30 Federations will receive free training from FIDE licensed trainers
At the beginning of the year, FIDE offered training support to Federations in FIDE development categories 4 and 5, which are planning to participate in the coming Moscow Olympiad. 30 Federations have responded to this call and will receive free training from FIDE licensed trainers. Fifteen of these federations are from Africa, six from Asia, six from […]
FIDE holds round table on “Chess in Prisons” project
In October 2021, 41 teams from 30 countries representing all continents participated in the Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners. The three-day tournament aimed to popularize chess as an efficient tool for reintegrating incarcerated people and provided an opportunity for inmates to play with their peers across the globe. It was decided that the event […]
Tata Steel Masters R10: Carlsen stays in front
All the players in the leading group drew their games in Round 10 of Tata Steel Masters except for Vidit Gujrathi, who fell to his compatriot Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a long gruelling Inian derby. Nils Grandelius scored his first victory in the event defeating Daniil Dubov. Sergey Karjakin and Magnus Carlsen played one of the shortest games at […]