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Queens’ Online Chess Festival 2025: A Big Final awaits
March 25, 2025

FIDE Women’s Chess Celebrations: A Truly Global Movement
March 12, 2025

Celebrating International Women’s Day
March 7, 2025

Queens of the Board: Celebrating Women in Chess
March 7, 2025





Queen’s Gambit Challenge 2025-2026: Empowering Women in Chess
February 24, 2025

Join the Global Celebration of Women and Girls in Chess!
February 20, 2025

The FIDE Women’s Grand Prix has officially kicked off in Monaco!
February 18, 2025

Partnership with one of the world’s strongest Women’s Chess Festivals!
February 10, 2025


Self-Discovery workshop for Girls in Kakuma Refugee Camp
February 1, 2025

Queens’ Online Chess Festival returns in March for the 5th edition!
February 1, 2025

Key Projects and Goals for 2025
January 26, 2025

‘David Smerdon Park’ in Australia!
January 22, 2025

Girls Club for Refugee Girls in Kakuma to be continued!
January 20, 2025


Celebration of Women in Chess
December 30, 2024

Little Star Riga: Moment for chess girls to shine
December 22, 2024

Celebrating FIDE100 with Young Chess Enthusiasts in Kuala Lumpur
December 11, 2024

Little Star Riga: A Celebration of Young Female Chess Talent
December 4, 2024



Inspiring refugee girls through chess in Kakuma
November 20, 2024

WOM to organise another on-line FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar for women only!
November 17, 2024

Chess4Peace: Empowering Women Through the Game of Chess
November 6, 2024

Women’s Grand Prix crossed halfway in Shymkent!
November 5, 2024

FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2 leg starts in Kazakhstan!
October 31, 2024

WOM Projects at Saint Louis Chess Conference
October 26, 2024

QUEENS CHESS FEST to take place in Portugal!
October 16, 2024

Incredible results of the “National Female Team Initiative”!
October 7, 2024

Lessons with Anna Muzychuk concluded!
October 2, 2024


Judit Polgar confirms her presence at the WOMEN&CHESS&BALANCE Conference!
September 18, 2024

The Chess Olympiad kicks off in Budapest!
September 11, 2024

FIDE America replicates ChessMom initiative!
August 29, 2024




Refugee Teams are training for the Chess Olympiad!
August 12, 2024


Happy International Chess Day!
July 20, 2024





Nine new female teams to compete in 45th Chess Olympiad
June 26, 2024

Selected participants for the ChessMom Project announced
June 20, 2024


Cairns Cup Begins Today in St. Louis
June 13, 2024


Norway Chess – bringing gender equality to chess
June 4, 2024


FIDE ChessMom Initiative: Call for submissions
May 6, 2024


Deysi Cori – two-time winner of the Queens Festival
April 5, 2024



Princess tournament: This time for Ghana
March 22, 2024





Women’s Chess Commission – empowering equality
March 8, 2024

Queens’ Chess Festival 2024: Registration continues
February 23, 2024

FIDE launches the ChessMom initiative
February 20, 2024


Women’s Norway Chess 2024: Lineup announced
January 18, 2024

Queens’ Online Chess Festival returns in March 2024
January 17, 2024

Women Chess Match Poland vs. the World took place in Wroclaw, Poland
December 22, 2023

FIDE officials take part in the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
December 14, 2023

“Chess4All&All4Chess” Captivate Enthusiasts at Al-Ain Festival
December 9, 2023




Chess4Peace – a project for women from Ukraine – lauched in Poland
November 10, 2023


Girls Book Club: Chess and Literature for Refugees
October 31, 2023


100 kids participate in the “Little Stars” WOM event
August 5, 2023


Third edition of Queens’ Festival goes big
July 23, 2023



Queens’ Festival Enters Final stage
July 15, 2023

Unrated Princesses’ Tournaments: Last call to register
July 12, 2023

Queens’ Chess Festival: Registration continues
July 12, 2023


Chess4All & All4Chess: This time for Baltics and Ukraine
June 30, 2023

One Step Closer to Pioneering Gender Equality in Chess
June 29, 2023

Girls Club “Chess for protection” keeps growing
June 29, 2023


Chess4All & All4Chess – Baltic and Ukraine edition
June 16, 2023


Queens’ Chess Festival returns in July
May 31, 2023

Toronto Chess Festival for Women & Girls runs big
May 18, 2023



Team tournament for girls and their families held in Mexico
April 20, 2023

The World defeats Kazakhstan in a unique match
April 19, 2023

Team World victorious over Kazakhstan’s top women in rapid
April 18, 2023

Team World takes the lead against Kazakhstan’s top women
April 17, 2023


All4chess & Chess4All: Visit to New Zealand
March 28, 2023


Dijana Dengler: Bringing chess to schools
March 24, 2023

Mexico to host events promoting chess among women
March 23, 2023

Celebrating Women in Chess. Next stop: Oceania
March 13, 2023





Tolerance Games, Asian Chess Women’s Contest, run big in Abu-Dhabi
February 7, 2023

Tolerance Games – Asian Chess Women’s Contest set for February 06
January 30, 2023

Women in Chess: FIDE WOM Workshop held in Stockholm
January 6, 2023


All for chess & Chess for all – WOM event “Gwiazdka szachowa”
December 20, 2022

Judit Polgar: “It is possible for a woman to beat the world champion”
December 17, 2022



The 1st Chess Workshop for Women set for January 05
December 3, 2022


FIDE Commissions for 2022-26 announced
November 16, 2022

Year of the Woman in Chess: New podcast episode released
October 24, 2022

Women Chess Conference kicks off in Prague
August 27, 2022

Year of the Woman in Chess Awards Granted in Chennai
August 6, 2022


Queen’s Pavilion and Social Pavilion are Open
July 29, 2022

FIDE and ChessKid GIRLS ONLY tournament announced
June 15, 2022

Queens’ Chess Festival: Your chance to see Chennai!
May 16, 2022

Queens’ Online Chess Festival 2022: Registration opens
April 19, 2022

Global Exchange Forum: Facts and myths about gender in chess
April 11, 2022

FIDE Podcast: A new episode featuring Hou Yifan released
March 29, 2022


FIDE launches a new podcast
January 31, 2022

Workshop: Increase your inner strength
January 31, 2022

FIDE declares 2022 the Year of the Woman in Chess
January 25, 2022

Happy International Women’s Day!
March 8, 2021