha Bharathakoti
Harsha Bharathakoti won the Gold Medal in the open category of National Under-13 Chess Championship - 2013 held in Pondicherry from 29th June to 8th July, 2013.
Harsha qualified to represent India in Under-14 category of forthcoming Asian Youth Chess Championship 2014 and World Youth Chess Championship 2014 in South Africa (Durban).
Harsha is one of the beloved students of renowned chess coach Narahari Ramaraju.
APCA congratulates the medal winner.
Congratulations! Asian Youth Chess Championships 2013 Medal Winners of AP
Medal Winners with Senior Chess Coach
Narahari Ramaraju
Andhra Pradesh Chess Players won 4 Medals in Asian Youth Chess Championship held in Iran from 19th to 27th June, 2013.
Kushagra Mohan of Hyderabad won Bronze Medal in the Standard Under 10 Open Category. Priyanka Nutakki of Vijayawada won Gold Medal and Silver Medal each in the Blitz and Standard Under 12 Girls Category. Potluri Supreetha won Silver Medal in the Rapid Under 12 Girls Category. Bodda Pratyusha won the Gold Medal in the Standard Under 18 Girls Category.
APCA dignitaries congratulated the medal winners. Senior Chess Coach Ramaraju celebrating the tremendous victory of his students Bodda Pratyusha, Priyanka Nutakki and Kushagra Mohan.
APCA: Kind Attention: All District Chess Associations/Affiliates - Please pay the affiliation fee on or before 30th June, 2013. Online payments should be paid to "AP Chess Association", A/c. No. 62186863746, SBH, Domalguda Br., Hyderabad. For more details contact General Secretary, APCA.
APCA: Kind Attention: State Selection/Championship Tournament Organisers - 10% of normal entry fees and 50% of special entry fees received shall be paid to the Andhra Pradesh Chess Association (APCA). APCA Financial Regulations (PDF).
AP steals show by winning 5 Medals in National Schools Chess at Chennai
National Schools Chess Championship - 2013
Gold Medal Winner
Andhra Pradesh State steals the show by winning 5 Medals in National Schools Chess Championship - 2013, organized by all India Chess Federation at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai. The upcoming young players of AP bagged 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals and 2 Bronze Medals as follows:
| Name | Medal | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Raja Rithvik R. | Gold Medal | U-9 Open |
| Mounika Akshaya | Silver Medal | U-11 Girls |
| Y. Grahesh | Silver Medal | U-13 Open |
| Karthik Pradeep | Bronze Medal | U-9 Open |
| Potluri Supreetha | Bronze Medal | U-13 Girls |
Medal winners selected to Represent India in Asian Schools Chess Championship at Colombo in August. Read more... Press Release (PDF)
APCA: Kind Attention: Chess Coaches - VC & MD of Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) is recruiting coaches for the upcoming Chess Academy in Guntur. And he is planning to establish chess academies in all districts. Interested FIDE Certified Coaches please send resumes to APCA email id.
APCA: Kind Attention: APCA Members - Andhra Pradesh Chess Association Annual General Body Meeting - 2013 at 11 a.m. on 31st May, 2013 at Fateh Maidan Club (FMC), L. B. Stadium and accommodation at AP Bhavan. For more details contact: General Secretary, APCA.
AICF: Kind Attention - Eligible Players to participate in the Asian Youth Chess Championship - 2013 to be held at Iran from 19th to 27th June, 2013 as a donor entry the fee for the same is Rs.53,500/- towards Entry fee, registration fee, Board & Lodge in twin sharing basis only. For accompanying persons the fee of Rs. 45,600/- towards Reg fee, Board & Lodge in twin sharing basis only. We therefore request you to kindly confirm your participation on or before 15th May, 2013 along with passport details to the All India Chess Federation. The Demand Draft should reach AICF office on or before 18th May, 2013.
AP State Qualifiers for National U-7 and U-17 Chess Championship 2013
Sri K Ramachandra Reddy
of AV Education Society, Hyderabad.
Final Results of A.P. State Under 7 and Under 17 Chess Championship 2013
Under 7 Girls: 1. Sevitha Viju M., 2. Meghana P.
Under 7 Boys: 1. Uppala Praneeth, 2. K Abhiram Reddy.
These four players will represent Andhra Pradesh State in National Under 7 (Boys & Girls) Chess Championship to be held at Pune (Maharastra State) from 1st to 9th May, 2013.
Under 17 Girls: 1. P Supreetha, 2. Sabbi Srirohitha, 3. Aasa Deepika K., 4. S. Akhila, 5. Ankitha Goud Palle.
Under 17 Boys: 1. Bala Chandra Prasad, 2. M. Chakravarthi Reddy.
These (2 boys & 5 girls) players will represent AP State in National Under 17 (Boys & Girls) Chess Championship 2013 to be held at Dibrugarh, Assam State.
In valedictory function Chief Guest K Ramachandra Reddy of A V Education Society distributed the trophies and cash prizes to the winners. Sri A. Narasimha Reddy, Vice President, AICF, Chairman – Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh presided over the function. Dr. M Bhagawanth Reddy, Principal, A V College; Dr. P Yadagiri, Chairman, Staff Assn., AV College; Sri A Narasimha Rao, Vice President, APCA; Major K A Shiva Prasad, Tournament Director and Sri K Kanna Reddy, General Secretary, APCA also graced the occasion.
