John Paul Gomez and Catherine Secopito are the winners at Philippine National Games

Philippine National Games were held from 20 to 23 May. Venue was Robinson Galeria, Mandaue City, Cebu. In the Open section 66 players took part. The winner is GM John Paul Gomez with 6 points out of 7. Second is IM Paulo Bersamina with 5,5 points and third is GM Darwin Laylo also with 5,5 [...]

St. Louis Summer Chess Classic LIVE

The Saint Louis Chess Club continues to expand its offerings of world-class chess. Four times a year, for example, invitational tournaments are held, in which young players from the Elo range between 2500 and 2600 points are able to gain valuable experience against invited veteran players. The final round in two groups is live with an abbreviated commentary webcast from 20:30 CEST (14:30 EDT).

Croatian Women’s Championship 2018

The 2018 Croatian Women’s Championship is 9-round Swiss tournament taking place in Zagreb, Croatia from 23-29 May. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. Live game with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess [...]

Endgame Magic with guest GM Daniel Fernandez

England's newest grandmaster, Daniel Fernandez, is in Hamburg recording a FritzTrainer to be published later this year. He joins Karsten for a look some recent endgames from tournament practice. Watch live at 15:00 CEST (9:00 AM EDT) or later on-demand!

53rd Capablanca Memorial 2018 - Games and Results

The 53rd Capablanca Memorial took place 9th-20th May 2018. Players: Samuel Shankland,Lazaro Bruzon Batista,Aleksey Dreev,David Anton Guijarro,Aleksandr Rakhmanov andYusnel Bacallao Alonso. Sam Shankland followed up his US Chess Championship win with a comfortable win in the Capablanca Memorial.

Ju Wenjun became the new Women`s World Champion!

Ju Wenjun became the new Women`s World Champion! Ju Wenjun made a draw with Tan Zhongyi in the last classical game of the Women`s World Chmpionship Match and became the 17th Women`s World Champion in the history of chess. She is also the 6th Chinese player who achived this title. Tan Zhongyi had to win the final game to level the score and secure a playoff, while Ju Wenjun needed to make a draw to win the Match. Tan Zhongyi who had Black pieces tried to surprise her opponent with the Hippopotamus Defence but it seems Ju Wenjun was well prepared and got an advantage out of the opening. Trying to create some conterplay Tan Zhongyi chose a risky line and ended up in a lost position. Despite having absolutely wining position Ju Wenjun decided to secure a draw and finish the game peacefully. Official website: china2018.fide.comFinal RankingPhoto GalleryWomen's World Championship Match 2018: Round 9The ninth game of the FIDE Women World Championship Match took place at the Chongqing Sun Kingdom Hotel and ended up with a draw after 80 moves. The score in the match became 5:4. The Women`s World Champion Tan Zhongyi needs to win the final game[…]

FIDE Treasurer's Letter