US Chess Federation Sued for Homeschool Discrimination Ahead of ‘Super-Nationals’ By George Khoury, Esq. on May 12, 2017 3:14 PM The United States Chess Federation was recently sued by a group of angry parents who alleged the organization was...
A World Class Event That Never Took Place
Most people never knew that the late legendary performer Bobby Darin was a huge chess fan. He was organizing the 1st annual Bobby Darin International Chess Classic (sanctioned by FIDE and USCF) with the biggest prize funds to date...
Dirty Chess Politics, Complete Incompetence, or Something Else?
Dirty Chess Politics, Complete Incompetence, or Something Else? By Paul Truong One of the big problems in chess is there is so much corruption, incompetence, and hanky panky when it comes to the governance aspect of the game. I recently...
FIDE Chess For Girls Vienna – World Strongest All-Girl’s Invitational
Chess For Girls Vienna 2015 – World’s Strongest All-Girls Invitational By Paul Truong The event is sponsored by FIDE (FIDE Women’s Commission), Webster University – SPICE, and the Susan Polgar Foundation, with support from the Austrian Chess Federation, Vienna...
Exclusive interview with GM Wesley So by Chessdom about switching federation
https://chessdailynews.com/wesley-so-will-switch-federation-to-the-us/Hello Wesley So, thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to talk with us. Your recent decision to change federations is big news in the chess world. We are sure that your fans are interested to know...
Breaking News: Official statement from Fabiano Caruana
Below is the official statement from Fabiano Caruana regarding the 2013 US Championship: There now appear to be some FIDE Zonal issues regarding my participation.Yesterday, I received an e-mail from Zonal President Francisco Guadalupe of the USCF stating that...
FIDE Legal Matters in Review
Posted by Chessdom.com On Sunday September 9th at the 38th FIDE Congress, FIDE Treasurer and Executive Director Nigel Freeman reviewed for the General Assembly the status of the lawsuits along with the financial implications. 2012 FIDE General Assembly –...
FIDE Legal Matters in Review
Posted by Chessdom.com On Sunday September 9th at the 38th FIDE Congress, FIDE Treasurer and Executive Director Nigel Freeman reviewed for the General Assembly the status of the lawsuits along with the financial implications. 2012 FIDE General Assembly –...