Celebrating the Success of the FIDE Fair Play Seminar in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
The FIDE Fair Play Commission, in collaboration with the All India Chess Federation, is thrilled to announce the outstanding success of the FIDE Fair Play Seminar, held during the FIDE World Junior U20 Championship in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, from June 10 to 12, 2024.
This seminar was a momentous occasion. We were honoured to witness a record-breaking number of participants, a testament to the growing commitment to fair play in the chess community! Seventy dedicated individuals attended the seminar, and 67 of them took the exam.
Key Seminar Focus Areas Included:
- Fair Play Legal Framework
- Anti-Cheating Regulations
- Prof. Regan’s Statistics
- Technical Devices and Their Usage
- Fair Play Theory and Practice at Over-the-Board (OTB) and Online Events
Our esteemed FIDE FPL lecturers skillfully navigated a variety of essential topics, including event preparations, interactions with tournament officials and spectators, crowd management, cheating prevention and detection, observations, body language, psychological aspects, and unusual behaviors. These comprehensive discussions were conducted with the overarching goal of recognizing, detecting, and preventing unethical practices while fostering a culture of positive chess ethics and fair play.
The feedback from our participants was overwhelmingly positive, reflecting the seminar’s success in imparting valuable knowledge and practical insights. We are immensely grateful to the All India Chess Federation for their exceptional support and collaboration, which were pivotal in making this seminar a remarkable success in the beautiful setting of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Seminar Details:
- Dates: June 10 – 12, 2024
- Location: Radisson GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- Language: English
Seminar Lecturers:
- Bojana Bejatovic – FPL Secretary
- Gopakumar M S – FPL Councillor
- Andy Howie – FPL Councillor
Examiner:
- Bojana Bejatovic – FPL Secretary
Participants: 72
Exam takers: 67
Successful completion of the exam: 63
The following participants have successfully passed the exam and met the seminar requirements:
1. Akshay Kumar
2. Alok Priyadarshi
3. Amit Sharma
4. Amrish Ambadas Tallu
5. Anandh Babu VL
6. Anupam Bhattacharjee
7. Aparajita Gochhikar
8. Arasu B
9. Arpi Shah (Hirakani)
10. Atul Mishra
11. Bhaskar V
12. Dhanasekaran Vairamani
13. Dussa Hema Latha
14. E Agam Aditya
15. Ganesh R
16. Gautam Kataria
17. Gayatri Umesh Panbude
18. Gourav Kumar Ray
19. Govindankutty M S
20. Hussain khan
21. Jameel Kamate
22. Jaya Bethi
23. Jeyam Subbaiah C
24. Juily Kulkarni
25. Kajal Budhiraja
26. Kanchana Choudhary
27. Kaviraj Sawant
28. Kazmi S Athar Abbas
29. Krishna Pragneshkumar shah
30. Lalit Kapoor
31. M H Suresh Babu
32. Mangesh Gambhire
33. Nagaraj M
34. Nandhini Saripalli
35. Narapuram Nagalakshmi
36. Palaniappan AL (SNA)
37. Pavitra Nigam
38. Peter Joseph M
39. Prakrati Manodhya, S.N.A
40. Prashant Raval
41. Preeti Deshmukh
42. Prem Kumari
43. Rahul Mayur Sharma
44. Rajesh Kumar Nair
45. Ranjan Mohanty
46. Ravichandran V
47. Rekhaliga Chandra Mouli
48. Riya Kaushal
49. Rupesh Kumar
50. Sasmita Nayak
51. Shah Vaibhav
52. Shardul Sharma
53. Shraddha Vinchwekar
54. Sriram. R
55. Sundar R J
56. Sunil Panwar
57. Swapnil Bansod
58. Upalavikar Pornima
59. Vaishnavi Anand
60. Vedant Joshi
61. Vighnesh Balakrishnan
62. Vinita Shrotri
63. Vrushti Shah
Certificates: All seminar participants received certificates for attending the seminar.
Stay tuned for forthcoming seminars from the FIDE Fair Play Commission as we continue our commitment to disseminating fair-play-related knowledge and celebrating the rich legacy of FIDE chess.
