Timur Turlov, President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, was elected President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE ...

Then came the grand finale of the Open section. Uzbekistan, the hosts, were crowned Olympiad champions, receiving the gold ...

The FIDE General Assembly was held on 26–27 September 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, during the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad and ...

Uzbekistan won the Open section of the 2026 Chess Olympiad on home soil in Samarkand, defeating Ukraine 2.5–1.5 in the final ...

The curtain fell on the World Schools Team Championship Europe 2026. After four days of intense competition, brilliant sacrifices, and unparalleled teamwork, the young chess champions were crowned in ...

An Olympiad is an intense three-week experience. Players spend long hours preparing, competing and recovering between rounds, ...

DGT, the leading designer, developer, manufacturer, and distributor of chess-related products, held two seminars alongside ...

Hamburg / Weissenhaus, October 1, 2026 – The race to the 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship is back on. Freestyle ...

Alongside the 2026 World Schools Chess Championship – Europe, the International Scientific Conference “Theory and Practice of ...

The October 2026 rating list was primarily shaped by the recently concluded 46th Chess Olympiad, with both the top 10 Open and Women’s lists seeing some important shifts. Nodirbek Abdusattorov ...

How can 64 squares become a space for freedom, rehabilitation, communication and human connection? This question was at the ...

The inaugural FIDE Excellence Awards were presented in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, bringing together the global chess community to ...