Maharashtra Chess Association

The Maharashtra Chess Association (MCA) is the apex body for the game of chess in Maharashtra, India. It was formed in 1963 and is affiliated with the All India Chess Federation.[1]

Maharashtra Chess Association
Official logo of MCA
AbbreviationMCA
Formation1963
TypeSports organisation
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeChess
HeadquartersVastupuja Apartment
39, Trisharan Nagar
Khamla, Nagpur-440025
Maharashtra, India
Location
  • Around Maharashtra
Region served
Entire Maharashtra
Membership
Affiliated districts
Official language
Marathi
President
Adv. Kashinath G. Navandar
AffiliationsAll India Chess Federation
Staff
14
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

The first chess association in Maharashtra is South Maharashtra Chess Club which was formed in 1921. In 1930 the Sangali Chess Society was established. Again in 1941, Nutan Buddhibal Mandal was formed in Sangali, which is still in existence. Later in 1955 the Southern Maratha Country Chess Association was formed. Looking at the growth of the game in Bombay Province, the first Chess body, Known as Bombay Chess Association was established in 1944. Then in 1950, All India Chess Federation was started in Bombay. In 1963, the Bombay Chess Association and Southern Maratha Country Chess Association were merged and the unified state Association came to be known as Maharashtra Chess Association.[1]

Affiliates

All the districts in Maharashtra are affiliated to the Maharashtra Chess Association.[1]

References
  1. "About Maharashtra Chess Association". Official Website of MCA. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.


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