FIDE delegation visits Kakuma Refugee Camp
By Geir Nesheim, FIDE Social Commission On February 23, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and FIDE Managing Director Dana Reizniece-Ozola visited the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya to get first-hand insight into the FIDE-led chess education project. Since August 2021, some 800 learners have been introduced to the game of chess. In a parallel project, […]
44th Chess Olympiad and FIDE Congress will not take place in Russia
FIDE Council has decided that the 44th Chess Olympiad, including the competition for players with disabilities, as well as the FIDE Congress, will not take place in Russia. We will do our utmost to find another organizer for the Olympiad and, in due time, provide information on the location and dates of FIDE Congress 2022.
2022 Chess Olympiad to be moved from Moscow
The International Chess Federation has announced today its decision that the 44th Chess Olympiad, one of its flagship events, will not take place in Russia. This championship, in which teams from approximately 190 countries compete for two weeks, was supposed to take place in Moscow from July 26 July to August 8. Additionally, this year’s edition of the […]
Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi set up final
Magnus Carlsen and Russia’s number 1 Ian Nepomniachtchi set up a repeat of their world title battle in the Airthings Masters final on a day overshadowed by outside events. Nepo was among three Russians who had made it through to the last four of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event before their country’s invasion of […]