Chess champ Garry Kasparov criticises Dutch Sochi delegation Monday 27 January 2014 Former world chess champion turned human rights activitist Garry Kasparov has criticised the heavyweight delegation the Netherlands is sending to the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Speaking during the Tata chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Kasparov said politicians should not attend the […]
Chess in the Olympics?

‘Efforts on to include chess in the Olympics’Dec. 28, 2013 Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who was in Chennai recently for the closing ceremony of the World Chess Championship, spoke to P. K. Ajith Kumar about Garry Kasparov’s challenge in the coming FIDE elections, Magnus Carlsen’s emergence as the new World champion and India’s conduct of the World […]
Bigger things for chess in India?

Brace up for chess in the Winter GamesCHENNAI, November 27, 2013 Updated: November 27, 2013 01:50 IST P. K. Ajith Kumar Winter Olympics may not mean much to India at the moment, but it could in the future. Moves are being made to include chess in the Winter Olympics. The world chess governing body FIDE […]
Tokyo will host Olympics 2020

2020 Olympics: Tokyo Named Host In IOC Vote, Edging Istanbul, Madrid By JIM ARMSTRONG 09/07/13 04:55 PM ET EDT TOKYO — Tokyo residents were elated on Sunday after it was announced the Japanese capital had beaten out rivals Istanbul and Madrid in the race to host the 2020 Olympics. Long considered a slight favorite, Tokyo […]
A good weekend for Mexico and Brazil

Mexico defeated Brazil in soccer to win the Gold medal for the first time at the London Olympic. On the same weekend, Grandmaster Manuel Leon Hoyos, a freshman at Webster University, and Mexican Champion, scored 8-1 to win the 113th US Open Championship. It is truly an excellent weekend for Mexico. Even though Brazil only […]
Request of Paraguay to include chess to the Olympic Games Programme

Request of Paraguay to include chess to the Olympic Games Programme The FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov continues his working visit to Asuncion, Paraguay. There he met the chess players of Paraguay. One of them is Guillermo Vazquez Colman, he is two-folded Champion of the country although he is only 14 years old and has been […]
Chess in the Winter Olympics?

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov hopes chess to be included in winter Olympic Games program August 9, 2011 – 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – President of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov offered to carry out chess demonstration games during winter Olympics in Sochi. He considers that presentation of chess at the Games 2014 will help engage this sport in the program […]
Rio unveils logo for 2016 Games

This is the logo for 2016 Olympics Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Former RCF head leads Russian Olympic Committee

News and ViewsAndreeva SvetlanaMay 20, 2010 15:00 Moscow Time Russia’s Deputy-Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov has been elected as the president of the national Olympic Committee, and he will have two jobs. The replacement of the leaders of the Russian Olympic Committee became clear after the disastrous performances of the national team at the Olympic Games […]
Olympics trivia

“He has won medals in three consecutive Olympics, trains ten hours a day to keep his frame chiseled, and is the best chess player in a sport that requires exquisite strategy.” Who is this athlete? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar