Health and safety measures at the FIDE Candidates Tournament
Update, 12.03.2020: Due to health concerns, the organizers have decided that spectators will not have access to the playing area. Other preventive measures may be put in place, depending on requirements. Press Release: March 6 2020, FIDE The outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), which has affected events globally, has led to concerns and questions whether the FIDE Candidates […]
Nana Dzagnidze clinches victory in Lausanne
The third leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix unfolded from March 1 to 13 in Lausanne. The opening ceremony took place at the Olympic Museum in the presence of Lausanne Mayor Grégoire Junod, and the FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. This museum was the venue of the World Championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Viswanathan Anand in […]
The new FIDE Charter: What is it?
One of the main decisions at the recent 90th Extraordinary General Assembly was the approval of the new FIDE Charter, that replaces the old FIDE Statutes and came into force on March 1, 2020. But what does this change implies, and why it was required? This reform was needed because the previous FIDE Statutes were severely […]
FIDE Qualification Commission: Coronavirus Announcement
The Qualification Commission has received a large amount of correspondence about the consequences with regard to FIDE-rated chess tournaments during the last week. The Qualification Commission’s approach will be to be as helpful as possible to national federations in assisting them to submit tournaments for rating with minimum difficulty, and National Rating Officers are welcome […]
Introducing Candidates: Ding Liren
Ding Liren (China)Born: October 24, 1992 (27 years old)Rating: 2805Qualified as a finalist of the FIDE World Cup 2019. It will be his second Candidates Tournament. Ding Liren was born and grew up in Wenzhou, China. His father – a doctor by education – named him Liren, referring to a popular Confucian saying: “If you […]