Samunenkov and Gurel receive wild cards for FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
The world’s strongest Swiss-system chess event, FIDE Grand Swiss, is set to be played on the Isle of Man from October 23 to November 6, 2023. The tournament is the gathering of the world’s top guns with two FIDE Candidates spots on stake, an opportunity to take home part of the USD 600,000 combined prize fund, and […]
Interview with FIDE CEO GM Emil Sutovsky
Taken during the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the 7th of August, 2023, by IM Michael Rahal, FIDE Press Officer of the event. You can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel. – I’m joined by International Grandmaster and FIDE Chief Executive Officer since 2022, Emil Sutovsky. Emil, good morning and […]
Important changes in FIDE Regulations for the Appointment of Arbiters in World Events
Dear chess friends, We would like to inform you about the most important changes in FIDE Regulations for Appointment of Arbiters in World Events (Handbook B06.4), effective from July 20th 2023. These regulations existed since 2022, and they established the first panels of arbiters. The reasons for changing the regulations are: a) increase the number […]
FIDE World Youth Olympiad 2023: Day 3 Recap
On the third day of the Youth Olympiad, two rounds were played. It was a day filled with sharp openings and tough endgames, and above all, it became China’s day. At the beginning of the third day, China and the Netherlands 1 were leading the standings. In the fourth round, these teams faced each other. […]