Sharing 5 fascinating chess facts that might just surprise you.
From the curious history of en passant to the oldest player to compete at the top level – FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky shares 5 fascinating chess facts that might just surprise you!
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Statement of FIDE President on International Chess Day 2025.
My dear chess friends, to you, to all who love our game, happy International Chess Day, today we celebrate it as we continue to develop chess all across the world. And I hope that both today and every day you'll get a chance to play and also to show how to play to your friends, to those who didn't enter our chess community yet. So let's do it together and let's do it again every day. This day I would like to stress that we have been committed fully to bring chess uh all across the globe to all corners of our beautiful world from big tournaments where top masters, top grand masters play for the prizes and we continue to increase the prices. We continue to have more and more events. But this year is special. We dedicated it to social chess, to the impact that chess can make in all area of our social life, in all our communities. Bring chess to the classrooms, bring chess to community halls, to refugee camps, even to prison cells everywhere. We show what impact can the 64 ...
Chess for recovery.
Chess is more than a game—it’s a tool for healing, growth, and rebuilding. As part of the FIDE Year of Social Chess, FIDE Social Commission is excited to welcome you to July – The Month of Recovery, featuring a unique International Master Class Series you won’t want to miss. Why Recovery? Throughout July, we’re sharing inspiring stories and best practices that show how chess can support recovery from addiction, cognitive challenges, and serious illness. Where: Virtual event. Register Online via Zoom link (Meeting ID: 851 4349 2687, Passcode: 930160) Duration: 45 minutes each (20-minute talk + 20-minute Q&A) Language: English (but feel free to ask questions in Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese!) Meet our hosts: Juan Antonio Montero & Rodrigo Barbeito. From Club de Ajedrez Magic Extremadura (Spain) For over 15 years, this pioneering team has used chess as a tool for psychological recovery and social reintegration. Their work supports individuals in addiction recovery, pr...