Asian Junior Championships 2021: Indians sweep out

VS Rahul (2387) of India drew with Orini Gholami of Iran in the final round of the Asian Junior Chess Championship to score 7 ½ points out of 9 games, win the title and complete a GM norm. Rahul turned in an excellent performance, leading from start to finish without a single defeat. He beat Kosala Amarathunga, Isara […]

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2021: Preview

One of the most anticipated events in the chess calendar, the FIDE Rapid and Blitz Championship, is around the corner. The open and women’s championships that have been held concurrently since 2016 will take place from December 25-31 in Warsaw, Poland, at PGE Narodowy Stadium. Traditionally, the participants will fight not only for titles and […]

Happy Holidays!

Dear members of the chess family, The year is coming to an end, and on the occasion of the festive season, I would like to thank all of you for your continued work towards promoting chess and your continued support of FIDE activities. Together we have managed to recover almost normal levels of activity during […]

Cadets & Youth Super Final: Congratulating the Winners

The FIDE Online Cadets and Youth Rapid cycle started in August with the selection stage to the World Cup, continued with the World Cup final, then two Grand Prix events, and culminated in the round-robin final with a 30,000 euros prize fund that finished on December 21. From more than 3,000 participants, only six strongest […]