Ennio Morricone: legendary composer and avid chess fan dies at 91

Ennio Morricone, the legendary Oscar-winning composer of more than 500 film scores, has died today, at the age of 91. He played competitive chess in the mid-50s, and he took it very seriously: in an effort to improve, he even trained with the twelve-time Italian champion, IM Stefano Tatai. His passion for chess began by pure […]

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Correspondence between FIDE and Iranian Chess Federation

08-06-2020 Dear Mr. Nikoukhesal, I’d kindly remind you, that FIDE rejects any kind of discrimination against a country, private person or group of people on account of race, skin colour, ethnic, national or social origin, citizenship, birth, age, status, wealth, disability, language, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, political opinions, or any […]

Titles approved by Q2 2020 FIDE Council Online

FIDE publishes the list of titles approved by the 2020 Q2 FIDE Council Online. GRANDMASTER GM 5040299 Akash, G IND GM 4901266 Munkhgal, Gombosuren MGL GM 4900774 Nasanjargal, Urtnasan MGL GM 1046730 Schoppen, Casper NED INTERNATIONAL MASTER IM 8609950 Pang, Tao CHN IM 26028999 Gatineau, Yovann FRA IM 25034430 Audi, Ameya IND IM 35028600 Pranesh, […]