Across the board: Fostering unity and empowerment in Africa through chess
Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Deputy Chair of the FIDE Management Board, Anastasia Sorokina, Chair of FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and other FIDE officials continue their transformative journey across Africa. With visits to Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa, the delegation is set to inspire communities with the values chess instills. Côte d’Ivoire became the country, […]
Princess tournament: This time for Ghana
This week the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, the African Chess Confederation and the Ghana Chess Association held one more event for women and girls. The Princess tournament was held in Accra, Ghana. 15 girls from 7 countries participated in the tournament: Nigeria, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Madagascar, and Gabon. Participants of the event […]
Diana Preobrazhenskaya and Maria Jimenez win continental qualifiers of the Queens’ Festival
The Queens’ Festival 2024 continues with the Online Blitz Qualification tournaments for Asia and Americas. Asian winners1st place WFM Diana Preobrazhenskaya (FID)2nd place Shriya Revankar (IND)3rd place WIM Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien (VIE) American winners1st place WFM Maria Jimenez (PER)2nd place IM Deysi Cori (PER)3rd place Jinela De Cari Rodriquez Ricero (CUB) Semi-Final and Final, […]
Introducing commentators for the upcoming Queens Chess Festival
The Queens’ Festival 2024 is getting to its final stage this weekend. The last stage of the competition will be played on March 30 to determine the ultimate winners. The finals of both the Queens’ Women Open Tournament and the Unrated Princesses’ tournaments will be streamed live on the FIDE Youtube channel with our esteemed […]
Queens’ Festival: Polina Kobak and Christine Makwena win continental qualifiers
The Queens’ Festival 2024 kicked off with Online Blitz Qualification tournaments for Europe and Africa. Polina Kobak from Armenia became the Queen of Europe, while Christine Makwena from Zimbabwe got the same title on African continent. This weekend two more qualifying tournaments for players from the Americas and Asia will be played. The 25 players from […]
Venezuelan chess celebrated International Women’s Day with a Grand Simultaneous Chess Exhibition
In order to continue promoting women’s chess and highlight its value within society, within the framework of International Women’s Day, this Sunday a Grand Simultaneous Chess Exhibition was held in Plaza Diego Ibarra in Caracas, capital of Venezuela. The president of the Venezuelan Chess Federation (FVA), IM Johann Álvarez Márquez, highlighted the institution’s commitment to […]
Women’s Chess Commission – empowering equality
One of FIDE’s key areas of focus over the past five years has been introducing initiatives to encourage more women to take up chess. New events and more sponsorship for women’s chess have increased, but there is more work to be done. Since taking office in October 2018, the new FIDE executive team has prioritized […]
Queens’ Chess Festival 2024: Registration continues
Hundreds of female players from all continents have already registered for the Queens’ Online Chess Festival.
FIDE launches the ChessMom initiative
FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess is pleased to announce a new initiative focused on supporting Professional Chess Players going through motherhood The ChessMom pilot project aims to provide support for professional chess players who are mothers of infants under one year old. Specifically, through this initiative, all expenses related to an accompanying or caregiver person […]
FIDE and World Chess launch Women’s Wednesday Online Tournament Series
January 23, 2024, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND — In a groundbreaking move to elevate women’s participation and recognition in the world of chess, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and World Chess are thrilled to announce the launch of the Women’s Wednesday Online Tournament Series “Swiss Queens Wednesday”. This weekly event, hosted on the FIDE Online Arena platform […]