Alexey Sarana is the Winner of the Inaugural Olympic Esports Series Chess Event
For the first time in what we hope to become the tradition, FIDE and Chess.com brought chess to the Olympic Esports Series (OES). This global virtual and simulated sports competition created by the International Olympic Committee culminated in spectacular Finals in Singapore on June 23-24. 42,000 players from 219 countries participated in qualifying events, but only eight […]
PlusCity Grand Prix: All set for the strongest XXI century chess event in Austria
A popular chess festival in the PlusCity shopping center (Linz, Austria) organized by ÖSB President Michael Stöttinger is returning this year even bigger. The PlusCity Rapid and Blitz Grand Prix stretching from June 30 to July, 2023, includes Rapid (10+5) and Blitz (3+2) tournaments and the Open Austrian Team Championship. All three competitions are Swiss […]
World Schools Team Championship 2023 in Aktau, Kazakhstan: Registration is open
FIDE and the Kazakhstan Chess Federation invite all FIDE member federations and eligible players to participate in the World Schools Team Championship 2023 (WSTC). The competition will be held in Aktau, Kazakhstan (Caspian seaside) from August 3 (arrivals) to August 8 (departures), 2023. The playing venue is Halyk Arena. The championship will be played in […]
Global Chess League Day 4: SG Alpine Warriors grab the lead
Dubai, 25th June 2023 – The fourth day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League started with a huge upset as the team of Ganges Grandmasters, who have been dominating the first three days of the event suffered a defeat at the hands of Ronnie Screwvala’s upGrad Mumba Masters. The heroes of the day are […]