Player’s Undertaking for Participation in the FIDE Grand Prix 2008-2009 The World Chess Federation (FIDE) is the governing body of the FIDE Grand Prix 2008-2009 (hereinafter referred to as the GP 2008-2009). The Administrator of the GP 2008-2009 is...
FIDE Grand Prix
FIDE is pleased to announce the dates and venues for the 2008/2009 Grand Prix Tournaments: April 20th – May 6th 2008, Baku, AzerbaijanJuly 30th – August 15th 2008, Krasnoyarsk (or other Russian city), RussiaDecember 13th – 29th, 2008, Doha,...
World Youth in October 2008 in Vung Tau
Vietnam to host World Youth Chess Championshiphttp://www.chinaview.cn/index.htm2008-01-29 18:56:55 HANOI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Vietnam will host the World Youth Chess Championships 2008 in southern Vung Tau city from Oct. 19-31 with the expected participation of some 1,500 athletes from...
The next great one
by December 31, 2010 (January 2011 FIDE list), who do you think will be the #1 player in the world? Will it be – Still one of the big 3: Anand, Kramnik or Topalov– The young guns: Carlsen, Radjabov...
IM norm from NA FIDE tournament
Breaking News! Dr. Tansel Turgut of the Turkish Federation has scored his 1st IM norm with a win over FM Mehmed Pasalic. This is Dr. Turgut’s 1st IM norm. Dr. Turgut is a cardiologist from Decatur, IL and is...
FIDE expansion
FIDE to help Vietnam build chess institute World Chess Federation (FIDE) has assured the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) of a project to build a 5,000 ha chess institute in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The promise was...
FIDE Rules
FIDE rulingBehavioural norms of players in chess events Having discussed several recent cases in different chess tournaments where the attitude of players toward their opponent or officials, journalists etc. was not acceptable under conventional social behaviour, the FIDE Presidential...
Hungarian Protest
Reported by chessdom Hungarian Chess Federation letter about Anna Rudolf’s caseEthics commision asked to take actionHUNGARIAN CHESS FEDERATIONH-1055 BUDAPEST, Falk Miksa utca 10.Tel: (36-1)311 6616 Fax: (36-1)331 9738E-mail: chess@mail.tvnet.hu http://www.chess.hu/To the FIDE Ethics Commission 15th January 2008, Budapest On...
2008 SPNO International
A strong FIDE rated International section of the Susan Polgar National Open is underway tonight with GM Axel Bachmann, IM Alfonso Almeida, Denker Champion Warren Harper, and others. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
FIDE CIS
Chair Uvencio Blanco has announced the opening of FIDE’s Chess in Schools Committee website. The url for the English website is www.cisenglish.comThe url for the Spanish website is www.ajedrezenlasescuelas.com Special thanks to Dr. Redman for sending in this info....