Chess as an Alternative Sentencing Program in Canada
Chess for Life is an alternative sentencing program for 12- to 18-year-olds developed by Lance Grigg and a few researchers in partnership...
Breaking: Latvian-Czech Grand Master Igors Rausis Under Investigation For Cheating
Igors Rausis is a Latvian-Czech chess player. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992, he was Latvian champion in 1995. From 2003 to 2007 he represented Bangladeshand since 2007 he plays...
Enyonam Sewa Fumey resigns as FIDE’s General Secretary, switches to FIDE Social Commission
Togolese Chess Federation President—Enyonam Sewa Fumey, who held the position of FIDE General Secretary for 2 years and 7 months has resigned....
The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap- Round 10
Round 10 Recap
The penultimate round was the round of opposite colored bishops endgames as three of the games...
A Very Symbolic Moment: India Completes the Chessboard with 64 Chess Grandmasters
On 18th of July, Indian chess got its 64th GM. A very symbolic day as the chessboard is made up of 64 squares....
Liberia Includes Chess Teaching Into School Programs
The Liberia Chess Federation, (LCF), was accredited by FIDE only in 2016. Last year this young Federation participated in its debut Chess...
China Wins 7 medals in the Just-Completed 2019 FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship
The 2019 FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship finished in Weifang International Leisure Sports Town, Shandong Province. China hosted this championship for the...
2020 FIDE Candidates Tournament Starts Today!
The 2020 FIDE Candidates Tournament opens officially today, March 16, 2020 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. One of the most important chess events of...
2019 FIDE World Cup: Ding Liren and Teimour Radjabov Makes it to the Semifinals
The return games of the FIDE World Cup
Quarterfinals were played in the Ugra Chess Academy on September 24.
Ding...
Egypt Tops the Standings at the Team’s Competition of the African Games Chess Championship
Egypt topped the standings at the team's competition of the African Games Chess Championship, undefeated with eight matches won and one match...