The reigning World Women’s Chess Champion Ju Wenjun made a huge upset yesterday at Tata Steel Chess 2024, defeating Alireza Firouzja. It was her first win against a player rated …
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FIDE announces Queens’ Online Chess Festival 2024
by L'immortaleby L'immortaleThe fourth edition of the Queens’ Online Chess Festival returns this March. The Festival comprises a series of continental women’s online blitz tournaments and will take place from 9-30 March …
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European Women’s Blitz Championship 2023 – LIVE Video Broadcast
by L'immortaleby L'immortaleThe 2023 European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship will take place on January 12th, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. The event gathers 110 players coming from 24 European federations. Among the top-seeds …
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Humpy Koneru headlines Cairns Chess Cup 2023
by L'immortaleby L'immortaleFor the third time, the Saint Louis Chess Club will host the Cairns Chess Cup, an elite level tournament for the top female players from around the world. Inspired by …
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Kateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina qualify for Women’s Candidates 2024
by L'immortaleby L'immortaleKateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina emerged as the Winner and the runner-up of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022/2023 series and became the first two qualifiers for the FIDE Women’s …
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13-year-old Melika Mohamaddi is Iranian Women’s Chess Champion 2023
by L'immortaleby L'immortale13-year-old Melika Mohammadi became the Iranian Women’s Chess Champion 2023 after emerging as the sole winner of the Iranian National Championship for Women. The event was played as a 14-player …
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FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship 2023 in Poland
by L'immortaleby L'immortaleThe city of Bydgoszcz, in Poland, will host the 9th edition of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship 2023, to be held from September 5-12. The competition will follow a …
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FIDE Women’s Grand Prix: Show-down in Cyprus
by L'immortaleby L'immortaleThe fourth and final event of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix Series will kick-off tomorrow afternoon in Cyprus. Along with the 15,000 euros first prize, there is much more at …
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WCM Mariana Silva wins Portuguese Women’s Chess Championship 2023
by L'immortaleby L'immortaleThe Portuguese Women’s Chess Championship 2023 took place from 22-25 April at the at the Vale de São Cosme Sports Complex facility. The event was played in 6 rounds, swiss …
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Twitter user Unsubstantiated Chess Rumors reports: FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky was asked about the lack of women in chess on the “Sports Management Podcast.” Of course he made no mention …