Event details at APCA Tournament Calendar
83rd Brilliant Trophy - State Open Prize Money Chess Tournament - 13th & 14th Apr, 2013
Atluri Prateek of D.A.V. Public School, Safilguda won the 83rd Brilliant Trophy - juniors category by scoring 6 points out of 6 rounds while Meghanshram got second place with 5.5 points and A. Rohith got third place with 5 points.
V. Varun won the open category of 83rd Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament by scoring 6 points out of 6 rounds, while Deepthamsh Reddy got second place with 5.5 points and D. Suresh got third place with 5 points.
JUNIOR Category - Champion: Atluri Prateek of D A V Public School, Safilguda. Age Group Winners - Boys: Under 14 - 1. Ch. Sai Arun 2. G. Abhijit, Under 12 - 1. Bipinraj 2. K. Pranav Sharma, Under 10 - 1. B.V. Meghanshram 2. A. Rohith, Under 8 - 1. Raivath M. 2. Hitesh, Under 6 - 1. V. Praneeth 2. Ch. Pradhyumn. Girls: Under 14 - 1. R. Harilasya 2. M. Aiswarya, Under 12 - 1. Ranjana Reddy 2. Amitha Karan Jaiswal, Under 10 - 1. S. Meghana 2. S. Jaswitha, Under 8 - 1. I.Gayatri 2. Nausheen and Under 6 - 1. Anitha Reddy 2. D. Anjum.
OPEN Category - Top Ten Places: 1. V. Varun, 2. Deepthamsh Reddy, 3. D. Suresh, 4. S. Khan, 5. K. Praneethsurya, 6. M.Y. Raju, 7. S. Subbaraju, 8. J.C. Karhitk, 9. D.L.K. Bhushan, 10. Sk. Saidulu, Best Women: P. Ramadevi and Best Veteran: Durga Prasad P.V.
Event details at APCA Tournament Calendar
AICF: One time clemency to who took part in unauthorized tournaments - AICF has decided to offer one time clemency to all those players who took part in unauthorized tournaments so that they can join the mainstream and continue their chess activities, provided they give a letter of regret for participating in such unauthorized tournaments and assuring us not to repeat the mistake... more info at www.aicf.in
AICF: Attention all Players, Arbiters, Organisers and State Associations - It has been observed that many players registered with AICF have two or more FIDE/AICF ids. AICF intends making it foolproof to ensure that each player has only one FIDE and one AICF id.... more info at www.aicf.in
APCA: Souvenir of Raja Bahadur Venkatrama Reddy Memorial - In occasion of Raja Bahadur Venkatrama Reddy memorial anniversary, we inviting all chess players (International, National Medal Winners & all FIDE rated chess players with their bio data), Chess Coaches, Organizers (Official Tournaments & Fide Rating Tournaments - International, National, State level in the last ten years), Arbiters, APCA Members (All District Chess Associations) are requested to give their details and photos for printing the souvenir of Raja Bahadur Venkatrama Reddy (Kotwal of Hyderabad from 1920 to 1934. The Commissioner of Police of the City of Hyderabad used to be called the "Kotwal". It is one of the oldest offices and used to be the most powerful job in the Government).
Please send relevant details immanently to email id: apchess_assn@yahoo.co.in, for more details contact Anand Naik (Cell: 92479 79886).
AICF: Medical Evaluation of the age of Chess Players - The Medical Evaluation to determine the age of the players, will be held at Chennai on 20th and 21st April, 2013. Players who do not have proper documents as per AICF rules may kindly avail this opportunity... more info at www.aicf.in
PSPB and Air India wins the National Team Chess Championships - 2013
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) won the HCA 33rd National Team Chess Championship with a round to spare. PSPB fielding an all GM's team won all their matches and finished with 18 match points from 9 matches. Indian Railways B and A team finished 2nd and 3rd respectively with 14 and 13 match points to their credit. PSPB beat Air India on the top table in the final round with a 3.5 - 0.5 score with sole draw coming from the 2nd board truce between GM Adhiban and IM Chandrashekhar Gokhale.
GM Abhijeet Gupta invasion through the b file on the 26th move was so swift, his opponent Satyapragyan’s counter attack never came to lime light and the game ended in 33 moves when material loss was inevitable.
In the corresponding women section as expected Air India completed the formalities with 14 match points by accounting for 3.5 – 0.5 win over Tamilnadu. Vaishali's half a point against WGM Bhakthi Kulkarni was a sole consolation, with the former having a better position when signing the truce.
Event details | Top Games/Monroi (Best viewed in Firefox) | Pairing & Results: Open/Women | Press Release (PDF)
AICF: India set to be No.1 in Chess by 2016-2017. The number of Indians in the FIDE rating file is ever climbing. The number in the February 2013 rating list is a massive 29550. In 2013-2014, India should surpass that of Spain and by 2016-2017... Read more at www.aicf.in ››
National Team (Open & Women) Chess Championship - 2013 Live Webcast.
National Team Chess Championship will be web-casted live on www.sports360.in on 20th and 26th. On 26th Live will begin at 9 AM. Videos will be available daily at 8 PM and will be available for ONE month.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand Honoured by APCA at AICF AGM Chennai
FIVE-TIME World Champion Viswanathan Anand honoured by APCA along with AICF and various state associations at AICF Annual General Body Meeting, Comfort Inn, Marina Towers, Egmore, Chennai on Sunday, 3rd June, 2012. Among the dignitaries Major K. A. Shiva Prasad, Vice President, APCA and K. Kanna Reddy, General Secretary, APCA celebrated victory of universal icon Vishy Anand.
