Queens’ Online Chess Festival returns in March 2024
The Queens’ Online Chess Festival, a series of continental women’s online blitz tournaments, is returning this spring! The fourth edition of the popular event, organised by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, will take place from March 09-30, 2024, on the Tornelo online platform. In 2023, over 800 female players from 124 countries participated in […]
Women Chess Match Poland vs. the World took place in Wroclaw, Poland
The 13th edition of a Women Chess Festival took place in Wroclaw, Poland between 15th and 22nd December. The main part of the Festival is exteremly exciting and strong Match – Poland top female players are facing invited guests from the Rest of the World Team. The Match consists of 5 classical games, each player […]
FIDE officials take part in the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
The Global Refugee Forum 2023 is taking place at Palexpo in Geneva (Switzerland) from December 13-15. Anastasia Sorokina, Chairperson of the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, and André Vögtlin, Chairman of FIDE Social Commission, participate in this event. It is the first time FIDE has taken part in the Global Refugee Forum. On December 12, Anastasia […]
“Chess4All&All4Chess” Captivate Enthusiasts at Al-Ain Festival
The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) and FIDE Athletes’ Commission (ATH) collaborated with the Adly Chess Academy to present the “Chess4All&All4Chess – FIDE Little Stars, Egypt Events” during the Al-Ain Overseas International Chess Festival in Egypt (27/11 – 3/12/2023). This two-day extravaganza showcased a series of engaging activities designed to foster a love for […]
3rd international “Health Social Handicap, CSR” Conference held in Paris
3rd international “Health Social Handicap, CSR” Conférence, organized by French Chess Federation, took place on December 07, 2023, in Paris, France. Dedicated to the current and new social chess projects, the conference brought together 64 partners and experts who are implementing chess-related projects to promote equity, inclusivity and tolerance within the society. International social responsibility […]
Empowering queens of the chessboard: National Female Team Development Seminar
The National Female Team Development Online Seminar was held online on November 26, 2023. This initiative is a part of the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess project to help countries who have never sent a female team to an Olympiad field a team for the 2024 Chess Olympiad. Over 20 representatives from federations across the […]
FIDE introduces ground-breaking Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI) – 2023 Rankings unveiled
FIDE released the inaugural Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI), an innovative instrument designed to measure and compare the level of gender equality in chess federations across the globe. This statistical index introduces a comprehensive scoring system ranging from 0 to 100, with 100 denoting perfect gender equality. The GECI incorporates three indicators of Participation, […]
Chess4Peace – a project for women from Ukraine – lauched in Poland
The Chess4Peace, a special project set up by FIDE and FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, with the generous support of the International Olympic Committee, was launched in Warsaw, Poland. It is aimed to young women from Ukraine, aged 18-23, who have gone through hard times because of war in their home country. This unique project […]
Girls from Bhar El-Naam school, Kenya awarded with certificates of chess course competion
The chess certificates were distributed to pupils of Bhar El-Naam girls school who participate in the chess project for girls from the Kakuma refugee camp. Girls from Angelina Jolie and Morneau Shepell schools will receive their certificates when the schools open in January 2024. The Chess for Protection project was first launched in 2021 in […]
Girls Book Club: Chess and Literature for Refugees
The “Girls Book Club”, a part of a chess project for girls from the Kakuma refugee camp, is an opportunity to fall in love with books, find inspiration in them and, let’s be honest, gain an escape tool. An escape from the completely non-fairy-tale reality in which children live in Kenya. Through these lessons project […]