[7][8] The event was organised by AICF in association with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Tamil Nadu Government.

2) accused the AICF secretary DV Sundar of preventing her from participating in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin.

[13] In 2012 the AICF president N Srinivasan was criticised for not supporting Viswanathan Anand in World Chess Championship 2010, by not trying to host the match in India.

[15] The new AICF President, Sanjay Kapoor, and Secretary, Bharat Singh Chauhan have taken a slew of measures to ensure that the Federation actively focuses on promoting Chess sport in the country and works towards empowering the players.

[16] Till date the federation has more than 30 affiliated state associations and 10 special members[4] Here is a list of them:[4][17][18] AICF has also played host to a number of major world events in India.