‘Checkmate!’: children mark end of largest ever international online chess tournament with human chess game in Hyde Park09 July 2014 Children from all over the world marked the end of the largest ever international online chess tournament final with a game of human chess. More than 40 primary school children from eight countries competed in […]
Visiting Torres Chess and Music Academy on July 24
California Chess Event Schedule for JulyThe Torres Chess and Music Academy releases their special event schedule for the month of July. July 24: Grandmaster Susan Polgar will talk to young chess players about the road to success through chess. Susan is a former World Champion chess player in Blitz, Rapid and Classical time controls. In […]
Yes2Chess initiative
Barclaycard boss David Chan enjoys a very different kind of board meetingby Gabriella GriffithJuly 9, 2014, 2:27am Coming up against a chess grandmaster must have been pretty nerve-wracking for Barclaycard Europe’s chief exec David Chan – lucky for him, however, he was allowed to blindfold the chess genius first. The bizarre match took place in […]
Sports legends “on the field” for the ACP Golden Classic
PRESS RELEASE Sports legends “on the field” for the ACP Golden Classic Bergamo, July 7, 2014 – ACP Golden Classic 2014 is going to be one of the fifteen strongest chess tournaments of the year. But besides that it is going to be a celebration of sports and athletes. Next Friday the Hotel San Marco in […]
Olympiad organisers address visa concerns
Response to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s Open Letter to the Norwegian Prime Minister about potential complications obtaining Norwegian visas The COT is working on this matter, and is fully aware of the international regulations concerned. We have already sent approximately 1500 personal letters to all of those who require a visa. The Norwegian immigration authorities […]
FIDE President’s letter to the Prime Minister of Norway
Moscow, 7 July 2014 H.E. Erna Solberg Prime Minister Norway Oslo Your Excellency, I am approaching you in respect of the World Chess Olympiad which is scheduled to be held in Tromso, August 1-15. When bidding for the Olympiad, Norway and the city of Tromso declared that all countries in the world will get visas […]
Tromsø Olympiad Registration Deadlines
IMPORTANT NOTES: – All FIDE-rated players are already in the registration system of the Olympiad 2014 and you will be able to select them when registering your national teams. – If a player is not in the registration system database (i.e. not in the FIDE database), please contact the Elista FIDE Office (admin@fide.com) to add […]
34th Benasque Chess Tournament 2014 LIVE!
The 34th edition of Benasque International Chess Tournament is taking place from 4th to 12th July 2014 in Benasque, a town in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees. The event is a 9-round Swiss with a time control 90′ + 30″ and first prize in the amount of 4.000 €. Top seed is GM Julio […]
Petrucci elected President of FADA
Mario Petrucci elected President of FADA Federacion Argentina de Ajedrez (FADA) held its elections on 5th July at the Club Ferro Carril Oeste. Representatives of 14 regional federations with power of 122 votes were present. The candidates for the FADA President were Mario Petrucci and Rodolfo Perez Wertheim. Petrucci won the election with 59 votes […]