Clash of chess titans in Düsseldorf: World Rapid Team Championship preview
The first-ever World Rapid Team Championship is set to start in Dusseldorf, bringing together spectacular players from all across the globe The stage is set for an unprecedented showdown from the 25th until the 29th of August as the chess elite will gather in Germany for the inaugural world team championship in rapid chess. Forty […]
EDU Commission announces its 10th Preparation of Teachers course
FIDE Chess in Education Commission is pleased to announce the dates of the new Preparation of Teachers course. The course will be held online in English from September 22-24, 2023. The target audience is teachers, chess educators, beginner and advanced players with basic chess knowledge and experience working with children. Participants, based upon their exam results, qualify for the FIDE […]
FIDE World Cup: Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa draw in the first game of the finals
Playing as White, the 18-year-old Indian prodigy, R Praggnanandhaa, couldn’t obtain a significant advantage over the former World Champion Carlsen. Meanwhile, Fabiano Caruana suffered a surprising defeat against local player Nijat Abasov in the match for third place Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa split a point after a game which lasted 35 moves and around […]