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2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 - Games and Results 19/04/2018
The 2nd Sharjah Masters took place Wednesday 11th Apr to Thursday 19th Apr 2018. 17 year old Iranian GM Parham Maghsoodloo won with 8/9 a point clear of Eltaj Safarli and Wang Hao.
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19th European Women's Championship 2018 - Games and Results 19/04/2018
The 19th European Women's Championship took place Saturday 7th Apr to Friday 20th Apr 2018. Players: Mariya Muzychuk, Nino Batsiashvili, Nana Dzagnidze, Valentina Gunina, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Marie Sebag, Bela Khotenashvili, Antoaneta Stefanova, Natalija Pogonina, Pis Cramling, Monika Socko, Olga Girya, Elisabeth Paehtz etc. 4th seed Valentina Gunina scored 9/11 to win the event a point […]
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Chinese Championships 2018 - Games and Results 18/04/2018
The Chinese Championships take place in Xinghua Wed 18th Apr 2018 to Mon 30th Apr 2018.
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US Chess Championships 2018 - Games and Results 17/04/2018
The US Chess Championships take place in Saint Louis Wed 18th to Mon 30th Apr 2018. Championship players: Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Alex Onischuk, Ray Robson, Sam Shankland, Varuzhan Akobian, Jeffery Xiong, Alex Lenderman, Awonder Liang, Yaroslav Zherebukh and Zviad Izoria. Women's Championship: Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Tatev Abrahamyan, Nazi Paikidze, Sabina Foisor, […]
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5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2018 - Games and Results 17/04/2018
The 5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial takes place in Shamkir 19th to 28th April 2018. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Anish Giri, Ding Liren, Sergey Karjakin, Veselin Topalov, Teimour Radjabov, Rauf Mamedov and David Navara.
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Chinese Team Championship 2018 - Games and Results 12/04/2018
The Chinese Team Championship takes place Tuesday 10th Apr to Friday 30th Nov 2018.
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ECF

ECF Arbiters Courses – May and June 2018 15/04/2018
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Coach required – European Schools in Krakow 13/04/2018
An extra coach is required for the England Junior Chess Team at the European Schools Chess Championships in Krakow, Poland, 29th June – 8th July ....
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Alan Merry wins in Jersey – and gets a GM norm! 12/04/2018
Congratulations to ECF Chess Academy student IM Alan Merry, who is joint winner of the Open Polar Jersey Chess Festival (31st March – 7th April...
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ECF Awards 2018 12/04/2018
The ECF Awards Committee invites nominations for the 2017-18 season in the following categories (for the purposes of these awards, please note that the season...
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Arbiter and Organiser title achievements 11/04/2018
At the most recent FIDE presidential board meeting, we are delighted to announce that three ENG arbiters/organisers were awarded FIDE titles for their work. IA...
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Ezra Kirk IM / Matt Wadsworth IM norm 11/04/2018
Congratulations to ECF Academy members Ezra Kirk (above left), on being awarded his International Master title by FIDE, and Matthew Wadsworth (above right), on gaining...
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FIDE

Presentation of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad 17/04/2018
The Minister of Culture and Sport of Georgia Mikheil Giorgadze officially presented the 43rd Chess Olympiad – Batumi 2018 - on April 17 in the “Biltmore” hotel’s congress-hall in Tbilisi. Many honorary guests attended the ceremony, including the Olympiad’s goodwill ambassador, a former World Chess Champion and the current World Rapid Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, […]
List of Decisions of 2018 1st quarter FIDE PB 17/04/2018
2018 1st quarter Presidential Board meeting Minsk, Belarus 7-8 April 2018DECISIONS1PB-2018/1. To authorize Deputy President G. Makropoulos to seek legal advice in respect of non-eligibility of K. Ilyumzhinov to stand for FIDE Presidential elections 2018. One objection - Mr. L. Ncube. 1PB-2018/2. To publish the relevant part of the 1st Quarter Presidential Board Meeting in […]
FIDE's response to K. Ilyumzhinov's interview in "Sport-Express" of 10th April 2018 13/04/2018
FIDE refers to the Interview with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in Sport-Express of 10th April. In his interview he states that there have been fake announcements that the Swiss banks froze the accounts because he was under sanctions. FIDE wishes to state it has never announced that the accounts were frozen. The present situation is that UBS […]
The Schism between Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the Presidential Board 11/04/2018
The Schism between Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the Presidential Board The Presidential Board held in Minsk on 7-8 April, 2018 agreed that the relevant extracts of the Minutes of the 25-26 March, 2017 Presidential Board Meeting, the 10 April, 2017 Extraordinary Presidential Board Meeting and the 13-14 October, 2017 Executive Board Meeting regarding the President’s situation […]
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2018 10/04/2018
The World Youth Chess Championships 2018 will be held in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, on the northern coast of the Aegean Sea from 19th of October (arrivals, technical meeting) to 31st of October 2018 (departures). INVITATION
FIDE World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2018 10/04/2018
The 2nd FIDE World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships will be held in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, from 16th of October (arrivals) to 20th of October 2018 (departures). INVITATION