Port Blair, May 28: The first edition of National Schools Team Under-12 & Under-18 Chess Championships-2023 will be held at Amalorpavam Higher Sec School, Vanarapet, Pondicherry from 23-25 June 2023.

This event will serve as selection event for the World Schools Team Chess Championships scheduled to be held at Kazakhstan from 03-08 August 2023.

Players born on or after 1st January 2011 are eligible to participate in Under-12 category while players born on or after 1st January 2005 are eligible to participate in Under-18 category.

All the players of a team must be bonafide students of the same school for the academic year 2023-24 and the same must be certified by Principal/Headmaster of the school with signature and stamp.

Each team shall consist of four players and one reserve player and a non-playing captain.

Each school can enrol any number of teams with suffixing the letters "A", "B" and "C" with their school’s name.

No restriction for team composition (only boys or only girls or mixed).

There will be a 50% concession in the entry fee for participating schools from Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Interested schools may send their entries directly to All India Chess Federation (AICF) through email@ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on or before 12th June 2023.

For assistance, the schools may contact the General Secretary, ANCA @ 9434293379.or 9679593366 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..