More results of the “National Female Team Initiative”: First ever women national championships in Liechtenstein!
Our project, the National Female Team Initiative, continues to impact female chess players. Launched in August 2023, this ambitious project aimed to promote women’s chess, and help countries form new female teams for the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. The results were impressive – we have seen debut of eight new female teams, from: Liechtenstein, Guernsey, […]
WOM to host FIDE Organiser Seminar – including free places for female attendees!
FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess together with FIDE Event Commission and Latvian Chess Federation will host an International Organizer Seminar to train Organizers of international chess events in compliance with FIDE regulations. As part of the FIDE WOM event participation for the first 10 registered women is free of charge. Latvian Chess Federation as co-organizer […]
Inspiring refugee girls through chess in Kakuma
The Girls Club “Chess for Protection” was launched by FIDE and UNHCR in 2021 as part of the Chess for Refugees program in the northwestern region of Kenya. Kenya is one of the largest refugee-hosting countries in Africa and the world, with over 500,000 refugees. More than 40% of these refugees reside in the Kakuma […]
WOM to organise another on-line FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar for women only!
We are happy to announce that we are organising a 175th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar for women in collaboration with the Polish Chess Federation. It will take place from 10th till 12th January 2025 and there shall be no fee for the participants. This is yet another important initiative towards creating new job opportunities […]
Chess4Peace: Empowering Women Through the Game of Chess
The Chess4Peace initiative, a special project launched by FIDE and the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, with generous support from the International Olympic Committee, stands as a powerful testament to the importance of social projects. Chess4Peace pilot initiative focuses on young women from Ukraine, designed to introduce them to the world of chess, aims to […]
Women’s Grand Prix crossed halfway in Shymkent!
Ten of the world’s best female players continue their fight in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix second event of the year in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. They fight for the impressive prize fund of 80.000 EUR and, even more importantly, for the points for the next Candidates tournament. The players have already played 5 out of 9 […]
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2 leg starts in Kazakhstan!
Fight for the FIDE Women’s Candidates places continues as the 2nd leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series 2024-2025, kicked off in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, and will take place till November 9! Except the fight in the World Championship cycle, the players also compete for the 80.000 euros prize fund. World’s top female players take […]
WOM Projects at Saint Louis Chess Conference
Saint Louis Chess Conference, an Innovative Educational Chess Event was held on 24-26 October and united the foremost voices in chess with educators, researchers, and enthusiasts. Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club, US Chess, and the Kasparov Chess Foundation in Saint Louis, capital of the chess world. The conference featured an impressive lineup of […]
QUEENS CHESS FEST to take place in Portugal!
The Queens Chess Fest, a social event dedicated to girls and women that promotes gender equality in sports and highlights the connection between women and chess is going to take place in Portugal on the 19th October. This event is part of the FIDE Centenary celebrations and is organised by FIDE WOM with the partnership […]
Incredible results of the “National Female Team Initiative”!
8 new female teams participated in the Chess Olympiad for the very first time thanks to the National Female Team Initiative «Empowering Queens of the Chessboard: 2024 Chess Olympiad and Beyond» We are truly happy with the results of this project. We also want to emphasize outstanding chess performance that the new teams showed (note […]