World Junior Chess Championship for Disabled wraps up with a successful 3rd Edition
Finding strength with our moves. Supporting equality in sports. By Event Press Officer and Photographer: Dora L Martinez | dora@lensethics.org (L) FM Ilia Lipilin (RUS) wins the World Junior Champion Title for Players with Disabilities. | (R) CM Samarth Jagadish Rao (IND) wins 2nd Place. | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez The World Junior Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities wraps up with a successful 3rd Edition! It’s been one week since the event wrapped up and the typical Press Release with results, a few pictures and a short recap of the event cannot do it justice. Getting to know the players, the families, supporters and the amazing staff and volunteers that helped make this event happen was an amazing experience. The event attracted media coverage from CNN, whose “The Good Stuff” documentary coverage will air later this month, sign up to receive updates regarding this CNN series at www.cnn.com/specials/us/the-good-stuff. During the event, Kien Lam also filmed his documentary which focuses on chess player Dariia Kudainazarova (Kyrgyzstan); we will provide his documentary release date when further details become available. Learn more about Kien on his blog https://whereandwander.com and at this CNN link: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/plane-wingwalker-washington. Media outlets have covered the event in English, Spanish, French and German languages. A huge hit with the players was a surprise appearance by WGM Jennifer Shahade who took some time to analyze their games — what an experience! Now, let’s get to the chess results! In the top five, FM Ilia Lipilin (RUS) retained his title as World Junior Champion for Players with Disabilities, CM Samarth Jagadish Rao (IND) was second, Maksim Petrov (RUS) came in 3rd place, Pranav Shankar (USA) finished 4th followed by Jarno Scheffner of Germany in 5th place. (L) Maksim Petrov (RUS) | (R) Pranav Shankar (USA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez The ‘TEAM’ Places are: 1st Place Team Russia, 2nd Place Team Uganda, 3rd Place Team the United States of America. The list of individual results can be seen below. Final Standings: Country Name Total RUSSIA LIPILIN Ilia 6.5 INDIA RAO Samarth Jagadish 5.5 RUSSIA PETROV Maksim 5.0 USA SHANKAR Pranav 4.0 GERMANY SCHEFFNER Jarno 4.0 ECUADOR NEVAREZ CASTRO Andres Fernando 4.0 RUSSIA GORSHKOVA Sofia 4.0 UGANDA MBAZIIRA Wasswa Sharif 4.0 UGANDA MWESIGYE John Denis 4.0 RUSSIA KRASIVSKAIA Viktoriia 3.0 USA TRAN Nguyen 3.0 USA MUELLER Payton 3.0 KYRGYZSTAN KUDAINAZAROVA Dariia 2.5 GEORGIA TALIKADZE Leri 2.5 USA MILLER Anna 1.0 USA PILKINGTON Jacob 0.0 (L) Jarno Scheffner (GER) | (R) Andres Fernando Nevarez Castro (ECU) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Sofia Gorshkova (RUS) | (R) Wasswa Sharif Mbaziira (UGA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) John Denis Mwesigye (UGA) | (R) Viktoriia Krasivskaia (RUS) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Nguyen Tran (USA) | (R) Payton Mueller (USA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Dariia Kudainazarova (KGZ) with her mom. | (R) Leri Talikadze (GEO) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Ana Miller (USA) | (R) Jacob Pilkington (USA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez USA Player, Ana Miller and event organizer IO Beatriz Marinello sit down for a chat. This is an excerpt from the video chat. They both made a chess move for every question they asked during their conversation. (L) Event Organizer, IO Beatriz Marinello and (R) USA Player, Ana Miller sit down for a chat. | Video Still Copyright Dora L Martinez “What do you like about chess?” — Event Organizer, IO Beatriz Marinello “I like that everybody can play, that it’s not something that only boys can do or only people that do not have disabilities can do. It’s something that everyone can do, so thats why I love chess.” — USA Player, Ana Miller “Why did you organize this tournament?” — AM “In the beginning it was because I wanted to help my friend Grandmaster Thomas Luther. He told me that he wanted to do this tournament when we were on a trip in Africa and I told him that I would organize it for him. After I organized the first one, I fell in love with the tournament, the human aspects of the event. Chess is beautiful, but, when you see people that love chess so much and they’re willing to do anything to play; travel long distances, go to countries where people don’t speak their language and they have physical challenges or other challenges. They are willing to travel