Women’s Grand Prix Gibraltar: Pairings announced
The full pairings for every round of the upcoming FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Gibraltar have been announced. The fourth and final leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix will take place in Caleta Hotel from January 17-29, 2021. January 24, 2021, is a rest day. As usual, twelve players will compete in a round-robin tournament. The drawing […]
Russian champions honored in Central Chess Club
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Aleksandra Goryachkina became the 2020 Russian Champions. The results of the year were recapped in the Central Chess Club. Moscow, 17 December 2020 – A festive event, which included the awarding ceremony to the new Russian champions and the winners of the FIDE Online Olympiad, and took place in the M. Botvinnik Central […]
2020 FIDE Online General Assembly: List of Decisions
December 06, 2020 OGA-2020/1 To approve the President’s report OGA-2020/2 To approve the Treasurer’s report. OGA-2020/3 To note the Verification Commission’s report for the year 2019. OGA-2020/4 To discharge the Treasurer from her responsibilities for the financial year 2019. OGA-2020/5 To approve the 2021 Budget. OGA-2020/6 To appoint Ernst & Young as FIDE External […]
Decisions of the FIDE Online General Assembly 2020
December 06, 2020 OGA-2020/1 To approve the President’s report OGA-2020/2 To approve the Treasurer’s report. OGA-2020/3 To note the Verification Commission’s report for the year 2019.OGA-2020/4 To discharge the Treasurer from her responsibilities for the financial year 2019. OGA-2020/5 To approve the 2021 Budget. OGA-2020/6 To appoint Ernst & Young as FIDE External Auditor for the financial year […]
Brazilian Post issues official chess stamp
The Brazilian Post (Correios Brasil) launched an official chess stamp with the Brazilian Chess Confederation (CBX) and its president GM Darcy Lima serving as a technical adviser of the project. The issue of postal chess stamps by Correios Brasil intends to promote the game through philately. Notably, before the advent of digitalization, correspondence chess (with opponents sending moves to […]
Nepomniachtchi, Goryachkina win 2020 Russian Championship
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Aleksandra Goryachkina are 2020 Russian Champions. In the final round of the men’s tournament, one of the leaders Ian Nepomniachtchi made a quick draw with Maxim Chigaev to wait for the result of his main competitor Sergey Karjakin, who faced Daniil Dubov. Ian said he would have been happy with any result but a draw: with fatigue accumulated by the end […]