Getting more women’s teams to the Chess Olympiad

Out of 188 countries and territories that took part in the previous (2022) Chess Olympiad, 30 did not have a team in the women’s section. FIDE has set a goal to increase the number of women’s teams for the upcoming Olympiad scheduled in Hungary this September. That is how the “Empowering Queens of the Chessboard” […]

André Meylan and Marija Zvereva win 2024 Monaco Championship

André Meylan and Marija Zvereva

André Meylan and WIM Marija Zvereva are the champions of Monaco 2024, both winning their maiden titles. The 2024 Monacan championship, a seven-round Swiss tournament with classical time control, brought together a record 28 players (19 men and 9 women), with men and women ranked separately. It all came down to the final seventh round […]