Call for submissions: FIDE launches veterans support program
The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the continuation of its support to chess veterans. A number of stipends for a total amount of 20,000 Euro will be awarded next month to distinguished players and trainers aged 65+. Anyone over this age, who has contributed to the development of chess and who is in an unstable […]
Rating Analytics: The biggest rating gains of 2019
Kaspars Migla is the creator and founder of a chess website chessratings.top. In his column, he analyzes FIDE standard rating changes, career-highs, rating distribution by country, continent, region, and other rating-related statistics. In this edition, he looks back at the biggest rating gains in 2019, made by players in various categories. Chessratings.top analyzed the biggest FIDE rating gains over the year 2019 […]