Сorrectional facilities from 20 countries have ready registered for the competition.
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Chess in Archidona prison: ‘When you’re playing, you don’t feel like a prisoner’
Prisoners in Archidona escape mentally from their incarceration with a chess demonstration from GM Ernesto Fernández Romero.
Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: Registration continues
24 teams from 17 countries have already registered for the competition.
Choudwar Jail Wins Over Chicago Prison In International Online Inter-Jail Chess Tournament
The friendly international online jail chess tournament was organised on chess.com platform on August 2.
Latvia launches the Chess in Prisons programme
The programme started in women establishment in Iļģuciema, Latvia.
Prisons of Armenia stage qualifiers for Intercontinental Chess Championship
In the run-up to the Championship Armenia hosted a series of qualifying events at several of the nation’s prisons.
Second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners announced
The 2nd Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners will be held from 13-14 October 2022, on the International Day of Education in Prison.
Ten years of Chicago chess in jail
The tenth anniversary of the Chess in Jail program of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office was celebrated on April 1st.
Chess Kenya introduces game in prisons
The program, under the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Social Commission, was on Thursday launched at Kisii Main and Kisii Women’s Prisons.
FIDE holds round table on “Chess in Prisons” project
To discuss the future cooperation and expand the initiative, a round table discussion was held with the organizers of the tournament, representatives of prisons and correctional facilities.