FIDE resumes the Candidates Tournament
The Candidates Tournament, the biennial 8-player event that decides who will be the Challenger for the World Chess Championship title, will resume on the 19th of April in Yekaterinburg, Russia. This double round-robin tournament kicked off on March 16, 2020. However, it had to be abruptly stopped 11 days later when the Russian government announced […]
Superb turnout for FIDE World Corporate Championship
We couldn’t have dreamed of a better welcome for the inaugural edition of the FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship that will be played next weekend (February 19-21). With 284 teams registered from 78 different countries, the event will bring together 1,467 players. This turnout widely surpassed all our estimations, and we would like to thank our […]
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New appointments in FIDE Commissions
The following changes have been approved in FIDE Commissions: Mrs. Ilaha Kadimova to be appointed as the Secretary of Events Commission. Two-time Junior World Champion (1992 and 1993), Ilaha Kadimova became WGM in 1994. For several years she served as a secretary for Commission for Women’s Chess and now has been transferred to the Events Commission where […]
Wesley So wins Valentine’s Day final
US star Wesley So inflicted a heartbreaking defeat on World Champion Magnus Carlsen to win the Opera Euro Rapid on Valentine’s Day. So became the first player to take two Meltwater Champions Chess Tour titles as he moved into a slender lead in the year-long series. The 27-year-old, who plays from his home in Minnetonka, MN, has toppled Carlsen in […]