The All Assam Chess Association ( as, সদৌ অসম দবা 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

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and officially accredited by the

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, (FIDE).

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. The district affiliates and organizations are even able to send players to participate regularly in National and International chess tournaments and events. Here is a list of the affiliated units: *Barpeta District Chess Association *Cachar District Chess Association *Dibrugarh District Chess Association *Duliajan Chess Academy, Duliajan Club *Gauhati Town Club Chess Foundation *Golaghat District Chess Association *Guwahati Chess Association *Hailakandi District Chess Association *Hojai District Chess Association *Jorhat District Chess Association *Kaliabor District Chess Association *Kamrup District (Rural) Chess Association *Karimganj District. Chess Association *Kokrajhar District Chess Association *Mangaldoi District Chess Association *Morigaon District Chess Association *Nagaon District Chess association *North Lakhimpur District Chess Association *Oil India Ltd., Duliajan *P. C. Borooah Chess Academy *Sivasagar District Chess Association *Tezpur District Chess Association *Tinsukia District Chess Association

Events

From 1 to 7 July 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

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. The event was the fourth Guwahati edition of The Telegraph School Chess Championship.

References

{{Reflist Chess organizations Chess in India Sport in Assam 1960 establishments in Assam Organisations based in Assam