{"id":45161,"date":"2026-04-11T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=45161"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:39:37","slug":"freedom-holding-corp-becomes-fide-partner-for-2026-chess-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/freedom-holding-corp-becomes-fide-partner-for-2026-chess-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Holding Corp becomes FIDE Partner for 2026 chess programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45161\" class=\"elementor elementor-45161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f64458b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f64458b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c442bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c442bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" class=\"wp-image-45163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-02-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-02-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-02-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-02-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong><em>The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the investment company Freedom Holding Corp have signed a Memorandum on cooperation focused on global promotion, development, and accessibility of chess.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Freedom Holding Corp will serve as an official Partner of FIDE in chess development programmes in 2026. The cooperation covers four areas and includes:<\/p>\n\n<p>a) Organisation and sponsorship of international, continental, and regional chess tournaments<\/p>\n\n<p>b) Provision of financial and material support to players, coaches, and training centres across all continents<\/p>\n\n<p>c) Implementation of chess educational programmes with financial support<\/p>\n\n<p>d) Talent scouting programmes and initiatives through financial support<\/p>\n\n<p>The agreement covers the period from April 6 to December 31, 2026, with both parties viewing it as the first step in a broader long term cooperation..<\/p>\n\n<p>Both FIDE and Freedom Holding Corp have committed to working in good faith for the benefit of chess development worldwide.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-45164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-FRONT.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-FRONT.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-FRONT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FH-FIDE-FRONT-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Freedom Holding Corp has already contributed significant financial support for elite and school chess in recent years, recognising the importance of chess in education, cognitive development, and cultural exchange. As the official Partner, Freedom Holding will support FIDE\u2019s ongoing initiatives and strategic goals to broaden the reach of chess, building a greater, stronger, and more inclusive chess community.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cFreedom Holding Corp and its CEO, Mr. <strong>Timur Turlov<\/strong>, have been strong supporters of chess in recent years, recognising the value and high potential of the sport. In a year when FIDE is staging many of our most important events, we are strengthening our existing bond and laying a foundation for a better and more prosperous global chess community,\u201d FIDE President <strong>Arkady Dvorkovich<\/strong> said. More details on the projects and the funding will be released in due course.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the investment company Freedom Holding Corp have signed a Memorandum on cooperation focused on global promotion, development, and accessibility of chess. Freedom Holding Corp will serve as an official Partner of FIDE in chess development programmes in 2026. The cooperation covers four areas and includes: a) Organisation and sponsorship of international, continental, and regional chess tournaments b) Provision of financial and material support to players, coaches, and training centres across all continents c) Implementation of chess educational programmes with financial support d) Talent scouting programmes and initiatives through financial support The agreement covers the period from April 6 to December 31, 2026, with both parties viewing it as the first step in a broader long term cooperation.. Both FIDE and Freedom Holding Corp have committed to working in good faith for the benefit of chess development worldwide. Freedom Holding Corp has already contributed significant financial support for elite and school chess in recent years, recognising the importance of chess in education, cognitive development, and cultural exchange. As the official Partner, Freedom Holding will support FIDE\u2019s ongoing initiatives and strategic goals to broaden the reach of chess, building a greater, stronger, and more inclusive chess community. \u201cFreedom Holding Corp and its CEO, Mr. Timur Turlov, have been strong supporters of chess in recent years, recognising the value and high potential of the sport. In a year when FIDE is staging many of our most important events, we are strengthening our existing bond and laying a foundation for a better and more prosperous global chess community,\u201d FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich said. More details on the projects and the funding will be released in due course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[18],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-45161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fide-news","tag-official"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45161"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45172,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45161\/revisions\/45172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45161"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=45161"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=45161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}