FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich on Hybrid Format
Dear chess friends, I would like to clarify FIDE’s intentions and goals regarding the introduction of the newly adopted regulations for Online Chess, and in particular, for what we have named “Hybrid format”. First, there was an unambiguous demand for a coherent set of guidelines regarding running online chess competitions, based on our experience throughout […]
FIDE will provide aid packages to Open Tournaments
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many important spheres of chess life – and the one that suffered most is open tournaments. Most of these events have been canceled during 2020, and FIDE’s concern is that if this situation does not improve soon, many of them might never be able to make a comeback. FIDE acknowledges the importance of […]