| All Assam Chess Association | |
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| Abbreviation | AACA |
| Formation | 1960 |
| Type | Sports organisation |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose/focus | Chess |
| Headquarters | Pragjyoti Bhavan Chachal, VIP Road PO Hengrabari Guwajati - 781036 Assam |
| Location | Around Assam |
| Region served | Entire Assam |
| Membership | 32 affiliated district associations |
| Official languages | English and Assamese |
| President | Bibhuti Gogoi |
| Affiliations | All India Chess Federation |
| Staff | 22 |
| Website | Official Website |
The All Assam Chess Association (Assamese: সদৌ অসম ডবা সন্থা) is a registered (under the Societies Registration Act: XXI of 1860, Number 1347 of 1981-82) chess association of the Assam state of India. It was formed in the late 1960s by Bodiyuz Zaman from Jorhat. The first president of the association was Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy. It is affiliated with the All India Chess Federation and officially accredited by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs, (FIDE).[1][2]
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Till date AACA has managed to establish district affiliates in each of Assam’s districts. It has no less than 14 Districts out of a possible 23 districts, as well as various chess organizations under its affiliation.[2] The district affiliates and organizations are even able to send players to participate regularly in National and International chess tournaments and events.[1][2] Here is a list of the affiliated units:[1]
From July 1 to 7, 2003, the AACA, with the help of the Alekhine Chess Club of Calcutta, organized the Telegraph chess championship at the Netaji Vidyapith Railway Higher Secondary School in Maligaon. The event was the fourth Guwahati edition of The Telegraph School Chess Championship.[2]