All Assam Chess Association
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Official logo of AACA | |
| Abbreviation | AACA |
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| Formation | 1960 |
| Type | Sports organisation |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Chess |
| Headquarters | Guwahati, Assam |
| Location |
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Region served | Entire Assam |
Membership | 32 affiliated district associations |
Official language | English and Assamese |
President | Mridul Kumar Mahanta |
| Affiliations | All India Chess Federation |
Staff | 22 |
| Website | Official Website |
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The All Assam Chess Association (Assamese: সদৌ অসম ডবা সন্থা) is a registered (under the Societies Registration Act: XXI of 1860, Number 1347 of 1981-82) chess association of the Assam state of India. It was formed in the late 1960s by Bodiyuz Zaman from Jorhat. The first president of the association was Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi. It is affiliated with the All India Chess Federation and officially accredited by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs, (FIDE).[1][2]
Affiliates
Till date AACA has managed to establish district affiliates in each of Assam’s districts. It has no less than 14 Districts out of a possible 23 districts, as well as various chess organizations under its affiliation.[2] The district affiliates and organizations are even able to send players to participate regularly in National and International chess tournaments and events.[1][2] Here is a list of the affiliated units:[1]
- Barpeta District Chess Association
- Bokakhat District Chess association
- Bongaigaon Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd.
- Cachar District Chess Association
- Charaideo Chess Academy
- Charaideo District Chess Association
- Dibrugarh District Chess Association
- Digboi District Chess Association
- Digboi Refinery (AOD)
- Duliajan Chess Academy, Duliajan Club
- Gauhati Town Club Chess Foundation
- Goalpara District Chess Association
- Golaghat District Chess Association
- Guwahati Chess Association
- Hojai District Chess Association
- Jorhat District Chess Association
- Kaliabor District Chess Association
- Kamrup District (Rural) Chess Association
- Karimganj Distt. Chess Association
- Kokrajhar District Chess Association
- Lions Kamrupa Chess Academy
- Mangaldoi District Chess Association
- Morigaon District Chess Association
- Nagaon District Chess association
- Nazira District Chess Association
- North Lakhimpur District Chess Association
- Oil India Ltd., Duliajan
- P. C. Borooah Chess Academy
- Rangia District Chess Association
- Sivasagar District Chess Association
- Tezpur District Chess Association
- Tinsukia District Chess Association
- Titabor District Chess Association
Events
From July 1 to 7, 2003, the AACA, with the help of the Alekhine Chess Club of Calcutta, organized the Telegraph chess championship at the Netaji Vidyapith Railway Higher Secondary School in Maligaon. The event was the fourth Guwahati edition of The Telegraph School Chess Championship.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "All Assam Chess Association". Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "All Assam Chess Association – Indian Chess Association". Chess Invasion. Retrieved 11 February 2010.