with their wheelchairs and their parents support them — that is something very special and I admire that. It’s important to understand that in life, it’s not all about you, it’s also about doing things for others. You may think I am helping others, but, I am also helping myself because it makes me happy to do this and it’s rewarding. It’s a tournament that makes me happy, let me put it that way.” — BM “Why did you come to this tournament?” — BM “I think that’s the reason I came to this tournament. I think it was so exciting to see a lot of people who use wheelchairs, like me, playing chess. I love chess, but, I don’t see a lot of people like me playing it. So, I think this is a really good opportunity to show everyone out there that we can also play chess, no matter who we are, what kind of disabilities we have. We can use that disability as an ability, especially when it comes to chess. Some parts of our bodies might not work, but our minds will and I think chess is a great way to prove it.” — AM “Chess builds confidence. It makes you feel like — Yeah! I can do this! I noticed that you are a very independent person.What don’t you like about how people may treat you? What annoys you? Is there anything that people do that you don’t appreciate when they see that you have a disability? — BM “A lot of people will just kind of stare. They might underestimate me. Some times I’m not allowed into certain parts of a building
FIDE celebrates its 95th anniversary
FIDE celebrates its 95th anniversary Today, July 20th, is the 95th anniversary of the founding of FIDE, during the 8th Summer Olympics Games in Paris, 1924. Traditionally, since it was proposed by UNESCO in 1966, this date not only marks the anniversary of our organization, but also the International Chess Day. Ours is the only sport which has a special worldwide celebration day dedicated to it, showing that chess is a unique game that unites people over the globe. This year, to celebrate International Chess Day, we launched a social media campaign under the hashtag #InternationalChessDay.
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019: Player’s Contract
FIDE publishes the Player’s Contract for Participation in the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019. The tournament will be held in the Isle of Man from 10 to 21 October, and is expected to be the strongest Swiss-system tournament in the history of chess. The prize fund will be US$432,500, with a first prize of $70,000. Download Player’s Contract for Participation in the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 Download Annex I List of players qualified for the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Name Avg July 18 – June 19 Total Games Carlsen, Magnus 2844.8333 76 Caruana, Fabiano 2825.0000 66 Ding, Liren 2807.2500 71 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2801.7500 68 Giri, Anish 2785.4167 71 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2778.6667 92 Anand, Viswanathan 2772.5000 69 Grischuk, Alexander 2770.2500 46 Kramnik, Vladimir 2768.7500 37 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2767.0000 64 So, Wesley 2767.0000 62 Aronian, Levon 2766.3333 64 Yu, Yangyi 2758.0833 90 Nakamura, Hikaru 2756.4167 67 Karjakin, Sergey 2756.1667 53 Radjabov, Teimour 2755.0833 34 Svidler, Peter 2742.7500 41 Topalov, Veselin 2741.1667 13 Navara, David 2736.7500 108 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 2734.6667 59 Wei, Yi 2734.0000 68 Harikrishna, Pentala 2731.3333 87 Jakovenko, Dmitry 2729.5000 78 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 2728.8333 72 Rapport, Richard 2728.7500 68 Shankland, Sam 2724.3333 72 Vitiugov, Nikita 2724.0000 85 Bu, Xiangzhi 2722.8333 51 Wang, Hao 2721.8333 105 Artemiev, Vladislav 2721.1667 81 Andreikin, Dmitry 2719.1667 64 Le, Quang Liem 2713.4167 102 Naiditsch, Arkadij 2713.0833 134 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2708.8333 89 Fedoseev, Vladimir 2707.5833 94 Li, Chao b 2703.6667 48 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2703.5000 36 Adams, Michael 2703.3333 70 Ivanchuk, Vassily 2703.3333 59 Amin, Bassem 2700.3333 89 Vallejo Pons, Francisco 2699.2500 58 Dubov, Daniil 2699.0833 44 Cheparinov, Ivan 2696.4167 100 Matlakov, Maxim 2693.4167 63 Kryvoruchko, Yuriy 2692.6667 63 Howell, David W L 2691.9167 83 Sadler, Matthew D 2691.5000 7 Saric, Ivan 2690.8333 124 Inarkiev, Ernesto 2690.1667 90 Mamedov, Rauf 2689.7500 62 Almasi, Zoltan 2689.6667 39 Ragger, Markus 2687.8333 98 Sargissian, Gabriel 2686.5000 28 Korobov, Anton 2685.7500 100 Jones, Gawain C B 2685.4167 103 Bacrot, Etienne 2684.0833 94 Wang, Yue 2683.5000 28 Nabaty, Tamir 2683.4167 54 