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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022 officially declared open

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The World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2022 were officially opened in Almaty on 25th December. In a 90-minute long ceremony, the hosts put on a spectacle which celebrated chess and…

Statement by the Fair Play Chair on the Carlsen-Niemann investigation

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Entering the new calendar year, the Carlsen – Niemann cheating saga does not seem to have an outcome. The controversy started after the 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated the…

FIDE implements major changes in the Candidates Tournament qualification system

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The FIDE Council has approved today a major reform of the qualification paths to the Candidates Tournament – the event that decides the challenger for the World Championship match. The…

World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022 Press Conference

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The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2022 is due to start on December 25th in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Eleven days before the opening ceremony, a press conference has been held in…

World Blitz Chess Championship 2022

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The 2022 World Open Blitz Chess Championship will be held from 29-30th December at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Championship format is 21-rounds Swiss with the…

Women’s World Blitz Chess Championship 2022

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The 2022 Women’s World Open Blitz Chess Championship will be held from 29-30th December at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Championship format is 17-rounds Swiss with…

Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship 2022

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The 2022 Women’s World Open Rapid Chess Championship will be held from 26-28th December at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Championship format is 11-rounds Swiss with…

World Rapid Chess Championship 2022

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The 2022 World Open Rapid Chess Championship will be held from 26-28th December at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Championship format is 13-rounds Swiss with the…

Chess for Social Benefits and Women Inclusion Conference concluded in Paris

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“Chess for Social Benefits and Women Inclusion & INFINITE CHESS Evolution” conference, organized by FIDE Social Commission, FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and French Chess Federation, took place on December…

FIDE Council approves resolution on performing under FIDE flag

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FIDE Council approved the below-mentioned changes to the simplified procedure for performing under the FIDE flag for players representing Russia/Belarus: The right to play under the FIDE flag is granted…

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FIDE

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022 officially declared open

Statement by the Fair Play Chair on the Carlsen-Niemann investigation

World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022 Press Conference

World Blitz Chess Championship 2022

Women’s World Blitz Chess Championship 2022

Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship 2022

World Rapid Chess Championship 2022

Chess for Social Benefits and Women Inclusion Conference concluded in Paris

FIDE Council approves resolution on performing under FIDE flag

Women’s World Blitz Chess Championship 2022

2022 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship DAY 2 – Commentaries by David Howell and Lawrence Trent

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2022 are in the books

GM Velimir Ivic and WGM Irina Chelushkina win Serbian Chess Championship 2022