Senior National Arbiter Seminar was successfully organized by Sambalpur District Chess Association under the aegis of All Orissa Chess Association and on behalf of All India Chess Federation & AICF Arbiters Commission.
These Two days SNA Seminar followed by an examination was held at Hotel The Club, Sambalpur from 21st to 22nd May 2023. IA, FL Shri Dharmendra Kumar, Chairman Arbiter Commission AICF was The lecturer and examiner for the said camp. Shri Debabrata Bhatta, Hon Secretary of the All Orissa Chess Association presided over the opening ceremony. District Sports Officer of Sambalpur District has graced the occasion as Chief Guest while IA, FL Shri Dharmendra Kumar served as the inaugural event’s special guest. Shri Bidu Bhushan Mishra, Secretary, Sambalpur District Chess Association has ably coordinated the inaugural function. 2nd day. after the examination, Mr. Ranjan Mohanty, Jt. Secretary of All India Chess Federation visited the venue and met all the participants. During the conclusive program, he expressed his happiness towards this organization and efforts made by Sambalpur and Orissa Chess Association.
After the test, following participants are qualified for SNA Title & Arbiters license from FIDE:
| Sl | Name | State | FIDE ID | AICF ID | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarkar Anshul | Maharashtra | 35038281 | 5868MH2021 | A |
| 2 | Abhisek Acharya | Odisha | 48765333 | 169830OR2022 | A |
| 3 | Chandranshu Chattopadhyay | West Bengal | 33311790 | 75464WB2021 | A |
| 4 | Sanjib Kumar Mohanta | Odisha | 5062772 | 4488OR2021 | A |
| 5 | Sayak Chakraborty | West Bengal | 25114603 | 104185WES2018 | A |
| 6 | Arun Kumar | Jharkhand | 25743287 | 160031JH2022 | B |
| 7 | Sandip Karmakar | West Bengal | 88154556 | 195889WB2023 | B |
| 8 | Sarangi Susanta Kumar | Odisha | 25029070 | 1016OR2021 | B |
| 9 | Kshirodra Kumar Dalai | Odisha | 25050517 | 195744OR2023 | B |
| 10 | Prasannakumar Nayak | Odisha | 5076668 | 4464OR2021 | B |
| 11 | Hembram Shyamu | Odisha | 25028545 | 12379OR2021 | B |
| 12 | Bighneswar Joshi | Odisha | 25707574 | 191543OR2023 | B |
| 13 | Niraj Suresh Kumar Patel | Gujarat | 88119378 | 183482GJ2023 | B |
| 14 | Sahoo Prakash Kumar | Odisha | 25093266 | 104125ORI2018 | B |
| 15 | Rajeshwari Dhruwanshi | Chhattisgarh | 33446245 | 99160CT2021 | B |
| 16 | Swarupamayee Dash | Odisha | 88156010 | 196294OR2023 | B |
| 17 | Muktikanta Mohapatra | Odisha | 33391831 | 87003OR2021 | B |
| 18 | Pritam Kumar Ghosh | West Bengal | 35005243 | 2648WB2021 | B |
| 19 | Joshi Debendra | Odisha | 25707582 | 193616OR2023 | B |
| 20 | Sandeep Samantaray | Odisha | 88156028 | 196279OR2023 | B |
| 21 | Kar Satyabrata | Odisha | 25024256 | 44540ORI2013 | B |
| 22 | Bhatta Debabrata | Odisha | 46693670 | 54672ORI2014 | B |
| 23 | A Janki Rao | Andaman | 88156036 | 192235AN2023 | B |
| 24 | Hema Nageshwar | Chhattisgarh | 33445630 | 99152CT2021 | 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.
Note: All other participants shall be eligible for NA title and not for Arbiters license.
You can download your certificate from https://aicf.online/SNA-Odisha.html