Adhiban, B. 2682.8333 77 Eljanov, Pavel 2682.7500 84 Gelfand, Boris 2681.4167 61 Cori, Jorge 2679.4167 34 Rodshtein, Maxim 2678.5833 94 Ni, Hua 2677.5833 35 Kovalev, Vladislav 2677.1667 98 Grandelius, Nils 2676.0833 97 Leko, Peter 2676.0833 47 Demchenko, Anton 2673.7500 73 Ponomariov, Ruslan 2673.2500 48 Sasikiran, Krishnan 2673.1667 64 McShane, Luke J 2671.2500 50 Berkes, Ferenc 2670.8333 68 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 2670.5833 95 Kamsky, Gata 2668.7500 43 Robson, Ray 2668.5000 51 Maghsoodloo, Parham 2667.1667 132 Xiong, Jeffery 2667.0000 125 Laznicka, Viktor 2666.6667 71 Najer, Evgeniy 2666.6667 31 Malakhov, Vladimir 2665.1667 80 Sjugirov, Sanan 2663.1667 67 Salem, A.R. Saleh 2662.5000 37 Melkumyan, Hrant 2661.9167 82 Guseinov, Gadir 2661.2500 59 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 2660.0833 62 Hou, Yifan 2660.0833 7 Safarli, Eltaj 2659.7500 121 Areshchenko, Alexander 2659.3333 13 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 2659.1667 29 Dreev, Aleksey 2658.7500 63 Swiercz, Dariusz 2658.5000 88 Kuzubov, Yuriy 2655.1667 129 Rausis, Igors 2654.5833 78 Motylev, Alexander 2653.2500 34 Mareco, Sandro 2652.3333 118 Hammer, Jon Ludvig 2651.8333 47 Anton Guijarro, David 2651.1667 83 Akopian, Vladimir 2650.8333 9 Kovalenko, Igor 2650.5833 89 Sethuraman, S.P. 2650.0000 105 Reserves Lenic, Luka 2650.0000 21 Ipatov, Alexander 2649.5000 15 Riazantsev, Alexander 2649.3333 20 Shirov, Alexei 2648.3333 92 Onischuk, Alexander 2647.5000 7 Fressinet, Laurent 2646.4167 68 Sevian, Samuel 2646.1667 104 Moiseenko, Alexander 2645.6667 50 Short, Nigel D 2645.1667 41 Edouard, Romain 2644.0833 113 L’Ami, Erwin 2642.3333 69 Parligras, Mircea-Emilian 2642.0000 75 Granda Zuniga, Julio E 2641.3333 53 Zvjaginsev, Vadim 2641.1667 64 Bauer, Christian 2640.8333 116 Gustafsson, Jan 2640.6667 18 Kravtsiv, Martyn 2640.5000 83 Papaioannou, Ioannis 2639.0833 20 Bok, Benjamin 2638.6667 49 Alekseenko, Kirill 2638.0000 90
Igor Kovalenko wins the Mikhail Tal Blitz Memorial
RIGA, July 18 (LETA) – Latvian chess grandmaster Igor Kovalenko rolled over some of his opponents “like a tank” to win the Mikhail Tal blitz chess memorial on Thursday, the winner told LETA after the tournament. The winner of the blitz event named his victory over Russian chess player Vladimir Fedoseev the decisive point in the tournament, while Fedoseev, who won the rapid chess competition on Wednesday, highlighted his win over Azerbaijan’s grandmaster Gadir Guseinov. “Both tournaments had strong lineups with many grandmasters,” Aris Ozolins, President of the Latvian Chess Federation, said at a news conference which was held after the competition at the Radisson Blu Latvija hotel. “Kovalenko’s victory in the blitz is, therefore, all the more pleasing. Moreover, he celebrated a very convincing victory in tough competition, beating the runner-up by half-point.” “It was a very good event, one of the strongest tournaments in the Baltic states in recent years, both in terms of organization and the field of participants. It is highly important for chess players to rehydrate, and the sponsors took care of this, providing mineral water and Coca-Cola. Also, the hall where we played was spacious and the air was fresh,” the blitz winner Kovalenko said, adding that he always strives for success in chess. “I always want to get first place. In that respect, I am more an optimist, even utopist. I want to win each game, but this time I could afford a tie in the end,” the Latvian chess player said. “I did well. Remembered my youth. I took the 5th place in the rapid chess event and fought for medals until the last round. There was a disappointment after the ninth round when I had gained a better position against David Navara but the game ended in a tie.” On Thursday, Kovalenko won the blitz chess event very convincingly. “I suppose the game against Fedoseev in the 7th round was the decisive one,” the winner said. “I think he lost a won game against me. I breathed a sigh of relief as I achieved a tie, but later I fared even better and managed to win. At that point, opponents started fearing me. I, on the other hand, played effortlessly and in some games rolled over my opponents like a tank.” The Latvian grandmaster’s future plans include a tournament organized by Riga Technical University and the World Cup in two months’ time at which Kovalenko will represent the Baltic states. Fedoseev, the winner of Wednesday’s rapid chess tournament, finished second in the blitz. “I played very well. I had not played that well this year yet,” the Russian grandmaster commented his performance in Riga. “It was a wonderful tournament with many