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
GM Nona Gaprindashvili gets her eighth Women’s World Senior Chess Champion title
The 30th edition of the FIDE World Senior Chess Championship in Assisi (Italy) ended on Saturday, November 26.
FIDE Commissions for 2022-26 announced
Anastasia Sorokina (AUS) is the new Chair of the Women’s Commission.
Year of the Woman in Chess: New podcast episode released
The guest of the October episode is Harika Dronavalli, an Indian Grandmaster, #12 in the women’s ranking list.
Women Chess Conference kicks off in Prague
A conference highlighting women and girls in chess took place in Prague, Czech Republic, as part of the 22nd European Women’s Chess Championship and the Year of the Woman in Chess. A two-day-long educational and motivational networking conference for women in chess is aimed to share best practices and introduce successful female chess projects, engage […]
Year of the Woman in Chess Awards Granted in Chennai
We are happy to announce the winners of the Year of the Woman in Chess Awards honouring outstanding women and those supporting women in chess.
Women in Chess to be celebrated at FIDE’s first Queens Awards
Women in Chess to be celebrated at FIDE’s first Queens Awards