Asian Chess Federation, in cooperation with FIDE’s Commission for Women’s Chess, and supported by the Planning and Development Commission, organizes an Asian Online Camp for Girls U-20. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn from Viswanathan Anand, Judit Polgar, Artur Jussupow, Victor Bologan, Jacob Aagaard, and Lev Psakhis. The camp is limited […]
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Anna Ushenina wins Women’s Speed Chess Championship
Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) became the winner of the Women’s Speed Championship. In a dramatic Super Final that was decided in the last bullet game, she defeated the reigning European Blitz Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk 14.5-13.5. In this marathon duel full of twists and turns the opponents were worthy of each other. During 5+1 part Kosteniuk was slightly more precise […]
“Dear chess friend, Very soon, on July 20th, we will celebrate International Chess Day. As you probably know, this also marks FIDE’s 96th anniversary. This is a day to celebrate chess, and from the International Chess Federation, we would like to reinforce this tradition. Last year many of you joined us in this celebration, and […]
Asian Chess Federation in cooperation with WOM and supported by FIDE Development Fund organized the participation of women in FIDE Trainer Online Seminar (Russian) on 26-28 June 2020
5 women from Russian speaking federations of Asian Chess Federation participated in FIDE Trainer Online Seminar led by such experienced trainers as GMs Artur Jussupow, Victor Bologan and Alexandr Motylev. Please see the table below with the names and results. No. FIDE ID Name Fed Title/Licence Proposed 1 14001888 Ovezdurdiyeva Jemal TKM National Instructor 2 […]
WOM member Susan Namangale has been appointed as a chairperson of the newly created Continental Women’s Chess Commission for Africa. Congratulations, Susan !
WOM meeting with FIDE America
The meeting on ZOOM platform was attended by Vice President of FIDE America GM Darcy Lima, USA Delegate Michael Kodarkovsky, WOM President WGM Eva Repkova, WGM Secretary Ilaha Kadimova and members of WOM WGM Sarai Shanchez and Carol B. Mayer of US. The discussion was on developing the projectz to improve women’s chess in the […]
ECU FIDE International Organisers Webinar in cooperation with FIDE Events Commission and FIDE WOM.
European Chess Union organise the ECU FIDE International Organizers Webinar, in period from 27th-30th July, in cooperation with FIDE Events Commission, FIDE Women’s Commission. The Webinar is co-funded by FIDE Development Fund. The Webinar features up to 60 participants seats: 20 female participants from European federations member supported by FIDE DEV fund 10 participants from […]
Djerba Chess Festival Women’s Online Tournament semi-final match on chess24.com
FIDE and Chess.com announce the Women’s Speed Chess Championship
The International Chess Federation and Chess.com are pleased to announce the Women’s Speed Chess Championship, an online competition to be held between June 18th and July 20th. The event will consist of four stages: (A) Titled Swiss Tournaments (B) Play-Off Qualifiers (C) Grand Prix (D) WSCC Super Final More information on the following link https://fide.com/news/577
2020 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational will be online with $180,000+ in prizes/scholarships. Registration is open!
All Girls born after to January 1, 2001 are encouraged to register and participate. Tournament is free for anyone to participate in. Details of the tournament can be found here. Registration for the 2020 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational Online Championship.