December 3, 2020 Poland wins the first Chess Olympiad for the Disabled FIDE PRESS RELEASE As the world celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the first-ever Online Chess Olympiad for players with disabilities came to an end...
Winners crowned at 2017 European Youth Chess Championship
ECU Youth Mamaia 2017 ended yesterday with the closing ceremony. The ceremony took place in Perla Square at 20:00 with a great weather, following the 9th round that took place at 13:00. The first 5 players of each age group...
ACP Board Speaks Out About Tbilisi World Cup Scandal
SIGN PETITION HERE Russian | Spanish The ACP Board strongly condemns and protests the actions of Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili in his capacity as World Cup Organiser. Bullying and threatening the player taking part in your event is unacceptable, doing it right...
88th FIDE Congress: Executive Board Agenda and Annexes
FIDE publishes the Agenda and Annexes for the Executive Board meeting which will be held on 13-14 October 2017 in Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey. Download the AGENDA Download all Annexes in one file List of Annexes 1. Decision of the Extraordinary Presidential Board,...
How to get chess to the mainstream the wrong way!
Canadian chess player accuses tournament organizer of bullying him over his shorts By Marissa Payne September 9 at 6:22 PM Washington Post Canadian chess grandmaster Anton Kovalyov entered the FIDE World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday wearing the...
Big drama at the World Cup, On and Off the Board!
The excitement of World Cup round 3 should have come on the chess board, especially since World Champion Magnus Carlsen lost to Bu with white. Unfortunately, the drama was caused by an incident off the board. You can read...
2017 FIDE World Chess Palma de Mallorca Grand Prix
2017 FIDE World Chess Palma de Mallorca Grand Prix The tournament, a nine round Swiss contest, is the last of four Grand Prix in 2017 and follow’s the Sharjah Grand Prix in February, the Moscow Grand Prix in May...
Big changes in ranking at World Cup
Last update: 04 September 2017, 16:33 GMT # ↑↓ Name Classic +/− Rapid Blitz Age 1 Carlsen 2828.6 +1.6 2909.0 2948.0 26 2 ↑2 Aronian 2804.2 +2.2 2820.0 2863.0 34 3 ↓1 Vachier-Lagrave 2801.2 −2.8 2824.0 2853.0 26 4 ↑1...