Tamil Nadu State Chess Association

Tamil Nadu State Chess Association

Official logo of TNSCA
Abbreviation	TNSCA
Motto	A tradition of honing chess skills
Formation	April 26, 1947
Type	Sports organisation
Legal status	Association
Purpose	Chess
Headquarters	75, J N Street adium, Chennai
Location	Around Tamil Nadu
Region served	Entire Tamil Nadu
Membership	Affiliated district associations, academis and special units
Official language	Tamil
President	P. R. Venketrama Raja
Affiliations	All India Chess Federation
Staff	18

The Tamil Nadu State Chess Association (TNSCA) is the apex body for the game of chess in Tamil Nadu, India. It was formed on April 26, 1947 with a view to identifying upcoming chess players and mould them into world-class professionals. The association was earlier known as Madras Chess Club. It is affiliated with the All India Chess Federation.

Affiliates

The TNSCA has a number of affiliated district associations, academies and special units under it.

District associations

• Chennai District Chess Association
• Life Member District Chess Association
• Coimbatore District Chess Association
• Cuddalore District Chess Association
• Dharmapuri District Chess Association
• Dindigul District Chess Association
• Erode District - Ad Hoc Committee
• Kanchipuram District Chess Association
• Kanyakumari District Chess Association
• Karur District Chess Association
• Krishnagiri District Chess Association
• Madurai District Chess Association
• Namakkal District Chess Foundation
• Nilgiris District Chess Association
• Pudukkottai District Chess Association
• Salem District Chess Association
• Sivagangai District Chess Association
• Thanjavur District Chess Association
• Thoothukudi District Chess Association
• Trichy District Chess Association
• Tirunelveli District Chess Association
• Tirupur District Chess Association
• Thiruvallur District Chess Association
• Tiruvannamalai District Chess Association
• Tiruvarur District Chess Association

CHennai

• Vellore District Chess Association Ad Hoc Committee
• Villupuram District Chess Association
• Virudhunagar District Chess Association

Academies

• Cape Chess Academy Nagercoil
• Aaron Chess Academy
• champion Chess Academy Tiruvannamalai
• Anna Nagar Chess Academy
• Chess Gurukul
• Chromepet Chess Institute
• King Chess Foundation
• Purasai Chess Academy
• Shakthi Chess Academy
• Solar Chess Club
• Stars Chess Academy Nagercoil
• T. Nagar Chess Academy
• Taanyakhavya School of Sports
• Vaishnavi Friends Club
• Mount Chess Academy
• Universal Sports Academy
• Meenakshi Chess Centre
• Nova Chess Academy
• The Elite Club of Chess
• Utilityforum of Chess
• Castle Chess Academy
• Chola Chess Academy
• Bloom Chess Academy
• Vishy Anand Chess Academy
• Thiruthuraipoondi Chess Club
• Vaelai Chess Academy
• Thirumangalam Kidscare Chess Academy
• sai chess academy,erode
• Villupuram Chess Academy, Villupuram

Special units

• ESI Corporation Regional Office (TN)
• ICF Sports Association
• Indian Bank Sports Central Sports Committee
• Southern Railway Sports Association
• Sports Promotion Foundation
• St. Johns International Residential School
• T.N.E.B. Sports Control Board
• SRM University
• St Joseph’s College Of Engineering

Online Chess Team Tamil Nadu at www.chess.com

Chess.com is an online chess community with over 5 million registered members as of April 2012. Chess.com has free chess play (in several different forms) and contains a range of activities for its users, including tournaments, articles, videos, and social tools. Its slogan 'Play, Learn, Share' reflects its aim to provide users with an 'enjoyable environment where chess players of all skill levels can learn, contribute, play, build, chat, and share. We have a Chess Team at www.chess.com, in the name of தமிழ்நாடு / Tamil Nadu. There is an Indian Chess League organized every year in chess.com where different states of India with their teams participate. Tamil Nadu is one of the top teams in ICL. Interested players can join chess.com and Tamil Nadu group there in. Various team Chess Games, Tournaments, Live chess can be played.

Events

The association has been organizing a number of chess events throughout the year.