AICF is curbing freedom of Chess players in India from participating in tournaments that are not blessed by All India Chess Federation (AICF). World Chess Organization (FIDE) gives every player an ID and attach their FIDE ratings to that Player ID. FIDE has recognized AICF as their affiliate to manage registration of Indian Chess Players and their respective ratings submission from matches to FIDE. AICF, due to its monopoly in India prohibits players from playing Chess tournaments that are not organized or blessed by them even if the tournament is a Non-Rated tournament organized by private parties. AICF has demanded prize money from players, profit sharing from organizations to "bless" them to organize tournaments as AICF approved tournament. If the "money" is given to AICF then players are allowed to participate in the "Approved" tournaments. If a player plays tournaments that are not "blessed" by AICF then AICF coerce them by cancelling their memberships with FIDE thus, removing their FIDE ratings from FIDE's web site which in turn hurts the player badly as FIDE ratings determine their status in chess world.
This unfair and monopolistic practice of AICF needs to be stopped and Chess needs to be celebrated with Freedom in the land known as its origination!
Please sign this petition so that we can send the list to FIDE and request AICF to change their policies and remove people responsible for coercing players and curbing their freedom to participate in Non-Rated tournaments.
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I think freedom to play chess wherever and whenever one wants is a fundamental right, just like the right to speech and expression. Any federation or organization that wants to promote chess should encourage this right instead of stamping its authority.
Because AICF will not get any share of amount from entree fee and Lose annual registration fee. AICF want to pledge the chess players for getting annual playing tax from them apart from millions of rupees Grant from Government of India.
This arbitrary action of AICF should be stoped
Very interesting, why should AICF bother if a chess player participates in non-rated tournaments, this is ridiculous!
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AICF is curbing freedom of Chess players in India from participating in tournaments that are not blessed by All India Chess Federation (AICF). World Chess Organization (FIDE) gives every player an ID and attach their FIDE ratings to that Player ID. FIDE has recognized AICF as their affiliate to manage registration of Indian Chess Players and their respective ratings submission from matches to FIDE. AICF, due to its monopoly in India prohibits players from playing Chess tournaments that are not organized or blessed by them even if the tournament is a Non-Rated tournament organized by private parties. AICF has demanded prize money from players, profit sharing from organizations to "bless" them to organize tournaments as AICF approved tournament. If the "money" is given to AICF then players are allowed to participate in the "Approved" tournaments. If a player plays tournaments that are not "blessed" by AICF then AICF coerce them by cancelling their memberships with FIDE thus, removing their FIDE ratings from FIDE's web site which in turn hurts the player badly as FIDE ratings determine their status in chess world.
This unfair and monopolistic practice of AICF needs to be stopped and Chess needs to be celebrated with Freedom in the land known as its origination!
Please sign this petition so that we can send the list to FIDE and request AICF to change their policies and remove people responsible for coercing players and curbing their freedom to participate in Non-Rated tournaments.
http://www.exposeaicf.com/
5 Comments
AICF has to re-think else we may loose future masters...Government has to support buddies...must encourage only talent not the other things(Taxes/Profits). Already Taxes are there in all aspects....... Don't make AICF as Another BCCI monopoly @ indian cricket.
I think freedom to play chess wherever and whenever one wants is a fundamental right, just like the right to speech and expression. Any federation or organization that wants to promote chess should encourage this right instead of stamping its authority.
Because AICF will not get any share of amount from entree fee and Lose annual registration fee. AICF want to pledge the chess players for getting annual playing tax from them apart from millions of rupees Grant from Government of India.
This arbitrary action of AICF should be stoped
Very interesting, why should AICF bother if a chess player participates in non-rated tournaments, this is ridiculous!
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AICF has to re-think else we may loose future masters...Government has to support buddies...must encourage only talent not the other things(Taxes/Profits). Already Taxes are there in all aspects....... Don't make AICF as Another BCCI monopoly @ indian cricket.