The First Global Interactive Community Chess Simul
Over the past two years, the pandemic has significantly transformed the lives of individuals and communities. We have entered a new digital era, however, the online sphere has opened up new horizons, which has also affected the chess world. The number of people starting and actively playing the game, devoted fans following tournaments, broadcasts, and […]
Pools for third leg of FIDE Grand Prix 2022 announced
Berlin, March 9, 2022 — The pools for the last leg of the FIDE Grand Prix Seies, organized by World Chess have been determined. The tournament in Berlin will be held from 21 March to 4 April at the World Chess Club Berlin. The event features 16 elite chess players competing for a prize fund of €150,000 and the last two […]
FIDE and Chess24 hold fundraising marathon for Ukraine on Women’s Day
A series of events aiming to support Ukrainian chess players and their families affected by the war were held yesterday, on International Women’s Day, by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess together with Chess24. The charity marathon included the Chess for Ukraine arena tournament named after the World Champions Anna & Mariya Muzychuk and Anna Ushenina, the team competition and a […]
FIDE Grand Prix Belgrade – Knockout: Day One Recap
Richard Rapport defeats Maxime-Vachier-Lagrave as White, while Giri and Andreikin draw The first round of the semi-finals of the second leg of the Grand Prix saw one decisive result and one draw. Richard Rapport defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Before this game, the two had played eight classical games, five of which were drawn and three were won by […]