Objective: To educate and certify Organizers on an international basis. The seminar is organized by the FIDE Event´s Commission (EVE). Subject: Successful Seminar attendees will grant a FIDE IO Norm necessary for the FIDE IO title application. Detailed International Organizers Titles Regulations here. Schedule: Monday, 2nd November 09:30 to 13:00 Seminar (Part 1) Tuesday , […]
2015 French Championship LIVE!
The 90th French Chess Championship is taking place from August 9-20, 2015, in Saint-Quentin, France. The event is an 11-round round-robin tournament with the participation of: GM Etienne Bacrot (2694), GM Tigran Gharamian (2644), GM Romain Edouard (2634), GM Andrei Istratescu (2619), GM Christian Bauer (2618),GM Matthieu Cornette (2586), GM Sebastien Maze (2573), GM Yannick […]
Turkish Isbank Chess Super League 2015
The 2015 Turkish Club Championship is taking place 4-15 August in Kocaeli, Turkey. A total of 14 teams participate, composed of eight main payers and additional reserves.
2015 Asian Continental Chess LIVE!
The UAE Chess Federation and Al Ain Chess Club on behalf of Asian Chess Federation and FIDE, invite Federations to participate in the Asian Continental Chess Championships (Open and Women’s) from 1-13 August 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Al Ain, UAE. Each Federation from FIDE Zones 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 […]
Asian Women Continental 2015 LIVE!
The 2015 Asian Women Continental is taking place from August 2-10, in Al Ain, UAE. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with cash prizes for the top 30 places. The women’s champion will be awarded $6,000 and will represent Asia in the FIDE Women’s World Championship. Top seed is Chinese player WGM Tan Zhongyi (2512). Standings […]
68th Russian Men’s Superfinal 2015 LIVE!
The Superfinals of the 68th Men’s Russian Chess Championship is taking place between 8 and 21 August in the city of Chita. The 2015 Superfinal will determine Russia’s strongest chess player among the country’s reigning champion Igor Lysyj (the Sverdlovsk Region), Dmitry Jakovenko (the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District ― Yugra), Denis Khismatullin (the Republic of Bashkortostan), Sergey Karjakin (Moscow), Evgeny Tomashevsky (the Saratov Region), Peter Svidler, Nikita Vitiugov (both from St. […]
65th Russian Women’s Superfinal 2015 LIVE!
The Superfinals of the 68th Men’s Russian Chess Championship is taking place between 8 and 21 August in the city of Chita. The women’s tournament will be a showdown between the reigning champion Valentina Gunina (Moscow), Alexandra Goriachkina (the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District), Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra Kosteniuk (both from Moscow), Natalija Pogonina (the Saratov Region), Olga Girya (the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District ― Yugra), Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Moscow), Marina Guseva (the Stavropol Region), Alina […]
2015 Spanish Team First Division LIVE!
The 2015 Spanish Team Chess Championship – First Division is taking place from August 8-14, in Linares, Spain. The event is a round-robin team championship of 8 teams: EQUIGOMA – CASA SOCIAL CATOLICA, C. E. BARBERÀ, C. A. SILLA – LOPEZ INSTALACIONES, C.A. STADIUM CASABLANCA, C.A. UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO, C.A. EVA – MANISES, C. A. JAIME CASAS and C.A. ALEKHINE-ESPARTINAS. Top seed player […]