LatestChess - Articles - Not even a single Indian in FIDE\'s Chess Trainer and Chess Instructor list.

FIDE and FIDE Trainers Committee has published the confirmed list of successful FIDE training title applicants via 2nd Direct Approval Process, and the list of new successful graduates from FIDE Academy Seminars held in USA, Germany and Singapore. Its really surprising and disappointing to see FIDE's Chess Trainer and Chess Instructor list. There are just 2-3 Indian names in the FIDE approved Chess Instructors list.
This article will introduce chess coaches to FIDE's chess training program.

I am highlighting few points and statistics that indicate India is one of the leading country in the terms of chess players, chess coaches, number of chess tournaments, chess resources etc.

India and Chess :

Recently a research team has found the first physical evidence that proves Chess came from India.
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is leading the FIDE rating list since April 2007.
Grandmaster K. Humpy is set to create history by achieving the 2600 Fide rating in the October list. This performance would make her only the second woman ever to reach 2600 mark.
There are around 3000 FIDE rated chess players in India and must be more than 10000 chess players over all.
In the big cities there are at least 30 well known chess coaches who are doing very well by conducting chess classes as well as personal chess coaching. I should mention that chess coaching is the only source of income for most of these coaches and still they are doing excellent. They are very professional chess coaches.
Every year Pune District Chess Association conducts inter-school chess tournament and the response they get is unbelievable. More than 1000 chess players participate every year! (chess players from Pune district region only) Here I am just taking an example of inter-school chess tournament conducted by Pune District Chess Association, I am sure in almost all the cities inter-school chess tournaments must be getting similar response.
In India, Chess tournaments take place literally on all 365 days of the year. In fact few FIDE rating chess tournament's dates gets clashed with each other. I am not considering club level chess tournaments here.

After going through these highlights its very surprising to see just 2-3 Indian names in FIDE's Trainer and Instructor list.

Lets see the details of FIDE training program :

FIDE conducted a training program on 20th October 2006. The aim of this program was to enable participants to teach young and gifted players in schools and chess-clubs and to educate Trainers and Chess-Teachers not only in their own countries but also on an international basis.

They have classified chess trainers into 4 categories :

FIDE senior chess trainer
FIDE chess trainer
FIDE chess instructor
Chess Developmental Instructor

Lets see the Criteria for Participation.