strong chess players. In many games, everything was decided in the end-game where having stronger nerves was crucial.” Fedoseev named the 9th round game against Azerbaijani grandmaster Gadir Guseinov his most important match at the tournament. The last international tournament of the Tal Memorial, the Riga Holidays 2019, which will be played by children, is scheduled to begin July 19 at the National Library of Latvia. The total prize fund of the tournaments is EUR 35 000, EUR 25 000 for the rapid chess tournament and 10 000 for the blitz tournament. Entry is free of charge for the spectators. The Rapid and Blitz Tal Memorial was organized by the Latvian Chess Federation and sponsored by Rietumu Bank, Coca-Cola, Tolmets and Latvijas Balzams.
Vladimir Fedoseev wins the Mikhail Tal Rapid chess memorial
Russian chess player Vladimir Fedoseev triumphed in Mikhail Tal rapid chess memorial. Igor Kovalenko showed the best result among all Latvian players taking up the 5th place. Riga, 17th of July, LETA.- The Tal Memorial was organised to celebrate Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), the 8th World Chess Champion, who was born and lived in Riga. Tal is to this day considered as one of the most brilliant and creative chess-players in the history of the game. Thanks to his original approach to the game and aggressive attacking style he was called “the Magician from Riga”. The event gathered almost 300 players from 25 countries including impressive 55 grandmasters. As Aris Ozolins, the President of Latvian Chess Federation proudly mentioned during the press conference – this was the first-ever event in Latvia with so many grandmasters participating. All players had 15 minutes increment for the game plus 5 seconds for every move played. The total prize fund of the tournaments is EUR 35 000, EUR 25 000 for the rapid chess tournament and 10 000 for the blitz tournament. Entry for spectators is free of charge. First six rounds of the Tal Memorial were held on Tuesday and this day was dominated by Miguel Munoz from Spain, who won all of the games, becoming a sole leader. There was a big group of strong players ready to use his mistakes – a group of five players with 5.5 points and even more with 5 points, among them the Latvian players Kovalenko and Nikita Meshkov. In the decisive phase of the tournament on Wednesday, Vladimir Fedoseev from Russia, who was the strongest among all players and has not lost a single game among 273 players in 11 rounds, scored 8 wins and drew three games, overall collecting 9.5 points. It was a deserved win for Fedoseev who played an impressive tournament, who demonstated impessive performace. The Russian grandmaster was really happy and in the interview after the closing ceremony he admitted that this was a really important victory for him because this has been a really tough year for him and the results have not met his expectations. The 2nd place with 9 points was taken by the Czech grandmaster David Navara. Navara participated in the prestigious Grand Prix knock-out event at the Latvian National Library but lost in the first round and decided to enter the rapid chess memorial. The organisers and the chess fans were really pleased with that because the Czech player has a well earned repuation a true genius of chess and a real fighter. Places 3 to 9 were shared among the players with 8.5 points. The player with the best tie-break and the winner of the 3rd place was the talented young player from Germany, Rasmus Svane, who seemed to be very surprised with his great success himself. The Latvian top player Kovalyenko also gathered 8.5 points. The important victory in the last round over the Romanian player Constantin Lupulescu ensured him the 5th place. The top female player was Alisa Galliamova, the former runner-up at the Women’s World Chess Championship and the bronze medalist of the European Women Chess Championship 2017, which were held in Riga as well. The second women prize was won by the 9th time Latvian Women Champion Laura Rogule and the third place went to Inna Gaponenko. On Thursday, the second part of the Memorial – a blitz tournament, will be held in the “Omega” hall of the Radisson Blu Latvia hotel. This time the participants will have three minutes for the game and two seconds increment for each move. The competition will take all day and end at 19:30 with the closing ceremony and press conference. There is even a possibility that more participants of the Grand Prix will join the event as well. The Rapid and Blitz Tal Memorial was organized by the Latvian Chess Federation and sponsored by Rietumu Bank, Coca-Cola, Tolmets and Latvijas Balzams.
