International Chess Festival Baku Open 2023 announced
The Ministry of Youth & Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Chess Federation are pleased to announce the Baku Chess Open festival dedicated to the 100th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev. The festival will be held from May 3 (arrival day) to May 12 (last round and closing ceremony) in Baku […]
FIDE Grand Swiss and WGS offer record prize funds
Photo: Mark Livshitz The International Chess Federation introduced updated regulations for Grand Swiss 2023 and Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 (WGS), the events to be held in Douglas, Isle of Man, from October 23 to November 6. Compared to the previous editions, the main changes involve the qualification system, increased prize money and prize fund distribution as well as travel […]
The home of chess welcomes Women’s Grand Prix
By Milan Dinic The third tournament of the four-stage Women’s Grand Prix will start on the 24th of March. After Astana (in September 2022) and Munich (in February of this year), the event returns to Asia, as the Indian capital New Delhi will be the host city for the third leg of the Women’s Grand […]
Women’s Candidates Final: Lei Tingjie and Tan Zhongyi face off in Chongqing, China
By IM Michael Rahal (Barcelona, Spain) March 20th, 2023 The 2023 FIDE Women’s Candidates Final will be disputed in Chongqing (China) from March 27th to April 6th. Chinese Grandmasters Lei Tingjie and Tan Zhongyi will face each other in a six-game classical chess match. The winner will receive 60,000 Euros and the right to challenge the current Women’s World […]