FIDE is hereby opening a bidding procedure for the 2020 Chess Olympiad and FIDE Congress in connection with a possible bid for the 2019 FIDE World Cup. 1. Bids should reach the FIDE office no later than 31 March...
Baku Olympiad 2016 Logo Revealed
Chess Olympiad-2016 logo presented in Baku 7 OCTOBER 2015, 15:18 (GMT+05:00) By Amina Nazarli The logo for the 42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016 to be held in Baku was revealed in the capital recently. The tournament, scheduled for next...
Polgár Juditot nevezték ki férfi válogatottunk kapitányának – Judit Polgar appointed Captain of the Hungarian National Men’s Team
Polgár Juditot nevezték ki férfi válogatottunk kapitányának Sportrovat | 2015-06-12 17:51:15 | Módosítva : 2015-06-12 17:58:31 A mai sajtótájékoztatón Seszták Tamás, a Magyar Sakkszövetség elnöke jelentette be, hogy Polgár Juditnak az elnökség egyhangúan szavazott bizalmat, a férfi válogatott kapitányának...
The contract for 2017 World Cup & 2018 World Chess Olympiad
During the Presidential Board Meeting in Chengdu, China, the contract for the 2017 World Chess Cup (Tbilisi, Georgia) and 2018 World Chess Olympiad (Batumi, Georgia) was signed by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE President, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, ECU President and General Director...
Chess in the Winter Olympics?
FIDE President Considers Pushing Chess Into Winter Olympics Reported by: Indo-Asian News Service Wednesday, 29 April, 2015 16:41 IST As far as he was concerned, Ilyumzhinov said it is prime time for chess competition in the afternoon when a...
Indian team rewarded for Olympiad performance
A great experience, says PadminiCHENNAI, September 5, 2014Updated: September 5, 2014 04:46 IST PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENT The Indian men’s team, which won a historic bronze, and Padmini Rout, who won the individual women’s gold, in the Chess Olympiad held in...
The long and winding road to Gold
The long road to ‘Gold’By Malinda SeneviratneSunday, 24 August 2014 00:00Tromso Chess Olympiad 2014 It’s a long way from Colombo to Tromso. Indeed, a few years ago none who undertook the journey to the distant fishing ‘village’ in the...
Mistaken identity?
Dear Editor, Taffin Khan being a member of the Guyana chess team slated to play in the Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, applied to the Netherlands Embassy in Suriname for a Schengen visa. He was told that his name...
Botswana improves despite failure to win chess medals
Botswana improves despite failure to win chess medals Botswana has improved its rankings though its players failed to win medals at the just ended Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. Though the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) had set a target...
Disastrous showing for Kenyans in Tromso
Kenyans Back After a Disastrous Outing At the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso By Brian Kidula Team Kenya arrived back in the country early on Saturday morning, after a disastrous outing at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway...