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Chess in Schools: Greek Chess Federation’s national initiative

editor_d — Sat, 09 May 2026 10:07:17 +0000

The Greek Chess Federation, under the presidency of Mr. Stathis Efstathopoulos, has achieved something truly transformative in recent years: it has introduced chess into Greek classrooms in an organized and sustainable way. In May 2022, the Ministry of Education approved the teaching of chess within the framework of the Skills Labs, incorporating strategic thinking, concentration, and creativity into everyday school life.

Subsequently, through its School Chess Committee, the Federation submitted three comprehensive educational programs – tailored respectively for Kindergarten, Primary School, and Junior High School – which were officially approved by the Institute of Educational Policy (IEP) of the Ministry of Education. As a result, chess is now being taught in schools. As Mr. Stathis Efstathopoulos, President of the Greek Chess Federation, stated: “From vision to every classroom – we believed in chess education, and we made it a reality.”

To support this growth, the Federation took a decisive next step last year by establishing the Teachers’ Training Committee. Its mission is both clear and far-reaching: to equip educators throughout Greece with the knowledge and tools required to teach chess effectively, not only within the Skills Labs but also in after-school clubs, creating a strong foundation for future generations of students.

Furthermore, during the summer of 2025, the School Chess Committee brought together students from geographically remote communities through a series of online chess events under the project “Inter-Island Chess Actions.” Fourteen schools from eight islands, involving 65 students, participated in lessons, tournaments, and team activities that fostered cooperation, friendship, and fair play. The initiative helped reduce the sense of isolation often experienced in island communities by using chess and technology to connect young people across Greece.

This outreach continues through the new “Chess Bridges” initiative, which aims to include more islands as well as remote mountainous regions of mainland Greece, using chess as a shared language among communities.

At the same time, this year the Strategic Planning Committee was established under the supervision of Mr. Georgios Makropoulos. The Committee has submitted to the Ministry of Sports a comprehensive four-year program for school chess. Beyond the organization of the Student Qualifying Championships in every prefecture and region of the country, the program includes informational presentations in schools, the development of a competition network, collaborations with institutions and organizations, the promotion of school and interschool activities, the use of digital technologies and the internet, as well as the mapping of schools with chess activity.

More specifically, the responsibilities of the Strategic Planning Committee include the systematic collection and evaluation of data from schools, cooperation with local unions and chess clubs for the organization of qualifying tournaments, and the development of partnerships with the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece and the Union of Regions of Greece, so that municipalities and regional authorities can actively support chess in their areas and facilitate student participation in the final phase of the championships. Within the same framework are included the search for sponsors to secure the necessary chess equipment, the creation of promotional videos and informational brochures aimed at students, parents, and educators, as well as the development of a digital platform for school chess.

This platform will host a competition calendar, an interactive map of active chess clubs and schools, an archive of articles, and extensive photographic material. The year 2026 marks the foundational starting point of this long-term strategic plan and, with participation reaching the impressive number of 10,000 students, this vision began its path toward implementation through the Greek National Student Chess Championships, held on May 2nd and 3rd in Thessaloniki. Organized by the Greek Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Thessaloniki–Chalkidiki Chess Clubs Association, the Ministry of the Interior (Macedonia–Thrace Sector), the Municipality of Thessaloniki, and HELEXPO, the championships evolved into one of the largest school chess events ever held in Greece.

Hosted at the historic Thessaloniki International Fair, home of the 1984 and 1988 Chess Olympiads, the event welcomed around 1,600 students from 74 schools, alongside more than 3,000 parents and guests. Team championships were held on Saturday, followed by individual events on Sunday with 1,223 participants. Beyond the boards, families enjoyed activities including face painting, children’s workshops, blindfold chess demonstrations, robotics showcases, and exhibition games against the AI-powered SenseRobot.

