The 2024 FIDE Candidates has concluded. Gukesh D and Tan Zhongyi are the Challengers for the World Championship. 17-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh is the youngest World Chess Championship Challenger in history. He will face World Champion Ding Liren in the match at the end of this year, while Tan Zhongyi will play with her compatriot…
FIDE is inviting federations, chess organizers, clubs, and players to help set a Guinness World Record with at least one million games played in 24 hours! The attempt will be made on July 20, the date FIDE officially turns 100 In exactly 100 days from today on July 20, FIDE will have a celebration in…
In a vibrant series of events involving Swiss chess players, children, politicians, government officials and people from all walks of life, Switzerland celebrated the 100th anniversary of FIDE with elegance and enthusiasm, staying true to the spirit of the game and its universal appeal Switzerland is a country with a significant chess history. As the…
GM Boris Chatalbashev emerged as the winner of the 2024 Danish Championship. The 50-year-old successfully defended his last-year national title, scoring an impressive 8/9. The 2024 Danish Chess Championship, a 10-player round-robin tournament with classical time controls, was held in Svendborg from March 23 to April 1. Chatalbashev got off to a fantastic start, winning…
Following the National Sports Code, the AICF General Body unanimously elected the new set of office bearers for the term 2024-27 headed by Shri Nitin Narang of Haryana as President and Shri Dev A Patel of Gujarat as Secretary. International Arbiter Shri Dharmendra Kumar of Bihar is the new Treasurer for the Federation. The returning…
