FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India) – Report

From 21st to 23rd February 2025, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA Gopakumar M S (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer was IA Paul Arokia Raj S (IND).

The language of the Seminar was English.

Twenty (20) arbiters from Indian participated in the Seminar and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

The following succeeded in the test and they will be awarded a norm for the title of the FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:

FIDE IDName (as on FIDE Profile)FED
46642986Ridikesh Dilip VernekarIND
35087878Sankalp,AroraIND
46697195Suraj DahiyaIND
25030418Anish NaikIND
25076060Raghava MadhavanIND
46642765Aryan Shamrao RaikarIND
5093007Mayurdhwajsinh A JadavIND
45038546Patel Bhaveshbhai BIND
537008331Kuldeep ChauhanIND
25146696Naik SachindraIND
25036637Vipan NegiIND
537040049Anushka NaikIND