Montenegrin Championship: Nikita Petrov clinches title

GM Nikita Petrov is the new champion of Montenegro. The native of Novorossiysk (Russia), who recently changed federation, won his first national title in a tough contest with 10-time Montenegro champion Nikola Djukic. The Montenegro Championship 2024, an 11-round Swiss tournament with classical time control, took place from February 6-15, 2024, in the country’s capital […]

FIDE establishes closer cooperation with International School Sport Federation

At a ceremony in Paris, the President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Arkady Dvorkovich, and the President of the International School Sport Federation (ISF), Laurent Petrynka, signed a Memorandum of Understanding which aims to incorporate chess in sports events for students organized by the ISF The partnership outlines key objectives, including establishing chess as […]

Iivo Nei and Andreas Dueckstein awarded Honorary GM title

FIDE Council awarded the title of Honorary Grandmaster to Andreas Dueckstein (Austria) and Iivo Nei (Estonia) for their consistently strong results in the 1950s-70s. Currently, FIDE Historic Commission is working on unified criteria for awarding the title of Honorary Grandmaster. Below are a few words about the awardees, summarizing their careers and achievements. Ivo Nei […]