2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland: Day 2 Recap
Wesley So and Jan-Krzysztof Duda continued to lead the 2023 Superbet Rapid & Blitz after a hard-fought day resulted in 12 out of a total 15 games drawn. With three games left to play in the rapid portion, So and Duda are in first with 9.0/12 points, while Levon Aronian is in clear third with […]
Unprecedented Showdown: Ding Liren, Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand and Hou Yifan join GCL
The inaugural edition of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League will make history, featuring numerous chess icons that include a total of thirteen players who have been World Champions in different categories from 14 different countries. India/US/UK – 23rd May, 2023: Global Chess League (GCL), a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, today announced the complete list […]
FIDE on the situation in Arab Chess Federation
FIDE has been informed about the current situation in the Arab Chess Federation and the decision of the Arab Sports Union to appoint an interim committee to lead the ACF. In order to give a proper legal assessment of this decision, FIDE has sent official requests to the interested parties asking to provide updated Charters of both […]
Chess for Freedom Conference brings together experts from all around the world
The first Chess for Freedom Conference, the three-day event, organized by FIDE and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (Chicago, USA), was held in Chicago, USA from the 17th to 20th of May, 2023. More than 40 participants, including FIDE officials, representatives of national chess federations and prison staff involved in programmes that introduce chess to inmates, dicussed […]