The 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners will take place on October 13–15, 2026, bringing together ...

All FIDE Member Federations and eligible players are invited to participate in the 2026 FIDE World Amateur Chess ...

The Championships are open to all players, regardless of rating or title, who reach the required age during the calendar year ...

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

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Egyptian Chess Federation are pleased to invite all the member federations to the 2026 FIDE World U7-U17 Rapid and Blitz Championships. The event will ...

Predin saw a brilliant display of standard attacking patterns against a loosely castled king. Black compromised their center ...

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

The third day of the European Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026 elevated the ...

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

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received newly elected FIDE President Timur Turlov and congratulated him on his election to lead the International Chess Federation.

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

With this in mind, FIDE is launching an open process for nominations to all non-elected positions within FIDE Commissions/Committees.