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

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

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

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

At the start of the round, Principal Arbiter Ivan Syrovy announced that Timur Turlov had just won the FIDE presidential ...

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

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

With just two rounds remaining, the race at the top has become increasingly unpredictable. Uzbekistan took a major step ...

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

Policymakers, educators, researchers, chess leaders and social innovators from around the world gathered in Samarkand for the ...

Germany produced the result of the day in the Open section, defeating leaders Uzbekistan 2.5–1.5 to throw the race wide open with just three rounds remaining. The Svane brothers delivered the decisive ...

By a vote of 29 to 12, José Antonio Carrillo and his team received broad support from the national federations of the Americas. This result affirms the continent’s confidence in a leadership team ...