Final Report – SNA Seminar and Examination on 16th and 17th December 2023 Vizianagaram, AP -

Andhra Chess Association on behalf of All India Chess Federation and Arbiters’ Commission AICF organised a Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination at Hotel Dhana Laxmi, Opp. RTC Bus Stand, Vizianagaram, AP on 16th and 17th December 2023.

Forty aspiring arbiters from Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Telangana participated in the seminar. Mr. Swapnil Bansod IA, FIDE Lecturer was the lecturer.

Mr. Swapnil Bansod handled the topics on Laws of Chess, Tiebreaks, Tournament Regulations, Arbiter Regulations, Swiss Pairings, Rating Regulations, Title regulations and Fair Play Regulations during the two days seminar.

All the forty participants attended the examination after seminar and following participants are qualified for SNA Title & FIDE NA License.

No	FIDE ID	Name		State	AICF ID	Grade
1	429052181	Palakurthi Deepthi	F	Andhra Pradesh	220284AP2023	A
2	45030618	Rama Krishna Gujjula		Andhra Pradesh	161554AP2022	A
3	35031686	Karthik Gopal G		Andhra Pradesh	9005AP2021	A
4	25652060	Prasanth Kumar U		Andhra Pradesh	33454AP2021	A
5	45095558	Ganesh Naidu Mudadla		Andhra Pradesh	84539AP2021	A
6	429052661	Nagendra Kumar K		Andhra Pradesh	166834AP2022	A
7	33337489	Gunuru Prasadu		Andhra Pradesh	78452AP2021	A
8	429052653	Kiran Kumar Paluri		Andhra Pradesh	165500AP2022	A
9	33347972	Giddaluri Mounika	F	Andhra Pradesh	223063AP2023	B
10	5036631	Shaik, Abdul Azeez		Andhra Pradesh	11160AP2021	B
11	429052688	Rami Naidu Gara		Andhra Pradesh	104809AP2021	B
12	88198260	Sukanth Batula		Andhra Pradesh	200554AP2023	B
13	88160068	Bhaskararao Lella		Telangana	193972TG2023	B
14	25796712	Manjula N	F	Andhra Pradesh	48866AP2021	B
15	429052190	Ranga Rathna Kishore V		Andhra Pradesh	220407AP2023	B
16	45095671	Kasi Siva Ranganadh M		Andhra Pradesh	84951AP2021	B
17	46677542	Sreedhar C		Andhra Pradesh	168638AP2022	B
18	5014905	Venu, Madhav N.		Telangana	220339TG2023	B
19	25955977	Kushi Soma Srivatsa	F	Telangana	55607TG2021	B
20	25617230	Jyothi Kiran P		Andhra Pradesh	84111AP2021	B
21	33391203	Prema Latha M	F	Andhra Pradesh	86508AP2021	B
22	429052157	Emmanuel Suman Raju Maddala		Andhra Pradesh	207440AP2023	B
23	25928295	Neeraj Tamuk		Arunachal Pradesh	52392AR2021	B
24	429052130	Govinda Jeeyar N		Andhra Pradesh	220165AP2023	B

All the participants awarded with SNA title are required to be registered with AICF as Arbiter as well as get their FIDE NA License prior to officiating in any FIDE rated event. They must be licensed before officiating in any FIDE Rated event or attending FIDE Arbiter Seminar. To get NA License please pay an amount of Rs. 3210/- at https://prs.aicf.in/pay and intimate the details (Name, FIDE ID and Screenshot of payment) by email to indianchessfed@gmail.com & aicf.acct@gmail.com.

**All other participants shall be eligible for NA title and eligible to officiate all events except FIDE rated ones.**