Should Central Federation should have such exclusive right?

In a prospectus of Natianal (India) Under 11 Chess Championship to be held at Ahamadabad, Gujarat from August 22 to 31  All India Chess Federation has got some exclusive right page 2, 3rd line....

"All entries including special entries should come through the concerned state association / affiliate unit of the AICF. However the AICF will have the right to accept or reject any entry without assigning any reason."

http://indianchessfed.org/News/2008/Nationalchamps/revised%2022nd%20National%20Under-11%20Boys%20&%20Girls%20Chess%20Championship%202008.pdf

How a chess players whos entry is rejected without assigning any reason  can safe guard his interest?

Tunatin,

This clause was not there previously... I am also comparativly new in Indian chess, active for last few years.

As it hurts me I point it out.

If every think goes well it no problems but....

In last two years I have conducted around 30 chess tournaments for children.

Participation has incresed many fold. But as I pointed out discrepances in Feb 08 it has so happen that participation has dropped drastically in last two tournaments.

There is a clause which say "if you play in unrecognised tournament, diciplinary action may be initiated against you."

Its a simple ordinery clause. If my students land in Ahamadabad (its is 900 km away) and they are not allowed to play then what? Just a precotianary information received by me through email today.

Regards 

Shri8131,

You are right. parents are warried for such likely treatment. I also read one more warning issued to Rajasthan people.

"This is issued in the interest of players who might be confused with the announcement of the selection tournament by Mr.Harsh and to impress upon them that those who play in that tournament will be doing so at their own risk. Since, as per the Rules of the registration of players with AICF, no player can take part in tournaments not recognized by the All India Chess Federation and will be liable for disciplinary action."

http://indianchessfed.org/News/2008/June/ChesstmtannouncedbySLHarshisnotrecognisedbyAICF.asp 

Some one who has capasity to fight AICF bosses must take this matter to Sports Minister. 

Thank you tunatin for taking some effors to know and understand about my grevances.

Here is one the view I received from an INDIAN. See if any one can take it to higher up for betterment of CHESS.

http://www.orkut.com/CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=244&tid=5220431649093799069&start=1 

I do not think my writing to Mr. Sundar regarding the questions (as you suggested me to do so) will bear any fruit. My profylactic thinking tells me that he will most probably ignore a mail from an unknown person, particularly if the questions are uncomfortble.

Being aware of and mentioning the problems are a good start. But I don't think they are fulfilling in themselves. If you assert yourself and others with your logic and facts that there is some problems, next step is to think about the solution. What steps should concerned people with a sense of justice and fairness should take, and how these steps progress to the solution?

In my limited experience and information, I sense and smell how dirty can politics in the realms of chess be. And thus it may very well be a herculian task to take any step. It took somebody of Susan Polgar's stature to take it up in the level of FIDE.

One basic gauge to measure how transparent and fair a governing body is, is to check how tolerant and open is it towards resentment and criticism. FIFA (football) is a model in this case. And chess is one of the worst. Even if you dislike some steps of any of the authority you cannot express or protest against that - otherwise it may be construed as a disrespect to the governing body itself, and disciplnary actions may be taken accordingly. Freedom is the first condition for real growth, and chess lacks there.

Since you think so much for the improvement of chess, tell us in clear terms what do you think can be done towards this.