Mariano Ortega wins Cape Verde Open 2022
The champion title of the 1st Cape Verde International Chess Open remained in Cape Verde. IM Mariano Ortega, two-time National Champion of Cape Verde and African Champion of Zone 4.2, won the event, one of the 50 competitions in the world and seven in Africa financially supported by FIDE. Mariano Ortega tied for the first place […]
FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2023 – Call for bids
1.1 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will hold the World Rapid and Blitz Championships (R&B) and World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships (WR&B) in the second half of 2023 (see the Tournaments Regulations for World Rapid and Blitz Championship and World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championship) 1.2 FIDE is opening a bidding procedure to invite any federation member […]
FIDE Candidates 2022: tiebreaker playoff format
As per the decision made at the FIDE Council meeting on December 27, a playoff system has been introduced for the Candidates Tournament to be played in the case of a tie for first place. This decision has been taken after consultation with all the players who have already qualified for the competition. A majority of them favoured […]