44th Chess Olympiad: Participating teams announced
FIDE is excited to announce the participating teams of the 44th Chess Olympiad. 187 teams in the Open section and 162 in the Women’s will gather in Chennai, India, from July 28 to August 10 for the biggest chess competition of the year. The Chess Olympiad is growing with every edition, and the 44th in Chennai is […]
FIDE July 1 Rating list is out
There were no significant changes in the Top 10 of the July rating list as the Candidates Tournament is still underway in Madrid. Alexandra Kosteniuk gained 11 points in French Team Championship 2022 and re-entered the Women’s top 10, while Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave swapped places in the Open list. We have three new players in […]
Nepomniachtchi half a step away from winning the Candidates
Ian Nepomniachtchi keeps control of the tournament following a draw with Hikaru Nakamura as Ding Liren’s three-game winning streak is brought to an end With 8.5/12, tournament leader Ian Nepomniachtchi is just half a point away from winning his second Candidates in a row. He is due to play Rapport and Duda in the last […]