New Regulations for World Senior Championships approved by FIDE Council
The FIDE Council has recently approved new regulations for the World Senior Championships. The main changes involve women’s representation, prize pool size and general conditions such as the playing hall, accommodation, competition website, photo reports, and the live broadcast. You can see the updated Rules for the World Senior Championships below: General Rules 1. FIDE […]
Henríquez Villagra and Campos win Zonal 2.5 in Paraguay
GM Cristóbal Henríquez Villagra (Chile) and WFM Maria Jose Campos (Argentina) emerged as the winners of the FIDE Zonal 2.5 open and women’s tournaments, respectively. The event, jointly organized by the Paraguayan Chess Federation and Dr Andrés Riquelme in agreement with the presidency of Zone 2.5 and the Chess Confederation for America, took place at the facilities of the […]
EICC 2023: Shevchenko joins Sarana on the top with one round to go
Heading into the last round of the European Individual Chess Championship 2023, GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668) and GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668) share the lead sitting on 8 points each. GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668) outplayed GM Benjamin Gledura (HUN, 2637) in the penultimate round to catch up with the leader. Shevchenko had a […]