Chess for Freedom Conference: List of speakers announced
FIDE and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (Chicago, USA) have revealed the first group of speakers for the Chess for Freedom conference taking place from the 17th to 20th of May, 2023, in Chicago, USA. The first in-person Chess for Freedom Conference features many experts from the worldwide chess community that will take the stage over […]
FIDE President visits Saudi Arabia
Following the invitation from the Saudi Arabia Chess Federation to participate in their board meeting represented by the new members and as per invitation from Mr Turki Al-Sheikh to meet on the occasion of Riyadh Calendar Chess Championship 2023, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich visited Saudi Arabia. FIDE President had a chance to check and test the playing conditions of […]
Nukhim Rashkovsky (1946-2023)
FIDE is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of GM Nukhim Rashkovsky in his 77th year of age after a long and serious illness. Born in 1946 in Sverdlovsk, Nukhim Rashkovsky showed early promise and became one of Mikhail Botvinnik School’s first students. In 1958 he won the USSR Championship among schoolchildren and four […]