2023 FIDE World Cup: Players lists and pairings announced
FIDE World Cup, held every two years, will celebrate its 10th edition in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 30 July to 24 August 2023. With 206 players in the open section, plus 103 in the Women’s competition, this event has seen its combined prize pool boosted to a whopping USD 2.5 million, the single largest one at any […]
FIDE distributes €25,000 among chess veterans
After carefully considering the numerous applications received, the special panel appointed by the FIDE Council decided that these will be the ten chess players, coaches, and promoters to benefit from the second instalment of FIDE’s support to chess veterans in 2023: Nikola Padevsky (BUL)Goran Cabrilo (SRB)Yuri Meshkov (RUS)Vassilis Aristotelous (CYP)Mario Galeano (PAR)Jens Kristiansen (DEN)Živko Janevski […]
FIDE Women’s World Championship Match 2023 commences in Shanghai
The match for the title of the 18th Women’s World Champion was officially opened in Shanghai. The drawing of lots determined that the challenger Lei Tingjie will start with the white pieces The 2023 FIDE Women’s World Championship Match kicked off today in Shanghai, where the first part of the match to determine the 18th […]
The 2023 FIDE World Cup wild cards revealed
FIDE has approved the final list of Wild Cards for the 2023 World Cup. In both the Open and the Women’s tournament, the final list features a mix of seasoned players and promising young talents Apart from Hikaru Nakamura (No. 2 on the July 2023 Rating list, who recently scored a brilliant victory in Stavanger) and Arjun Erigaisi (No. […]