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:
| Akshay Kumar |
| Alok Priyadarshi |
| Amit Sharma |
| Amrish Ambadas Tallu |
| Anandh Babu VL |
| Anupam Bhattacharjee |
| Aparajita Gochhikar |
| Arasu B |
| Arpi Shah (Hirakani) |
| Atul Mishra |
| BHASKAR V |
| Dhanasekaran Vairamani |
| Dussa Hema Latha |
| E Agam Aditya |
| Ganesh R |
| Gautam Kataria |
| Gayatri Umesh Panbude |
| Gourav Kumar Ray |
| Govindankutty M S |
| Hussain khan |
| Jameel Kamate |
| Jaya Bethi |
| Jeyam Subbaiah C |
| Juily Kulkarni |
| Kajal Budhiraja |
| Kanchana Choudhary |
| Kaviraj Sawant |
| Kazmi S Athar Abbas |
| Krishna Pragneshkumar shah |
| Lalit Kapoor |
| M H Suresh Babu |
| Mangesh Gambhire |
| Nagaraj M |
| Nandhini Saripalli |
| Narapuram Nagalakshmi |
| Palaniappan AL (SNA) |
| Pavitra Nigam |
| Peter Joseph M |
| Prakrati Manodhya, S.N.A |
| Prashant Raval |
| Preeti Deshmukh |
| Prem Kumari |
| Rahul Mayur Sharma |
| Rajesh Kumar Nair |
| Ranjan Mohanty |
| Ravichandran V |
| Rekhaliga Chandra Mouli |
| Riya Kaushal |
| Rupesh Kumar |
| Sasmita Nayak |
| Shah Vaibhav |
| Shardul Sharma |
| Shraddha Vinchwekar |
| SRIRAM.R |
| Sundar R J |
| Sunil Panwar |
| Swapnil Bansod |
| Upalavikar Pornima |
| Vaishnavi Anand |
| Vedant Joshi |
| Vighnesh Balakrishnan |
| Vinita Shrotri |
| 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.