Message from the Asian Chess Federation

India and Russia were declared the co-champions in the inaugural FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 after the second match got affected by global power outage. Indian GM Nihal Sarin and WIM Divya Deshmukh lost their […]
Team India has turned out a stellar performance by sharing the Gold Medal at the first ever on-line Chess Olympiad in the revised format. This achievement on par with the formidable Russia made us very […]
World Rapid Champion Koneru Humpy won her Armageddon game against GM Socko Monika leading India past Poland in the semi-finals of the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020. The crucial tie-break victory fetched India a berth in […]
Junior stars GM Praggnanandhaa and WIM Divya Deshmukh scored crucial wins, as India defeated China 4-2 moving into the top spot after the last round of the league phase in the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020. […]
Indian team lost two crucial points to an unforeseen opponent – power failure – on the second day of the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020. The Top Division – Pool A Online Olympiad round 4 […]
Indian team holding a combination of youth and experience defeated Zimbabwe, Vietnam and Uzbekistan on the first day of the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020. The Top Division – Pool A Online Olympiad games saw India […]
Photo: Lana Afandiyeva 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open & Women India had a disappointing finish at the 43rd Chess Olympiad with the Open team finishing sixth and the women’s team ending their campaign at eighth […]
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open & Women Photos Courtesy: Niklesh Jain/ ChessBase India The USA look comfortable in the role of defending champions and favourites after the fourth round of 43rd Chess Olympiad. They took […]
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open & Women Opening Ceremony The 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia officially opened on Sunday with a spectacular opening ceremony that included dancing and singing performances, speeches and the drawing […]