FIDE launches the First Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities
61 teams from 45 different countries are taking part in the first Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities, organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The event kicks off today and will run until December 3, a day recognized by the United Nations as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The competition brings together […]
SCC quarterfinals: So defeats Duda
GM Wesley So defeated GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a Speed Chess Championship quarterfinal match that was tight in the beginning and tight in the end, but it was a tour de force by So in the middle. With the exception of World Champion Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura, So is the most accomplished player in Speed Chess Championship history, and with this […]