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 […]
Lessons with Anna Muzychuk concluded!
Winners of the girl’s tournaments of the Rudaga Kaissa Chess Festival 2024 received on-line training sessions provided by our FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess! Knowing how important role-models are for kids and their development as well as motivation, our Commission was thrilled to reward the best girls of the Festival with the classes with one […]
Empowering Women in Chess: Highlights from the WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE Conference
On September 21st, during the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, the WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE Conference was held, first-ever organized by FIDE’s Women’s Chess Commission. The event gathered over 25 distinguished speakers from diverse fields to address the challenges faced by women in chess and to propose solutions for creating a more inclusive, safe, and supportive environment. This landmark […]
Judit Polgar confirms her presence at the WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE Conference!
As a FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess we are thrilled to announce that icon of women’s chess, the best female chess player of all time, Judit Polgar has confirmed her presence at our WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE Conference! WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE is an upcoming conference organized by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, dedicated to empowering women in the world […]
The Chess Olympiad kicks off in Budapest!
The 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad started in Budapest, Hungary and will run until September 22nd. The tournament will feature a record number of teams – 197 in the open section and 183 in the women’s section. The event commenced with a beautiful opening ceremony full of special guests and breathtaking performances. Legendary Judit Polgar, the […]
FIDE America replicates ChessMom initiative!
The Confederation of Chess for America announced that they will replicate the FIDE ChessMom Pilot Program to the American continent! The FIDE ChessMom initiative aims to support chess players by covering all expenses related to an accompanying caregiver during the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungry in September. In a fantastic move, CCA will now replicate […]
Chess lessons with GM Anna Muzychuk for the winners of the girl’s tournaments of the Rudaga Kaissa Chess Festival 2024!
We are very proud and happy to provide this special prize – sessions with GM Anna Muzychuk, 5-time World Champion (3 times in rapid and 2 times in blitz chess), for the best girls of the FIDE endorsed Rudaga Kaissa Chess Festival 2024. The winners of this special prize are Tifanija Bella Jakobsone (winner of […]
WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE conference to be held during the Olympiad in Budapest
FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess is happy to announce the WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE conference, which will be held during the upcoming 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. Date and time: September 21, 2024, 3-7:00 PM Event: WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE conference Location: InterContinental Hotel Budapest & ONLINE Description: WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE is an upcoming conference organized by the Commission for […]