Happy 21st birthday to Arjun Erigaisi (Arjun Erigaisi)! 🎂🎉 This 🇮🇳 Indian prodigy, currently ranked world #4 with a 2778 rating, has been consistently holding one of the top two spots on the FIDE circuit rankings, aiming for a place in the next FIDE Candidates! 📷 Anna

World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024: Registration is open ❗ FIDE and the 🇸🇮 Slovenian Chess Federation invite all FIDE member federations to participate in the World Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024! 📍The championships will be held in the Terme Čatež Hotel.

🇮🇳 Vaishali and 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, the siblings from Chennai, won the bronze medals on board 3 in the women's and open sections of the 44th #ChessOlympiad! #throwback 🥉 Praggnanandhaa scored 6½/9 and had a rating performance of 2767. 🥉 Vaishali scored 7½/11 and had

🌟 Get ready for the FIDE 100 Awards Ceremony at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad! ♟️ 📅 Date & Time: September 19, 2024 📍 Location: TBD ℹ️ Description: In celebration of FIDE’s centenary, the FIDE 100 Awards Ceremony will honor individuals and organizations who have made

Attention all female chess players with FIDE or Arena titles! We invite you to participate in the Swiss #QueensWednesday event. Don't miss out on this exciting event! When? 📅 September 4, 17:00 CET Where? 🌐 On the FIDE Online Arena Time Control: ⏳ Blitz 3'+1" Prize fund

One week until round 1 of the 45th FIDE #ChessOlympiad! 🔥 ⏳ ⚔️ Open Section: Who will reign supreme in Budapest? 🔝 The teams from the 🇺🇸 USA, 🇮🇳 India, and 🇨🇳 China stand out as rating favourites, with the average rating of all team members exceeding 2700. ℹ️ 197 teams have

🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2766) and 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh (2483) are this month's #1 juniors in the FIDE rankings! 🌟 Overall, Nodirbek currently ranks #6 globally, while Divya ranks #15 amongst women. 📷 Lennart Ootes, Anna Shtourman

🌟 FIDE EDU "Preparation of Teachers" course at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad! ♟️ 📅 Date & Time: September 15-16 & 20-21, 2024 📍 Location: September 15-16 -Pasha Cafe (Váralja utca 14), September 20-21 - BOK stadium ℹ️ Description: This exceptional 4-day seminar is an ideal

Congratulations to 🇵🇱 IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya for winning the 32nd Swiss #QueensWednesday! 👏 Aleksandra scored 9½/11, tied for 🥇 first place with IM Leya Garifullina 🥈 and won the tournament. Thanks to better tiebreaks! ℹ️ The Swiss Queens Wednesday series is part of the

We are pleased to announce a significant format change for the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships. ❗ This year's event will introduce a new knockout structure for the Blitz Championship, along with the addition of a free day between the championships, which will serve as a

🌟 Ateend the #SOCIALCHESS Conference at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad! ♟️ 📅 Date & Time: September 21, 2024, 09:00–13:00 📍 Location: InterContinental Hotel Budapest and Online ℹ️ Description: Organized by the FIDE Social Commission, the #SOCIALCHESS Conference will discuss the

The Women's #ChessOlympiad, like the Open section, will set a participation record this year with 184 teams registered, compared to 162 in Chennai in 2022. 🔥 Several women's teams, including Liechtenstein, 🇬🇬 Guernsey, 🇬🇩 Grenada, 🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 🇰🇳 St. Kitts

🌟 Attend the FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad! ♟️ 📅 Date & Time: September 12-17, 2024, 09:00 - 12:30 📍 Location: BOK Sports and Conference Centre ℹ️ Description: The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission will conduct this seminar, offering training and