Humpy Koneru and Nurgyul Salimova met the finalists of the Queens’ Chess Festival

The fourth edition of the Queens’ Online Chess Festival, a series of continental women’s online blitz tournaments, took place from March 09-30, 2024, on Tornelo online platform. Like a year ago, the Queens’ Women Open Tournament saw the triumph of IM Deysi Cori from Peru. Unrated Princesses’ tournament (for girls without FIDE ID competing in U9 and […]

Women’s and Girls’ Rapid Chess Championship held in Yerevan, Armenia

On April 7, Armenian Chess Federation in collaboration with the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess organized a Women’s and Girls’ Rapid Chess Championship, Dedicated to Motherhood and Beauty. The tournament took place in Chess Academy of Armenia, Yerevan. This was the unique event as it welcomed chess players from various age categories ranging from U8 up […]

Deysi Cori – two-time winner of the Queens Festival

Winners of the fourth edition of the Queens Festival – a series of continental women’s online blitz tournaments – were defined at the final stage of the event last weekend.  The festival program included two competitions: Queens’ Women Open Tournament (all female participants with FIDE ID) and Unrated Princesses’ tournament (for girls without FIDE ID […]

Innovation in Chess: Oncological Approach Shines at International Congress in Menorca

The II Congress of Chess, Education and Health – an extraordinary meeting of chess minds, health professionals and dedicators to education – took place in Menorca, Spain from 22-24 March. Under the direction of Pep Suarez, renowned psychologist, chess educator and trainer, this event brought to the island of Menorca, for two decades, a distinguished international representation […]

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, […]