Russian chessss player Alexandra Goryachkina won the Women's World Chess Cup in Baku. In the tie-break heldAugust 21, Goryachkina beat her opponent, Nurgul Salimova from Bulgaria. Due to the fact that both of the classic matches in …
The logo for the FIDE World Cup 2023 to be held in Baku has been revealed. Its 10th edition will be held in Baku from July 30 to August 24, 2023. The …
The Russian Chess Federation will become a member of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) from tomorrow. The RCF's decision was approved at the ACF meeting today.
The next FIDE World Chess Championship – the highlight of the world chess calendar – will be held at Expo 2020 Dubai, promising an enthralling contest that will delight chess fans and the wider public alike, according to the official …
A 16-year-old chess genius Alireza Firouzja knocked Magnus Carlsen off his perch
Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov has won the second leg of the FIDE Grand Prix series in Riga after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with blacks in armageddon. Thanks to this triumph, Mammadyarov now …
The World Team Championship (Open and Women sections) will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on March 4-15, FIDE confirms. The women section includes the teams of Russia, Armenia, Hungary, Georgia, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, China, the U.S. …
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Arkady Dvorkovich, AzerTAc reported.
Arkady Dvorkovich was elected new President of FIDE (World Chess Federation) at the General Assembly on Wednesday, Sportstarlive reported. He is taking over from fellow …
The Ethics Commission of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) has suspended the organization’s President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE press service reported. The commission’s meeting was held in Zurich on June …
At today's election of the Russian Chess Federation president, the head of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov withdrew his candidacy, explaining that he intends to concentrate on working in the international federation. According to …
The FIDE published the first rating list of 2017. World Champion Magnus Carlsen starts the year as number one with a rating of 2834. The US chess player Fabiano Caruana ranked second with 2811. …
Contribution of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and authorities of the republic is very important for the chess world, FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza on the sidelines of …
Another congress of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) will be held in October in Turkey. "88th FIDE Congress will be held from October 7 to 15 in Antalya," the Federation reported. …
Baku managed to hold the best Chess Olympiad in history, the head of the International Chess Federation, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, said, summing up the results of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad held in the capital of Azerbaijan, …
Baku Marathon 2016, Formula 1, the 42nd World Chess Olympiad...
Azerbaijan has always been an example for the development and popularization of chess among the other 186 countries from the World Chess Federation (FIDE). This was announced today in an exclusive interview for Vestnik Kavkaza by FIDE ...
Yesterday, the President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, held a press conference at TASS, which was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the FIDE leadership. On the sidelines of the press …
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: “We united the chess world; we have one champion, one federation; we are recognized by the IOC”
The Vice-President of the Chess Federation of Azerbaijan about the World Cup and the World Chess Olympiad
