FIDE – ISF World School Teams Chess Cup 2023 announced
FIDE, ISF (the International School Sport Federation) and World Chess are proud to announce the FIDE – ISF World School Teams Online Chess Cup 2023, taking place in March 2023. This exciting event provides a platform for schools from FIDE and ISF member countries, as well as students from around the world*, to connect with […]
FIDE distributes €30,000 among chess veterans
After carefully considering the numerous applications received, the special panel appointed by the FIDE Council decided that these will be the twelve chess players, coaches, and promoters to benefit from the first instalment of FIDE’s support to chess veterans in 2023: Yochanan Afek (Israel)Igor Yarmonov (Ukraine)Jesús Nogueiras (Cuba)Valeri Beim (Austria)Elmira Aliyeva (Azerbaijan)Irina Chelushkina (Serbia)Nukhim Rashkovsky […]
WGP Munich: Six draws in Round 6
By IM Michael Rahal (Munich, Germany) The president of the International Chess Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, visited the women’s Gran Prix this afternoon and performed the ceremonial first move on the Zhu Jiner-Nana Dzagnidze board. Interviewed before the round by FIDE Press Officer for the event, IM Michael Rahal, Dvorkovich said he was very happy to […]