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  1. 16 hours ago

    Chess becomes an official sport at the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games, to be held in San Salvador from June 23 to July 8, 2023. Read more at

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  2. 17 hours ago

    The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, in cooperation with , seeks your donations to help out Ukrainian chess players and their families. Make a donation now

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  3. Retweeted
    Mar 16

    The US Chess Girls Club, captained by will face for "Judit Polgar vs. the World" on Mar. 20👩‍🦰♟️🌎 , & , also competing! 💪

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  4. Mar 18

    ❗ GM Dmitry Andreikin withdrew from the third leg of the due to personal reasons. According to the regulations, he will be replaced by GM Andrey Esipenko (📷 by Mark Livshitz) as the highest-rated eligible player in the December 2021 list.

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  5. Retweeted
    Mar 17

    Back with the Queen of chess. Vile kumeenda, the real cast itabidi wasimame. Tunacelebrate for children and young people this weekend

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  6. Mar 18

    With a total of 157 players from approximately 35 countries expected to participate, the combined prize fund has been raised to USD 600,000, thanks to the generosity of the Scheinberg family, patrons of the event. ⬇️ Read more ⬇️

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  7. Mar 18

    FIDE is pleased to announce that the Isle of Man will host the 2023 edition of the and the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss. The events will be held concurrently in the magnificent Royal Hall of the Villa Marina in Douglas, from October 23 to November 5. 📷: Richard Hoare

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    Mar 18

    Sidwell Mayekiso teaches chess in Khayelitsha. He hopes one of his students will one day become a Grandmaster.

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  9. Mar 18

    The Leipzig Olympiad was Bobby Fischer's olympic debut.The Soviet team, led by world champion Mikhail Tal, lived up to expectations and won their fifth consecutive gold medals; Fischer's team, the United States, won silver, and Yugoslavia won bronze.

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  10. Mar 18

    The Soviet then new World Champion, playing Black, faced his American future successor, who was rapidly ascending the world rankings at the time, in the last round of the Leipzig Olympiad. The game was drawn in 21 moves and was featured in Fischer's book "My 60 Memorable Games".

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  11. Mar 18

    17-year-old Bobby Fischer playing against 24-year-old Mikhail Tal at the Leipzig Olympiad in 1960. Tal is about to make his seventh move, 7...Ne7. 📷: Ulrich Kohls - Wikipedia

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  12. Mar 18

    "Richard Rapport is near to becoming one of the eight candidates to challenge for Magnus Carlsen’s crown, while six-year-old Kushal Jakhria tied for first at the Blackpool U1850 Intermediate despite being the lowest ranked player" ⬇️ Read more ⬇️

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  13. Mar 17

    "We will be the detectives of our own personality traits. We will discuss the concept of identity, self-awareness, personality, self-esteem and optimism", said Jana. ⬇️ Go to to reserve your spot on the webinar! ⬇️

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  14. Mar 17

    WGM Jana Krivec, Doctor of Psychology and university professor, author of a book titled "Improve Your Life By Playing A Game" and 7-time winner of the Slovenian Women's Championship, continues the series of the monthly workshops "Increase your inner strength" on March 27.

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  15. Mar 17

    “This wonderful study by M. Zinar from 1987 will help you get rid of the inappropriate overestimation of the role of the opposition in the pawn endgame. We will discuss this study on March 26.” - Artur Yusupov ⬇️ Register now for the online seminar ⬇️

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    Mar 16

    This will be the first big-ticket chess event to be held in the country since the 2013 World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen.

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  17. Mar 16

    140 girls and boys of different ages from 12 schools participated in the school championship organized by Dorat Al Khaleej Private School in Oman within the development programs supported by FIDE.

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    بطولة مدرسية | بتنظيم من مدرسة درة الخليج الخاصة وبالتعاون مع اللجنة، والتي شارك بها ١٤٠ لاعب ولاعبة من مختلف الفئات العمرية مثلت ١٢ مدرسة .. جهد مميز من قبل المدرسة 🎊🎊🎊
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  18. Mar 16

    Congratulations to Sanan Sjugirov for winning the “Belgrade 2022” GM Tournament. The event hosted 10 GMs with an average rating of 2651 and took place during the Belgrade . More info: 📷: -

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    Mar 16

    Our event is free for all kids to participate in 🇺🇦 We'll be hosting two fundraiser streams for the Tvoya Opora Foundation on March 21st at . The charity we're supporting was personally selected by GM Anna Muzychuk.

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  20. Mar 16

    "The role of FIDE is to build bridges, unite and help the world to be a better place. Sport and chess in particular always was and is an excellent tool for that", concluded 5/5

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