Pranesh M wins 2022/2023 Rilton Cup
IM Pranesh M emerged as the winner of the Rilton Cup, the first tournament of the FIDE Circuit. The 16-year-old from India, seeded 22nd, made a clean sweep of the field in Stockholm, winning eight games and finishing a full point ahead of IM Kaan Kucuksari (Sweden) and GM Nikita Meshkovs (Latvia). The 2022/2023 Rilton Cup, the strongest open tournament in Sweden, […]
India Championships: Karthik Venkataraman and Divya Deshmukh win titles
GM Karthik Venkataraman and WGM Divya Deshmukh are the freshly minted India Champions. It is Karthik’s first victory in a national championship, while Divya successfully defended her title. The MPL 59th National Chess Championship 2022, organized by Delhi Chess Association at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Near ITO, New Delhi, took place from December 22, 2022, to January 03, 2023. The 13-round […]
Call for submissions: FIDE Veterans Support Program
The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the continuation of its support to chess veterans. A number of grants will be awarded next month to distinguished players, coaches and organizers aged 65+. Anyone over this age who has contributed to the development of chess and who is in an unstable financial situation is eligible to […]
Women in Chess: FIDE WOM Workshop held in Stockholm
The International Chess Federation declared 2022 the Year of the Woman in Chess. Throughout the year, many events were held to form gender equity policies, practices and programs to promote women’s participation in chess and to make the game more attractive to women. The year is over, but the work continues. The first FIDE WOM […]
Belgrade to host Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities
Belgrade, Serbia will host the Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities, which will take place from January 29 to February 5, 2023. This is a team competition, played over four boards, and limited to a maximum of 30 participant teams: 27 teams are selected by rating, and four are nominated by the FIDE President. If there […]