Five-time world champion holds keynote session at NEXT Summit Conference
Youngest-ever undisputed world champion in 1985 at age 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov
Five wins, one draw for Malta in Jersey
Encouraging turn-out for tournaments
Won all matches at Malta Blitz Championship
Former president Geoffrey Borg to fill role of FIDE Delegate
David Cilia Vincenti is the new Malta chess champion. He last won the title 22 years ago in 2000. Cilia Vincenti, who currently lives in New Zealand, made the very long trip to Malta twice to participate in the Candidates tournament and then qualify...
Fischer vs Spassky, 50 years on
FIDE/UNCHR launch pilot project for girls in Kenya
The women’s and men’s national teams participated in the bi-annual Chess Olympiad held in Chennai, India. The Olympiad was originally planned to be held in Moscow and was moved to India just over four months ago. India exceeded all expectations by...
In the space of two weeks, 3,999 chess games were played at classical time controls at the World Olympiad in Mahabalipuram, India. Of these, 38 had at least 100 moves and 566 ended with a forced mate on the board. Here we take just a peak at the...
The 44thedition of the World Chess Olympiad in Chennai India, is now halfway through, with the Maltese national teams facing very strong opponents. The starting position of Malta’s men team was ranked at the 116th level out of a total of 188 countries...
The Maltese Chess contingent composed of the two national teams is in Chennai, India to participate in the 44th World Chess Olympiad. A grand opening ceremony took place on July 28 and the games started the following day and will come to a close on...
He lived a solitary life dedicated entirely to playing chess
Russian chess GM Ian Nepomniachtchi clinched victory at the Candidates Tournament and the right to challenge afresh the world champion in a match by securing first place with a round to spare. With a draw in the final game, Nepomniachtchi finished...
World Amateur Championships 2022 to be held in Malta The details of the World Amateur Championships 2022 to be held in Malta have been announced by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). This official world event will take place October 20 and 30 with six...
Deep Blue’s victory suggested that machines could be as strong as humans
A tribute to the ‘Baron’ of Maltese chess
Indian teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won praise Tuesday for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online championship. Praggnanandhaa, 16, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at...
Robert Zerafa from Marsaxlokk is Malta’s 86th chess champion. The 32-year-old has won the title for the fifth time in his career after winning it from 2016-2019. This year’s Finals was held among five players – 2020 champion Jake Darmanin, Colin...
Second day in a row of double-digit figures
Launch of an online 'Queen's Gambit Academy' sparks interest in the game
The year of COVID-19 has now also ushered in a season of chess fever, in the wake of the Netflix drama series, The Queen’s Gambit. It is the third contagion in a century, although the first not to be triggered by a real-world chess event. The first...
Federation is still trying to introduce the game into primary schools
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