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n 2025, the Freedom Asian Chess Initiatives (FACI) project, which supports chess federations in Asian countries where chess is still underdeveloped, will expand from five participating countries to eight. Since 2024, the Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KazChess/KCF), with financial support from Freedom Holding Corp. and in partnership with FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation (ACF), has been implementing the Freedom Asian Chess Initiatives (FACI) program. This initiative…

The Asian Zone 3.2 Chess Championship and women’s sections of the qualifying of World Cup Chess and Women’s Cup Chess has begun today in Colombo, Sri Lanka, said a press release. In the first round, national champion and international master Manon Raja Neer, national runner-up and international master Mohammad Fahad Rahman, FIDE master Tahsin Tajwar…

The Asian Zonal 3.2 Chess Championship, open and women’s championships, qualifying of the World Cup Chess and Women’s World Cup begins in Colombo, Sri Lanka tomorrow (Tuesday). A total of 12 players from Bangladesh are participating in the open and women’s sections. National champion international master Manon Reja Neer, national runner-up international master Mohammad Fahad Rahman, FIDE master Tahsin Tajwar…

FIDE is deeply saddened by the passing of Boris Spassky, the tenth World Chess Champion, at the age of 88. Spassky was born in 1937 in Leningrad and recognized as a chess prodigy from an early age. He earned the Grandmaster title at 18 and made his Candidates Tournament debut in 1956 (Amsterdam) at 19….

The 2025 World Junior Chess Championship concluded in Petrovac, Montenegro. Over the last thirteen days, almost two hundred and sixty boys and girls from sixty-seven countries competed for the prestigious titles. Indian Grandmaster and second seed Pranav Venkatesh (pictured below, right) emerged as the winner in the open section. He delivered an impressive 9/11 score,…