The closing ceremony brought together leading figures from Greek and international chess, including FIDE Vice President Georgios Makropoulos, President of the Greek Chess Federation Stathis Efstathopoulos, and Secretary General of the European Chess Union Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, alongside government officials and institutional representatives, including the Minister for Macedonia and Thrace, Konstantinos Gioulekas. A special highlight was the presence of Dana Reizniece, Deputy Chair of the FIDE Management Board, who participated in the award ceremonies and honored distinguished individuals for their contribution to chess, including Pavlos Anastasiadis, First Vice President of the Greek Chess Federation (1984–1988), who played a decisive role in securing and organizing the two Chess Olympiads held in Thessaloniki in 1984 and 1988, and who has supported chess whenever needed for more than 40 years.

In addition, FIDE honored for their contribution to school chess Vera Avramidou, Chair of the School Chess Committee, and Stathis Theofylaktidis, President of the Teachers’ Training Committee.

“Chess has the unique ability to bring together education, culture, and community,” said Makropoulos. “What we are seeing in Greece today is not simply the growth of a sport, but the creation of opportunities for young people to learn, connect, and develop important life skills through chess.”

The Greek Chess Federation is guided by an ambitious vision: to give every student in Greece the opportunity to learn and benefit from chess. Supporting this vision is a dedicated leadership team working in close collaboration under the presidency of Prof. Stathis Efstathopoulos. Key contributors include FIDE Vice President Georgios Makropoulos, who leads the Strategic Planning Committee; Vera Avramidou, head of the School Chess Committee; and Vice President Stathis Theofylaktides, leader of the Teachers’ Training Committee. Through sustained effort, strategic planning, and a deep commitment to education, they continue to redefine the role of chess in Greek society — not merely as a competitive activity, but as a powerful instrument for learning, social connection, and inspiration.

Vangelis Patrelakis and Maria Tsakona crowned Greek champions

editor_d — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:46:45 +0000

IM Vangelis Patrelakis and WFM Maria Tsakona emerged as the winners of the Panhellenic Individual Championship in the open and women’s categories, respectively, each claiming their maiden national title.

The 74th Panhellenic Championship and the 47th Panhellenic Women’s Championship were held concurrently in Aigio, Western Greece, from December 3 to 11. Both events followed a 10-player round-robin format under classical time controls.

The 74th Panhellenic Championship was one of the most exciting in recent years, marked by an exceptionally close contest. Notably, no player finished the tournament unbeaten, with three participants—GMs Vasilios Kotronias, defending champion Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis, along with IM Vangelis Patrelakis—entering the final round tied for first place on 5/9 points.

Kotronias and Kourkoulos-Arditis drew their final games, while the 21-year-old Patrelakis secured a crucial victory over Konstantinos Tsarsitalidis to clinch the title.

Kotronias and Kourkoulos-Arditis shared second place with 5.5/9 points, with Kotronias taking silver on the basis of a superior Sonneborn–Berger score (the third tiebreaker).

Final standings – Open

In the 47th Panhellenic Women’s Championship, 19-year-old WFM Maria Tsakona dominated the field, securing the title with a round to spare and an impressive score of 7.5/9.

Andrianna Anastasopoulou finished two points behind the champion to earn silver, while last year’s winner, WFM Georgia Grapsa, completed the podium with 5/9 points, reaffirming her consistent presence among Greece’s top female players.

Final standings – Women

“This year’s Championship was a true celebration of Greek chess—high-stakes, intensely competitive, with new talents dynamically vying for their place among the country’s top players. ESO will continue to support the young generation and take initiatives to elevate chess across Greece,” said Professor Stathis Evstathopoulos, President of the Greek Chess Federation, at the closing ceremony.

Photos: Greek Chess Federation

World Amateur Championship 2024: Registration is open

KN — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 22:14:12 +0000

All FIDE Member Federations and eligible players with FIDE rating under 2300 are invited to participate in the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2024.

The competition will take place in Rhodes, Greece, from October 26 to November 5, 2024.

The event is open to players registered by their national federations. FIDE member federations have the right to send as many players as they wish.

The Championship will be held in FIDE rating categories U 2300, U 2000 and U 1700. There will be separate Women’s Championship(s) if there are at least ten players from at least two continents in each category.

All competitions will be 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control (90 min +30 sec).

The registration deadline for all players, accompanying persons and delegation members is September 9, 2024.

FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2024 official website will be launched soon: worldamateur2024.fide.com

E-mail: worldamateur@fide.com

Invitation letter and regulations (PDF)

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EWCC 2024: Ulviyya Fataliyeva captures title

KN — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:22:49 +0000

Ulviyya Fataliyeva (Azerbaijan) is the new European Women’s Champion. The native of Ganja dominated the competition, a 10-round Swiss tournament, finishing a full point ahead of the runners-up and picking up 22 rating points.

The European Women’s Championship 2024, with a prize fund of 60,000 Euros, took place in Rhodes, Greece, from April 18 to 30. It brought together 182 players from 35 European federations.

The 24th seed Ulviyya took the lead in Round 5 after defeating WCM Bozhena Piddubna of Ukraine and never looked back. Going into the final tenth round, a full point ahead of closest rivals, she drew her game Nino Batsiashvili and clinched the title with an excellent score of 8.5/10.

As many as eight players netted 7.5/10 and tied for second place. IMs Nataliya Buksa (Ukraine) and Lela Javakhishvili (Georgia) secured silver and bronze medals, respectively, thanks to a superior Buchholz tiebreak.

The top ten finishers (including FM Nadya Toncheva, who earned 65 rating points along the way) qualified for the next Women’s World Cup.

Final standings:

1	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2377	8½
2	IM	Buksa, Nataliya	UKR	2394	7½
3	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2447	7½
4	GM	Batsiashvili, Nino	GEO	2445	7½
5	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2394	7½
6	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	AZE	2436	7½
7	FM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2258	7½
8	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2424	7½
9	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2366	7½
10	WIM	Sliwicka, Alicja	POL	2315	7

Complete standings

The ECU Commission for Women’s Chess introduced Excellence on Board Awards for five different categories: Commissions Choice, People’s Choice, Junior U20, player rated U2200 rating, and 2201+ rated player.

The awards went to:

People’s choice 1st place: Kubicka Anna (game from round 8 Kubicka Anna – Narva Mai)
People’s choice 2nd place: Mihaela Sandu (game from round 9 Atalik Ekaterina – Sandu Mihaela)
Committees Choice: Sliwicka Alicja (game from round 7 Maltsevskaya Aleksandra – Sliwicka Alicja)
Junior U20: Nadya Toncheva
Player rated 2201+: Gunay Mammadzada
Player rated U2200: Sabina Ibrahimova

The Closing ceremony took place after the last round in the playing venue, with the attendance of the ECU Vice Presidents Alojzije Jankovic and Eva Repkova, the Vice Governor of South Aegean region Akis Delaportas, the Vice-rector of finance of Aegean University, Ioannis Seimenis, the Chairperson of the Greek Chess Federation Commission for Women’s Chess Maria-Anna Stefanidi, and other distinguished guests.

You can watch a vidoe recap of the closing ceremony here.

Photos: European Chess Union

Official website: ewcc2024.eu/

EWCC 2024: Three in the lead at midpoint

KN — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:43:40 +0000

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2024 is halfway through. With five rounds to go, three players are sharing the lead on 4.5/5: IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE, 2377), IM Marta Garcia Martin (ESP, 2349) and 15-year-old WCM Bozhena Piddubna (UKR, 2005).

The Round 4 top board encounter between Ulviyya Fatliyava Marta Garcia Martin ended in a draw after precise play by the opponents.

This draw allowed 15-year-old Ukrainian WCM Bozhena Piddubna to joined Fataliyeva and Garcia Martin in the lead after defeating eight-time Spanish Champion IM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez (ESP, 2383).

Getting closer to the time trouble, Vega blundered a piece and resigned a few moves later. Rated only 2005, Ukrainian talent Bozhena Piddubna has the impressive performance of 2697, and has already earned over 150 rating points!

A group of 17 players follow the top trio sitting on 4/5: IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO, 2447), WIM Martyna Wikar (POL, 2214), IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (FRA, 2381), IM Mai Narva (EST, 2401), IM Klaudia Kulon (POL, 2348), WIM Alicja Sliwicka (POL, 2315), IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2394), GM Anna Ushenina (UKR, 2418), WGM Govhar Beydullayeva (AZE, 2402), WGM Olga Babiy (UKR, 2306), WGM Beloslava Krasteva (BUL, 2220), IM Marina Brunello (ITA, 2353), WGM Mitra Hejazipour (FRA, 2376), IM Sophie Milliet (FRA, 2392), IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2393), WIM Sofiia Hryzlova (SUI, 2251) and IM Olga Zimina (ITA, 2299).

All results, pairings and rankings can be found here. In Round 6 that starts on April 25 at 3 PM local time, Ulviyya Fataliyeva takes on Bozhena Piddubna while Marta Garcia Martin faces Lela Javakhishvili.

You can follow the games with live commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska on the ECU YouTube channel.

Rich photo gallery with photos by ECU and Jim Laga can be found on the European Open and Women’s Individual Chess Championships Facebook page.

Text and photos: ECU

Official website: ewcc2024.eu/

European Women’s Championship starts in Rhodes

KN — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:16:22 +0000

UPDATE: April 22

Three rounds have been played at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2024 in Rhodes, Greece with six players sharing the lead with a perfect 3/3 score: IM Klaudia Kulon (POL, 2348), IM Mai Narva (EST, 2401), IM Marta Garcia Martin (ESP, 2349), WIM Natacha Benmesbah (FRA, 2306), WIM Martyna Wikar (POL, 2214) and IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE, 2377).

Playing on the first board in Round 3, IM Klaudia Kulon toppled the top seed IM Yuliia Osmak (UKR, 2459). After Osmak failed to find a correct middlegame plan on the black side of Scotch Game, Kulon got a clear edge and converted it into a victory on move 37.

IM Klaudia Kulon defeated the top seed IM Yuliia Osmak; Photo: ECU

IM Mai Narva (EST, 2401) beat FM Nadya Toncheva (BUL, 2258), WIM Natacha Benmesbah (FRA, 2306) won her game against higher-rated IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2394), IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE, 2377) outplayed WGM Beloslava Krasteva (BUL, 2220), WIM Martyna Wikar (POL, 2214) prevailed over IM Pauline Guichard (FRA, 2362) and IM Marta Garcia Martin (ESP, 2349) defeated WFM Ronit Levitan (ISR, 2187).

IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva; Photo: ECU

As many as 26 players are trailing the leaders by a half-point 2.5 points, including one of the top-seeds IM Dinara Wagner (GER, 2453) who yesterday delivered a beautiful mating attack against WIM Michalina Rudzinska (POL, 2302).

Standings after Round 3

Round 4 is scheduled for April 22, starting at 14:00 CEST

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2024 began this Friday in Rhodes, Greece with the drawing of lots. In the presence of the Chief Arbiter Aleksandra Dimitrijevic, former Women’s World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova picked a Black pawn.

It means that the top-seeded player in the tournament will play as Black on the first board.

Round 1 pairings

The event taking place April 18-30 at the 5-star “Rodos Palace” Conference Hotel with the first round is scheduled for April 19.

The 9-rond Swiss tournament with classical time control brought together 183 players coming from 35 European federations and is set to be the largest European Women’s Championship ever. It boasts of a very strong line-up headlined by IM Yuliia Osmak (UKR, 2459), IM Marsel Efroimski (ISR, 2457), GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2454), IM Dinara Wagner (GER, 2453), GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL, 2447), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO, 2446), GM Nino Batsiashvili (GEO, 2445), IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE, 2436), GM Monika Socko (POL, 2428) and IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2424).

Video preview of the event

The European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2024 is a qualification event for the FIDE Women’s World Cup. According to the decision of the European Chess Union, at least 10 players will qualify.

The total prize fund of the Championship is 60,000 EUR with 10,000 EUR reserved for the champion.

Live broadcast of the event can be exclusively followed through the ECU YouTube channel, with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska.

Official regulations of the event and detailed information can be found on the official website.

Starting list of players, results & pairings can be followed here.

Photo: Official website

Marcin Tazbir triumphs at IBCA World Championship

KN — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:06:57 +0000

Marcin Tazbir is the new IBCA World Champion. The Polish GM completed the World Championship for Blind and Visually Impaired undefeated with an excellent score of 8 points in 9 games. Congratulations!

The defending champion, IM Predrag Nikac (Montenegro), took second place with 7.5 points, while bronze went to FM Alexey Streltsov (Israel) after a six-person tiebreak.

The nine-round Swiss tournament featured 82 players from 29 countries. Among them were one GM, five IMs and three FMs, making it one of the strongest IBCA World Championships ever.

Final standings:

1	GM	Tazbir, Marcin	POL	2499	8
2	IM	Nikac, Predrag	MNE	2283	7½
3	FM	Streltsov, Alexey	ISR	2343	6½
4		Djakashov, Kuralbay	UZB	2133	6½
5		Kolpakov, Vladyslav	UKR	2238	6½
6	CM	Jandric, Damjan	SRB	2090	6½
7		Bibikov, Yuriy	KAZ	2050	6½
8		Adiyaman, Rene	GER	2122	6½
9	IM	Stachanczyk, Jacek	POL	2066	6
10	IM	Dukaczewski, Piotr	POL	2088	6

Complete results

The closing ceremony of the event turned into a great night with the prize awards to the winners and a spectacular show of traditional Greek music with local singers and dancers.

The cups and medals to the winners were presented by the Deputy Mayor of Rhodes, Konstantinos Taraslias, the President of the Aegean Consumers Association, Georgios Avgerinos and the newly elected President of IBCA, Jörgen Magnusson.

Everyone is already looking forward to the next IBCA World Championship in 2025!

Photo highlights of the event:
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IBCA official website: ibca-info.org

2023 IBCA World Championship: Tazbir leads, Magnusson elected as new President

KN — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:20:08 +0000

After seven rounds played at the The 2023 IBCA World Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Rhodes, GM Marcin Tazbir of Poland is leading the race with 6.5 points. IM Predrag Nikac (Montenegro) is following closely with 6.0 points while FM Alexey Streltsov (Israel) and Yuriy Bibikov (Kazakhstan) are tied for third place on 5.5/7.

Top 10 after seven rounds:

1	GM	Tazbir, Marcin	POL	2499	6½
2	IM	Nikac, Predrag	MNE	2283	6
3	FM	Streltsov, Alexey	ISR	2343	5½
4		Bibikov, Yuriy	KAZ	2050	5½
5	IM	Dukaczewski, Piotr	POL	2088	5
6		Kolpakov, Vladyslav	UKR	2238	5
7	IM	Stachanczyk, Jacek	POL	2066	5
8		Grybas, Gintaras	LTU	1921	5
9	FM	Magnusson, Jorgen	SWE	2240	5
10	IM	Nizam, Rasim	BUL	2150	5

Complete standings and Round 8 pairings

The IBCA Congress was also held in Rodos Palace hotel on Sunday morning and a new Presidential Board was elected for 2023-2025, in accordance with article 1.3 of the IBCA Electoral Regulations. More details about the elections procedure and the 2 nominated candidates can be found on the official website of IBCA: https://ibca-info.org/2023-ibca-elections

A total of 52 countries are members of IBCA and 34 countries casted their vote. The final results of the IBCA elections 2023 were:

1. Ticket of Presidential candidate Jörgen Magnusson (Sweden):

Votes: 23
Percentage: 67.65%

2. Ticket of Presidential candidate Sergio Harnandan (Netherlands):

Votes: 11
Percentage: 32.35%

The President of IBCA for the term 2023-2025 now is FM Jörgen Magnusson (pictured below). The new Presidential Board also includes IM Piotr Dukaczewski (Poland) and IM Nikos Kalesis (Greece) as Vice-Presidents, Olivier Deville (France) as General Secretary and Thorsten Müller (Germany) as Treasurer.

