The Kazakhstan Chess Federation invites national chess federations to apply for the 2025 Freedom Asian Chess Initiatives (FACI) project, supported by Freedom Holding Corp. in partnership with FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation. The FACI project aims to develop chess potential in Asian countries. By joining this project, your federation will benefit from: In 2024, federations from Cambodia, Nepal, Oman, Tajikistan,…
Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) and Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (Poland) emerged victorious at the 2024 European Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships, securing the rapid and blitz titles, respectively. The European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2024 took place from January 10 to 12 in Novotel Hotel, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The first event on the schedule, the…
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich spoke with ChessBase India’s Sagar Shah about FIDE’s activities in 2024 and its plans for 2025. They also discussed the dress code incident involving Magnus Carlsen, the shared title between Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi, Freestyle Chess, and more. Below is an abridged version of the interview. The full version is available on…
The 15th Chennai Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament for the Sakthi Group Dr. N. Mahalingam Trophy was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, from January 2 to January 9, 2025. A total of 176 players, including 16 Grandmasters (GMs) and 21 International Masters (IMs) from 21 countries, participated in the 10-round Swiss tournament. Third seed GM…
FIDE Events Commission (EVE) announces the results of the late procedure Call for Bids FIDE World Championships 2025 and 2026. By the deadline of January 15, 2025, EVE received a total of seven bids: 3 bids are for the 2025 World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships 1 bid is for the 2026 World Cup U8, U10, U12 + 2026 World Chess Championships U8, U10,…