Official statement regarding Igors Rausis
Lausanne, July 16th, 2019.- FIDE herewith officially confirms that during round three of the open tournament in Strasbourg, Grand Master Igors Rausis (CZE) was inspected by the arbiters, who found hard evidence of computer-assisted cheating. GM Rausis admitted using a smartphone for help during the game in public comments. FIDE as a responsible international body is reluctant to comment officially on any additional details before this case is thoroughly investigated by FIDE Fair-Play Commission and FIDE Ethics Commission make a decision. FIDE is committed to fair-play principles, and we are adjusting the regulations in order to fight any kind of cheating, including computer-assisted cheating, with maximal effectiveness as stated in the resolution approved at the FIDE Presidential Board meeting two weeks ago. We will make all necessary efforts to successfully fight cheating, and we are going to make punishments for violations more severe. However, we urge the entire chess community to respect the law and let us work diligently for the benefit of chess.
FIDE signs a new cooperation agreement with the Olympic Channel
Madrid, July 16th, 2019. We are very excited to announce that the International Chess Federation has signed a new cooperation agreement with the Olympic Channel. This collaborative partnerhsip will provide further media coverage of our activities, including highlights from the main competitions, special features involving chess stars, and cross-promotion. The International Chess Federation joins the Olympic Channel family of 91 federation partners which includes International Sports Federations (IFs), recognized federations and organisations, multi-sport organisers and non-recognised federations. “The Olympic Channel provides a platform for the promotion of all sports and athletes within the Olympic Movement,” said Mark Parkman, general manager of the IOC’s global Olympic Channel. “We look forward to working together to help expand the reach of these sports and athletes to fans and new audiences around the world.” The Olympic Channel is an over-the-top (OTT) global media destination where fans can experience the power of sport and the excitement of the Olympic Games all year round. Offering original programming, news, live sports events and highlights, the Olympic Channel provides additional exposure for sports and athletes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in 11 languages, and is available worldwide at www.olympicchannel.com, its mobile apps and on connected TV devices. Press release at the Olympic Channel corporate website.
List of Q2 2019 Presidential Board Decisions
LIST OF Q2 2019 PRESIDENTIAL BOARD DECISIONS Q2PB-2019/01 To approve Russia, Monaco, Switzerland and Italy as the countries to host four stages of the Women’s Grand Prix 2019-2020. Q2PB-2019/02 To approve amendments to the regulations on the FIDE Moscow office indicating that the activities of the office are regulated by decisions of both the Presidential Board and the President and to approve the previously signed sponsorship contract with Russian Railways. Q2PB-2019/03 To ask Legal Advisor Aleksandr Martynov to develop clear guidelines for Arbiters (subject to confirmation by PB) to deal with the non-attendance situation in chess. Q2PB-2019/04 To approve the amendments to the 2019 Budget approved in London November, 2018. Q2PB-2019/05 To approve the offer from the Hungarian Chess Federation to organize the next Presidential Board meeting in Budapest on September 7th and 8th 2019. Q2PB-2019/06 To extend the bidding procedure for the FIDE Candidate’s Tournament 2020 and FIDE World Championship Match till September 1st 2019. Q2PB-2019/07 To approve the use of “International Chess Federation” in our public communications, as a part of a rebranding process. However, for official and administrative purposes, “World Chess Federation” will remain our official name until the new Charter is approved. Q2PB-2019/08 To modernize the FIDE Logo. Q2PB-2019/09 To approve the appointment of Willy Iclicki as FIDE GDPRO, Marco Biagioli as GDPR Legal Advisor and Vladimir Kukaev as GDPR Technical Advisor. Q2PB-2019/10 To have a final discussion regarding the new FIDE Charter at the Q3 2019 Presidential Board after consultations with the national chess federations. Q2PB-2019/11 To accept the proposal concerning a major fee reduction, including waiving all fees for the developing countries (levels 4-5), 50% reduction for level 3 countries, 