WWCC Game 3: Goryachkina dominates, but Ju saves a draw
Shan Xiali, president of the Shanghai Chess Academy, and Wang Lianyun, president of the Shanghai Xiangqi Association, made the first symbolic move in the third game of the Women’s World Championship match. Ju Wenjun, playing Black, countered Aleksandra Goryachkina‘s Queen’s Gambit with the Semi-Tarrasch Defence, transforming the duel into a comfortable, yet somewhat passive play for herself. The […]
90th FIDE Congress: List of Delegates
FIDE is publishing the list of delegates as is required by the FIDE Electoral Regulations Section 5.A.1. LIST OF DELEGATES (pdf) According to FIDE Electoral Regulations Section 5.A.2 At the latest five weeks before the opening session of the General Assembly, the President of each member federation shall inform the FIDE Secretariat in writing […]
FIDE World Cup 2021 – Allocation of Continental spots
We are publishing the allocation of Continental spots for the FIDE World Cup 2021 related to Article 2.1.V of the Regulations The quotas are calculated according to the average Rating of twelve standard FIDE Rating Lists from February 2019 to January 2020 of the world top eight juniors (born on January 1st, 1999 or later) and the world […]