The previous President of IBCA Dr. Jadhav Charudatta (India) has been approved unanimously by the Congress as Honorary President in recognition of his tremendous work for IBCA.

Photo highlights of the event: https://facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=chessingreece&set=a.802210368367921

IBCA official website: ibca-info.org

2023 IBCA World Championship starts in Rhodes, Greece

KN — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 05:31:29 +0000

The 2023 IBCA World Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired kicked off on Monday, October 9, at the 5-star Rodos Palace Conference Hotel in Rhodes, Greece. The nine-round Swiss tournament features 82 players from 29 countries. Among them are one GM, five IMs and three FMs, making it one of the strongest IBCA World Championships ever.

The President of IBCA, Dr Jadhav Charudatta, together with IBCA Vice-President Nikos Kalesis, welcomed the players and wished them the best of success. Dr Jadhav Charudatta also played the ceremonial 1st move of the tournament, officially launching the Championship.

GM Marcin Tazbir (2499) of Poland tops the starting list, while FM Alexey Streltsov (2343, Israel), IM Predrag Nikac (2283, Montenegro), IM Oliver Mueller (2275, Germany) and FM Jorgen Magnusson (2240, Sweden) complete the top-5 rating favourites.

Tournament schedule (local time):

09/10, 16:00 -> Round 1
10/10, 16:00 -> Round 2
11/10, 16:00 -> Round 3
12/10, 16:00 -> Round 4
13/10, 10:00 -> Excursion
13/10, 16:00 -> Round 5
14/10, 16:00 -> Round 6
15/10, 10:00 -> IBCA Congress
15/10, 16:00 -> Round 7
16/10, 16:00 -> Round 8
17/10, 14:00 -> Round 9
17/10, 21:30 -> Closing Ceremony

You can find links to full results and pairings, tournament updates and photo highlights on the 2023 IBCA World Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired official website: worldchessfestival.com/ibca-wic2023.

IBCA official website: ibca-info.org

IBCA Facebook page: facebook.com/ibcachess

World Chess Championship for the Blind starts on October 08 in Rhodes

KN — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:52:19 +0000

The 2023 IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired will take place on the Island of Rhodes, Greece, from October 08-18. The event, organized by the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), the Hellenic Sports Federation for Persons with Disabilities and the Chess Club “Ippotis”, will bring together 80 players from 31 countries. The competition is held as part of the World Chess Festival in Rhodes.

The tournament will be held under the official IBCA and FIDE rules as a nine-round, Swiss system event, with one round played daily.

Blind people use braille boards for playing chess. Such chess board has special modifications that help visually impaired players. All the black squares are elevated a few millimetres to be easily identified by touch, and each of the squares has a hole in the center in which pieces are sturdily fixed with the help of nails in their bases.

The rating favourite of the tournament is GM Marсin Tazbir (2494, Poland), the winner of the FIDE World Championship for People with Disabilities 2023.

“When people play with me, they don’t think about my disability, they may not notice it. But sometimes, playing with people with disabilities can be hard for healthy people due to the psychological fact that you are playing against a handicapped person. Even though you still want to win, sometimes you feel a little bit guilty for yourself that you are playing such a game. The tournaments where people with disabilities can meet together and compete are something special. For all of us, it is a great opportunity to overcome our limits.” Tazbir says.

The tournament will take place in the Rodos Palace Hotel on the northern seaside of the island.

Event Schedule

08/10 – Arrivals
09/10 – Technical Meeting, Opening Ceremony, Round 1
10/10 – Round 2
11/10 – Round 3
12/10 – Round 4
13/10 – Free day
13/10 – Round 5
14/10 – Round 6
15/10 – IBCA Congress, Round 7
16/10 – Round 8
17/10 – Round 9, Closing Ceremony
18/10 – Departures

IBCA is the supreme body responsible for chess for the blind and visually impaired. The IBCA is part of the International Blind Sports Federation and an Affiliated Member of FIDE. Founded in 1958, the IBCA regularly holds world championships for blind and visually impaired people.

Starting list of players

Regulations for the 2023 IBCA World Individual Chess Championship

Photos: Mark Livshitz