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Happy International Chess Day!
July 20, 2024
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Nine new female teams to compete in 45th Chess Olympiad
June 26, 2024
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Selected participants for the ChessMom Project announced
June 20, 2024
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Cairns Cup Begins Today in St. Louis
June 13, 2024
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Norway Chess – bringing gender equality to chess
June 4, 2024
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FIDE ChessMom Initiative: Call for submissions
May 6, 2024
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Deysi Cori – two-time winner of the Queens Festival
April 5, 2024
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Princess tournament: This time for Ghana
March 22, 2024
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Women’s Chess Commission – empowering equality
March 8, 2024
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Queens’ Chess Festival 2024: Registration continues
February 23, 2024
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FIDE launches the ChessMom initiative
February 20, 2024
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Women’s Norway Chess 2024: Lineup announced
January 18, 2024
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Queens’ Online Chess Festival returns in March 2024
January 17, 2024
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Women Chess Match Poland vs. the World took place in Wroclaw, Poland
December 22, 2023
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FIDE officials take part in the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
December 14, 2023
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“Chess4All&All4Chess” Captivate Enthusiasts at Al-Ain Festival
December 9, 2023
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Chess4Peace – a project for women from Ukraine – lauched in Poland
November 10, 2023
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Girls Book Club: Chess and Literature for Refugees
October 31, 2023
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100 kids participate in the “Little Stars” WOM event
August 5, 2023
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Third edition of Queens’ Festival goes big
July 23, 2023
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Queens’ Festival Enters Final stage
July 15, 2023
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Unrated Princesses’ Tournaments: Last call to register
July 12, 2023
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Queens’ Chess Festival: Registration continues
July 12, 2023
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Chess4All & All4Chess: This time for Baltics and Ukraine
June 30, 2023
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One Step Closer to Pioneering Gender Equality in Chess
June 29, 2023
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Girls Club “Chess for protection” keeps growing
June 29, 2023
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Chess4All & All4Chess – Baltic and Ukraine edition
June 16, 2023
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Queens’ Chess Festival returns in July
May 31, 2023
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Toronto Chess Festival for Women & Girls runs big
May 18, 2023
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Team tournament for girls and their families held in Mexico
April 20, 2023
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The World defeats Kazakhstan in a unique match
April 19, 2023
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Team World victorious over Kazakhstan’s top women in rapid
April 18, 2023
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Team World takes the lead against Kazakhstan’s top women
April 17, 2023
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All4chess & Chess4All: Visit to New Zealand
March 28, 2023
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Dijana Dengler: Bringing chess to schools
March 24, 2023
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Mexico to host events promoting chess among women
March 23, 2023
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Celebrating Women in Chess. Next stop: Oceania
March 13, 2023
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Tolerance Games, Asian Chess Women’s Contest, run big in Abu-Dhabi
February 7, 2023
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Tolerance Games – Asian Chess Women’s Contest set for February 06
January 30, 2023
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Women in Chess: FIDE WOM Workshop held in Stockholm
January 6, 2023
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All for chess & Chess for all – WOM event “Gwiazdka szachowa”
December 20, 2022
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Judit Polgar: “It is possible for a woman to beat the world champion”
December 17, 2022
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The 1st Chess Workshop for Women set for January 05
December 3, 2022
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FIDE Commissions for 2022-26 announced
November 16, 2022
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Year of the Woman in Chess: New podcast episode released
October 24, 2022
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Women Chess Conference kicks off in Prague
August 27, 2022
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Year of the Woman in Chess Awards Granted in Chennai
August 6, 2022
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Queen’s Pavilion and Social Pavilion are Open
July 29, 2022
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FIDE and ChessKid GIRLS ONLY tournament announced
June 15, 2022
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Queens’ Chess Festival: Your chance to see Chennai!
May 16, 2022
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Queens’ Online Chess Festival 2022: Registration opens
April 19, 2022
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Global Exchange Forum: Facts and myths about gender in chess
April 11, 2022
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FIDE Podcast: A new episode featuring Hou Yifan released
March 29, 2022
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FIDE launches a new podcast
January 31, 2022
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Workshop: Increase your inner strength
January 31, 2022
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FIDE declares 2022 the Year of the Woman in Chess
January 25, 2022
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Happy International Women’s Day!
March 8, 2021