AICF

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will hold its annual general body meeting in Gujarat on July 24.

It may be recalled, the AICF, for the first time in its history, had cancelled its AGM slated for June 14 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat for non-receipt of audited accounts from its auditors, Arsan & Co, Kanpur.

The email announcing the cancellation of the annual general body meeting read, “Regarding the captioned subject, we wish to inform you that we have not received the signed audited report for the financial year 2023-24 from the AICF Auditor (Arsan & Co) appointed at the previous Annual General Body. Hence we are compelled to cancel the Executive Council and Annual General Body Meeting of AICF scheduled for June 14, 2024. The new date and time of these meetings will be informed soon.”

But on July 2, AICF secretary Dev A Patel had sent out the notice calling the annual general body meeting and the agenda to the members.

As per the agenda, the meeting will approve the minutes of the past general body meetings and matters arising out of the minutes.

The chess body in its urgent AGM, which was held on Dec 28 last year, had decided to appoint another audit firm.

It is expected that the audited accounts and other necessary papers have been ready this time around so that the AGM could be held.

A couple of items listed on the agenda will be of academic nature; the Indian team for the Budapest Olympiad, venue for the World Chess Championship as the AICF has already announced the Olympiad team and the FIDE has announced Singapore as the venue for the World Chess Championship clash.

(This story is taken from a syndicated feed and was only edited for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)