Jamshedpur’s Shubhangi Verma and Anirudh Sahu become senior national chess arbiters

Jamshedpur, January 20: The All India Chess Federation announced the results of the Senior National Arbiter Examination today. Shubhangi Verma, a resident of Sonari, secured the top position in the two-day examination held at the Institute of Technical Education and Research, Bhubaneswar. She was declared a Senior National Arbiter in Category A.

Meanwhile, Anirudh Kumar Sahu, a resident of Jugsalai, achieved the status of Senior National Arbiter in Category B after successfully completing a two-day Arbiter Seminar in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

Shubhangi has been contributing as an arbiter in chess tournaments since 2022, with notable participation in the National Under-9 Chess Championship and various rating events held in Jamshedpur. Anirudh, on the other hand, has been serving as an arbiter since 2013, officiating at numerous national, state, and district-level competitions.

Their achievements were lauded by the East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan District Chess Association.  Secretary of the East Singhbhum District Chess Association, Narendra Kumar Tiwari, along with officials Ajay Kumar, Shaukeen Pramanik, Vishal Kumar Minz, and others, extended their heartfelt congratulations to the duo for their outstanding accomplishments in the field of chess.