Anna Ushenina wins Women’s Speed Chess Championship
Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) became the winner of the Women’s Speed Championship. In a dramatic Super Final that was decided in the last bullet game, she defeated the reigning European Blitz Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk 14.5-13.5. In this marathon duel full of twists and turns the opponents were worthy of each other. During 5+1 part Kosteniuk was slightly more precise […]
FIDE and Anatoly Karpov give masterclass to young players on International Chess Day
A true chess legend, the twelfth World Champion Anatoly Karpov delivered a lecture and played a simul against a dozen of talented young players. The event was held in Moscow in Chess Parlor named after a renowned arbiter Vladimir Dvorkovich. Anatoly Karpov: “I congratulate everyone on International Chess Day, which we have celebrated since 1966. On 12 […]
High-level meeting at the UN: “Chess for recovering better”
The virtual meeting between the United Nations and FIDE on the occasion of the International Chess Day was held on July 20. Top chess personalities and representatives of the U.N. gathered to exchange views and insights to strengthen the productive collaboration. In his welcoming speech, H.E. Mr. Mher Margaryan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Armenia to the […]