Chess events to celebrate the International Women’s Day set in Tirana, Albania
The large-scale celebration will be held on March 9-19 2023.
Tolerance Games, Asian Chess Women’s Contest, run big in Abu-Dhabi
The Tolerance Games – Asian Chess Women’s Contest took place from February 06-07, 2023, in Abu-Dhabi, UAE.
Tolerance Games – Asian Chess Women’s Contest set for February 06
The event will be held in the framework of Global Tolerance and Human Fraternity Summit.
Women in Chess: FIDE WOM Workshop held in Stockholm
The International Chess Federation declared 2022 the Year of the Woman in Chess. Throughout the year, many events were held to form gender equity policies, practices and programs to promote women’s participation in chess and to make the game more attractive to women. The year is over, but the work continues. The first FIDE WOM […]
Tan Zhongyi and Bibisara Assaubayeva win the FIDE Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships
After five days of play, the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships ended in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In the Women’s Rapid tournament, China’s Tan Zhongyi and Dinara Sadaukassova of Kazakhstan finished in a tie for first place after 11 rounds of play in the Women’s Rapid with 8,5 points each. The winner was decided in […]
All for chess & Chess for all – WOM event “Gwiazdka szachowa”
FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, European Chess Union Commission for Women’s Chess & Organizing Committee of the European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022 in Katowice organised the first “All for chess & Chess for all” WOM event “Gwiazdka szachowa”. 8 young ladies (born 2014 or younger!) were chosen to participate on the main stage […]
Judit Polgar: “It is possible for a woman to beat the world champion”
Judit Polgar is the guest of the final episode of the FIDE Podcast, born under the umbrella of the Year of the Woman in Chess.
Players of the FIDE & ChessKid Girls event attended mini-camps with WGMs
Weekly mini-camps with professional chess players held for participants of the FIDE&ChessKid Girls event.
Chess for Social Benefits and Women Inclusion Conference held in Paris
The conference was held in a hybrid format and brought together by 118 people from 58 countries.
The 1st Chess Workshop for Women set for January 05
The 1st FIDE WOM and Stockholm chess federation workshop will take place on January 05, 2023