Call for submissions: FIDE Veterans Support Program 2023, second installment
The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the continuation of its support to chess veterans in 2023. The second installment of grants will be awarded next month to distinguished players, coaches and organizers aged 65+. Anyone over this age who has contributed to the development of chess and who is in an unstable financial situation […]
FIDE World Senior Championship 2023: Registration is open
FIDE and the Italian Chess Federation, along with UniChess, are happy to invite all FIDE member federations to participate in the World Senior Chess Championship 2023. The event will be held in Terrasini, Italy, from October 24 (arrival) to November 6 (departure), 2023. The Championship will be played in four categories: age 50+ and 65+, […]
FIDE June 2023 rating list published
The top ten places in the overall and women’s lists were mainly impacted by the GСT Superbet Chess Classics Romania and the final leg of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022-2023 in Cyprus. The recent contender for the World Champion title Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi dropped quite a few points in Bucharest (most likely the fatigue […]