Winners crowned at 21st European Union Youth Chess Championship

The 21st European Union Youth Championship in Kouty nad Desnou (CZE) culminated on Thursday, August 24.  The last rounds saw a lot of intense battles as the winners were determined in all eight categories. In the category Boys U8, Atanas Taskov (BUL) took first place with a perfect score of 9/9, Jean Desfosses (FRA) finished […]

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 – Call for bids

1.1 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will hold the World Rapid and Blitz Championships (R&B) and World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships (WR&B) in the second half of 2024 (see the Tournaments Regulations for World Rapid and Blitz Championship and World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championship). 1.2 FIDE is opening a bidding procedure to invite any federation member […]