50% reduction for all veteran fees, a quota for additional 30% tournaments to be rated for free (countries level 1-2). Additional major reduction for participants in youth competitions to be properly prepared and approved on Q3PB. Q2PB-2019/12 To approve a St. Kitts and Nevis Chess Federation as a provisional member. Q2PB-2019/13 To approve a Cayman Islands Chess Federation as a provisional member. Q2PB-2019/14 To support the aspirations of the Vanuatu people to join FIDE. To request the newly constituted Vanuatu Chess Federation to submit a new application and a set of documents, including the meeting minutes, in time for the Q3 PB. Q2PB-2019/15 To approve the TRG general strategy and report, new chess academies and new title recommendations. To create a TRG award named after Yuri Averbakh. Q2PB-2019/16 To approve the new EVE titles. Q2PB-2019/17 To reopen a bid procedure for World Amateurs 2021, World Seniors 2021 and World Senior Teams 2021 with a deadline of 30 days. For other 2021 World Championship tournaments, a call will be made later. Q2PB-2019/18 To approve a new World Cup format for 2021 and to approve the start of drafting the technical regulations. Q2PB-2019/19 To approve the new QC titles. Q2PB-2019/20 To investigate the request of Mahmood Lodhi from Pakistan concerning his missing title of GM. Q2PB-2019/21 To approve the new ARB titles. Q2PB-2019/22 To approve the work done by the FIDE Procurement Department in developing a chess clock contract bidding procedure. To acknowledge the President’s decision to engage a PricewaterhouseCoopers auditor in order to ensure transparency and fairness of the upcoming tender. To invite all manufacturers and distributors to submit bids in the following nominations: FIDE World Championship Clock, Official FIDE Chess Clock, Chess Clock recommended by FIDE to National Chess Federations. Q2PB-2019/23 To approve the use of an electronic agenda for PB and GA for future. Q2PB-2019/24 To consult the national federations and to obtain their opinions regarding the transfer of player regulations. Q2PB-2019/25 To approve the publication of a resolution on fair play. Q2PB-2019/26 To approve the publication of a resolution regarding boycott and sportsmanship. Q2PB-2019/27 To request all materials regarding violations of Anti-Cheating Guidelines by Mr. Mark Morgunov during the 2018 European Youth Championship. Q2PB-2019/28 To stage 2020 Chess Paralympiad, possibly along 2020 Olympiad. Q2PB-2019/29 To approve the Chess-ID project and the plan of actions presented by the Executive Director Victor Bologan. Q2PB-2019/30 To approve amendments related to Fair Play Commission regulations. Q2PB-2019/31 To encourage National Federations that haven’t yet done so to conclude agreements with FIDE on financial assistance for the development of chess. Q2PB-2019/32 To direct continental associations to actively finance specific projects related to players development, arbiters training and gender parity with the FIDE money received within the framework of continental agreements. RESOLUTION OF THE FIDE PRESIDENTIAL BOARD ON THE FAIR PLAY COMMISSION (pdf) NON-ATTENDANCE RESOLUTION (pdf) FAIR-PLAY PRINCIPLES RESOLUTION (pdf)
FIDE launches a market research survey in cooperation with Nielsen
Last April, FIDE signed and agreement with Nielsen Holdings, a world leading company in the field of information, data and measurement. The aim of this cooperation is that Nielsen provides FIDE with worldwide research of the potential chess market, evaluates the size of the global chess community, and assess the value of our sponsorship offering. We also want to get to know our community much better, in order to improve FIDE’s decision-making. We want to have more insight on what are the demands and wishes of those who are already active FIDE members, and those who may be attracted by our activities. To collect this information, FIDE, in collaboration with Nielsen, has developed the following 60-question survey. It has been designed to take between 10 and 20 minutes to complete, and we would appreciate if you could help us taking part on it. To compensate for your time and effort, we want to give all participants the option of entering a raffle for a two-hour online masterclass with Vladimir Kramnik. Ten lucky winners will have the chance to interact with the former World Champion and learn from this legendary player. You can fill the survey on this link: FIDE – NIELSEN survey
World Junior Championship for the Disabled kicked off on July 9th
