Kaspersky becomes an official sponsor of the Lindores Abbey Blitz in Riga
The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce a new partnership with Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company. By this agreement, Kaspersky becomes an official sponsor of the Lindores Abbey Blitz, which will take place on 8th November in the historical Hanzas Perons venue in Riga, Latvia. The FIDE endorsed tournament will be held in […]
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss: Round 9 Recap
Fabiano Caruana knocked out Alireza Firouzja and, together with David Howell, who also won, the three players now share first place in the Grand Swiss. Lei Tingjie won again and with 8/9 is almost certain to take first place at the inaugural Women’s Grand Swiss Open Event The open section of the 2021 FIDE Chess.com […]
FIDE World Championship for People with Disabilities kicks off on Tornelo
The 1st round of the 4th FIDE World Chess Championship for People with Disabilities started on November 05. This year the championship, organized by Dresdner Schachfestival e.V. under the auspices of FIDE, is held online due to continuous Covid-19 restrictions across the world. Despite the change of the format, 255 players from 46 countries decided […]