Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa share FTX Crypto Cup lead
Magnus Carlsen and Indian star Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa made it two wins out of two today as the FTX Crypto Cup favourites powered into an early lead. The World Champion recovered from a shock loss against American teenager Hans Niemann to march into Round 3 of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour round-robin. Pragg, meanwhile, narrowly beat Anish Giri to avenge a […]
FIDE Book Awards 2022: Call for nominations
Dear Publishers and Authors, The FIDE Trainers’ Commission invites your nominations for the Yuri Averbakh & Isaac Boleslavsky Book Awards 2022. There will be a total of three awards, Gold, Silver and Bronze, and both the publisher and author will be acknowledged. Eligible are chess books (print) published in 2021. Publishers may submit up to […]
Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: Registration continues
From 13-14 October 2022, FIDE, jointly with Cook County (Chicago) Sheriff’s office, will host the second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners. Dedicated to the International Day of Education in Prison, the event is organized as a part of the Chess for Freedom programme. Free and open to players representing any correctional facility without specification by age and gender […]