Ending the inner battle, the All India Chess Federation and the Chess Federation of India on Saturday introduced that they’ve merged right into a single entity to conduct the sport within the nation.
AICF President Sanjay Kapoor mentioned that the warring factions not solely on the nationwide degree however in several states have now come collectively below the umbrella of the federation.
“I have personally held several rounds of interactions with all the stakeholders and brought everyone on a single platform for the development of chess and all the chess players in the country,” Kapoor mentioned in a press launch.
“Like other federations, we are struggling to organize our annual events and championships due to the COVID pandemic and cannot let our internal differences affect the sport further,” he added.
AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan mentioned, “Once we formed the new body, our first goal was to address all the concerns of each member and bring everyone together for the sport.”
Apart from wrangling on the nationwide degree, chess has additionally suffered rather a lot in Uttar Pradesh, with two totally different our bodies within the state – the UP Chess Association and the UP Chess Sports Association – clashing.
“This has been a long-running feud and as I myself am from Kanpur, I believed that it was my duty to solve this problem on priority. Today, I am happy to announce that both the groups are here,” mentioned Kapoor.
UP Chess Association President PC Chaturvedi (IAS retired), Chess Association of India Senior Vice President SL Harsh and Chess Association of India General Secretary and UP Chess Association Secretary SK Tiwari have been all current within the press convention.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
