The Reasoning Behind What I Did! When I was a young chess player, I consciously tried to look as plain and unattractive as possible. Most people never knew why. I never really talked about it. There were 2 main...
Gibraltar to host the final stage of the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gibraltar to host the final stage of the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix The International Chess Federation is proud to announce that Gibraltar will host the final stage of the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix, to be played...
Minsk (Belarus) to host 2021 Women’s World Chess Cup
MINSK, 15 July (BelTA) – Women’s World Chess Cup, which has been postponed, will take place in Minsk in 2021, BelTA learned from the official website of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). In early July FIDE announced the postponement...
Gunina wins second leg of the Women’s Online Speed Chess Championship
Valentina Gunina emerged as the winner of the second leg of the Women’s Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix and picked up 12 GP points. In the final match, she took revenge on Anna Ushenina, to whom she had lost...
Ukrainian GM Ushenina wins Leg 1 of online Women’s Speed Chess Grand Prix
Anna Ushenina, the classical World Champion in 2012, defeated Valentina Gunina in the final, leaving the score 7-4 in her favor. The Ukrainian outplayed her rival and was a deserved winner: a better opening preparation gave her the upper...
India v Bulgaria and Armenia v Kazakhstan at 2020 SPFGI Playoff
#1 seed: WIM Priyanka Nutakki, IND, 2263, 25049615 chess.com ID: Ind1anStar #2 seed: WGM Anna M Sargsyan, ARM, 2404, 13308130 chess.com ID: Anothergrumpy #3 seed: WCM Asel Lesbekova, KAZ, 1920, 13713248 chess.com ID: asellesbekova1 #4 seed: WIM, FM Gergana...
Last minute reminders for participants of 2020 SPF Girl’s Online Invitational
Dear Players, The day has arrived! We are almost ready to go. A few last minute reminders! Tournament starts TODAY soon. Everyone is playing today! By now you should have done the following: Join the Club on chess.com Championship...
“WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR SOME ALL-GIRLS’ OR WOMEN’S CHESS TOURNAMENTS?”
How about women were NOT allowed to compete against MEN until not long ago? How about they were discouraged to compete against MEN? How about many women were verbally, mentally, emotionally, and sometimes physically … abused by some MALE...
2020 SPF Girls Invitational will be online with $180,000+ in prizes/scholarships
Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational Online Championship 2020 June 20-21, 2020 via chess.com Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the annual SPF Girls’ Invitational, the first and most prestigious all-girls championship in the US, had to be canceled. Because of...
2020 FIDE Women’s Online Speed Chess Championship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIDE and Chess.com announce the 2020 Women’s Speed Chess Championship The International Chess Federation and Chess.com are pleased to announce the Women’s Speed Chess Championship, an online competition to be held between June 18th and July...