Leon Livaić wins 2023 Croatian Championship
Leon Livaić is the new champion of Croatia. The 23-year-old GM from Zagreb took the first national title in his career and picked 16 rating points. The Croatian Championship, a 12-player round-robin with classical time control, took place in the premises of the Zagreb Chess Federation from December 5-13. The winner of the 2022 championship, […]
Cape Verde Championship 2023: Mariano Ortega wins fourth title
From December 3-10, the city of Ponta do Sol, on the island of Santo Antão, hosted the Final of the VII Cape Verde National Championship, organized by FCX, in partnership with the Ribeira Grande City Council. The tournament, a 10-player round-robin featuring 7 participants with FIDE rating, took place at the TIDUCA Hotel and was […]
FIDE joins Global Esports Federation
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has achieved recognition as a member of the Global Esports Federation (GEF), with Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Deputy Chair of the FIDE Management Board, being elected to the GEF Board FIDE officially submitted its membership application to the Global Esports Federation on September 29. The GEF’s mission revolves around uniting esports entities […]
FIDE officials take part in the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
The Global Refugee Forum 2023 is taking place at Palexpo in Geneva (Switzerland) from December 13-15. Anastasia Sorokina, Chairperson of the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, and André Vögtlin, Chairman of FIDE Social Commission, participate in this event. It is the first time FIDE has taken part in the Global Refugee Forum. On December 12, Anastasia […]
2023 Hungarian Championship: A few unexpected results at the start
The host of next year’s Chess Olympiad, Hungary, decided to hold its national individual championship in a format never seen in the country before. Instead of having a men’s and women’s tournament separately, the Hungarian Chess Federation has put together a prize fund of EUR 35,000 and set up a common pool of men, women, […]
Verica Nedeljković, 1929–2023: Serbian Grandmaster who rattled Soviet Women’s chess dominance
Verica Nedeljković (94), the world’s oldest woman Grandmaster and a respected academic, passed away on December 13, 2023, in Belgrade Born Verica Jovanović-Tošović on September 16, 1929, in Pridvorica near Chachak (Čačak) in central Serbia, she will be remembered for her achievements both on and off the chess board. An exceptional student, Nedeljković pursued mechanical […]