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FIDE and Chess.com announce the Women’s Speed Chess Championship

June 15, 2020June 16, 2020 wom

The International Chess Federation and Chess.com are pleased to announce the Women’s Speed Chess Championship,  an online competition to be held

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2020 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational will be online with $180,000+ in prizes/scholarships. Registration is open!

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 wom

All Girls born after to January 1, 2001 are encouraged to register and participate. Tournament is free for anyone to

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Eva Repkova, WOM chairperson to lead the webinar “Women in leadership roles”

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 wom

ECU Webinar “Women in Leadership roles” will take place on Friday, 12th of June at 17:00 CET.The Webinar will be

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A professional chessplayer with visual impairment uses her academy to fight against coronavirus.

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 wom

Ms. Fatemeh Barghol (FIN 12500895) is a professional chess player with visual impairment  who won two gold, one silver and one

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Research about chess and gender by Astrid Barbier

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 wom

Astrid Barbier, a chess player from Belgium, currently studying the master ‘Gender and Diversity” and doing her thesis about chess

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Djerba Women Online Tournament

June 4, 2020June 6, 2020 wom

It is with a great pleasure we announce that Go-Makkah organises an online chess tournament reserved for women from all

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Fabulous online event Female Battle of Federations

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 wom

According to the organiser and the brainchild of the event, Lilli Hahn: “Whereas we manage to get many good players

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Congratulations to Kateryna Lagno for winnig Steinitz Memorial !

May 17, 2020May 18, 2020 wom

Lagno clinches the title in a thrilling tiebreak against Lei Tingjie Kateryna Lagno won a bizarre Armageddon tiebreak to secure first place

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ECU WEBINAR- WOMEN’S CHESS IN EUROPE

April 20, 2020April 23, 2020 wom

European Chess Union organises the Webinar with theme Women’s Chess in Europe. The Webinar will take place on Friday, 24th

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RIP Arianne Caoili

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 wom

Arianne Caoili, Levon Aronian‘s wife,  passed away following the tragic car accident two weeks earlier. Our deepest condolences to Levon Aronian. No

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The role of WOM is to address women interests in chess and to promote gender equality and women empowerment. In addition, WOM advocates, recommends and monitors policies, initiatives and other issues that are important for diversified chess environment

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wom@fide.com