World Junior Players demonstrate they are up to the challenge! The World Junior Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities kicked off on July 9th with an Opening Ceremony. The organizing committee and members of the US Chess Trusted greeted the players, their families, coaches and members of their support teams. The 3rd edition of the World Junior Event has more girls participating than in the previous editions: Anna Miller (USA), Sofia Gorshkova (RUS), Dariia Kudainazarova (KGZ) and Viktoria Krasivskaya. (L) Viktoria Krasivskaya (RUS) | (R) Anna Miller (USA) and CM Samarth Jagadish Rao (IND) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Sofia Gorshkova (RUS) Photo Copyright Dejanira Alvares | (R) Dariia Kudainazarova (KGZ) with her mother | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez FM Ilia Lipilin (RUS) came back to the Cherry Hill, NJ, USA to defend his title; winning his 1st game, he will face John Denis Mwesigye (UGA) in the 2nd round. The event has sixteen (16) players from eight (8) countries, this may seem like a small number to most, but, the goal of a tournament of this kind puts emphasis on the quality of the experience, not in the number of players, in hopes that during the event, players will get the most out of the tournament play and the ‘masters training program’. (L) Master Training Program with GM Thomas Luther | (R) Viktoria Krasivskaya (RUS) and Payton Mueller (USA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Leri Talikadze (GEO) and Pranav Shankar (USA) | (R) Maksim Petrov (RUS) and Dariia Kudainazarova (KGZ) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez “It is very difficult for players with very challenging disabilities to play in a regular open tournament for many reasons. First there is the issue of space and the fact that some of the players have to talk to each other because they can’t communicate otherwise and also because they are not accepted. When players have extremely challenging disabilities which make it impossible for them to make and/or write their moves, in many cases they are not accepted by fellow chess players. This non-acceptance puts them at a psychological disadvantage because it is discouraging to the player. What you want to try to do is to encourage them to succeed in any way that they can. The World Chess Federation’s (FIDE) motto is Gens Una Sumus, which means we are one people and that includes all people, players with disabilities, players without disabilities, color, race, religion, etc. We are all one people and we should all be inclusive and thats why this tournament is so important.” – Carol Jarecki, IA, Chief Arbiter The US Chess Trust – Making good moves (L) Jim Eade, Co-Chair US Chess Trust | (R) Dr. Leroy Dubeck, Treasurer US Chess Trust and IO Beatriz Marinello | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez The US Chess Trust has been a proud sponsor of each of these events. “Although the US Chess Trust is one of the main sponsors of this event, the players are not here because of the Trust, the US Chess Trust is here because of the players. I went to the US Championship this year and am planning on attending the US Open, those are considered important events, but, this is the most important event for me to attend this year because the people that are playing in this event embody the spirit of chess that I want to support. What I see is different from what many others see. They may see what is external and visible but I see what is internal and invisible and that is their spirit. It is this spirit that they embody that I think is the best thing about chess. Even if you cannot physically move a piece, if someone has to move it for you, it is your spirit that is telling which move to make. This is why I want to congratulate everyone here and tell the players how important it is for the Trust to be involved.” – FM Jim Eade, Co-Chair US Chess Trust Results: Round 1 Bd Team Result White Team Result Black 1 RUS 1 FM Ilia LIPILIN (2084) RUS 0 Sofia GORSHKOVA (1350) 2 ECU 0 Andres Fernando NEVAREZ CASTRO (1158) GER 1 Jarno SCHEFFNER (1987) 3 RUS 1 Maksim PETROV (1848) KGZ 0 Dariia KUDAINAZAROVA (unr) 4 USA 0 Anna MILLER (unr) IND 1 CM Samarth Jagadish RAO (1593) 5 RUS 1 Viktoria KRASIVSKAYA (1529) USA 0 Payton MUELLER (unr) 6 USA 0 Jacob PILKINGTON (unr) UGA 1 John Denise MWESIGYE (1469) 7 USA 1 Pranav SHANKAR (1442) GEO 0 Leri TALIKADZE (unr) 8 USA 0 Nguyen TRAN (unr) UGA 1 Wasswa Sharif MBAZIIRA (1393) Official website: www.worldjuniorchess.org