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“Parivartan – Prison to Pride” is a new initiative aimed at providing coaching to prison inmates across various sporting events.

Five easy steps to participate in the first Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners.

Argentina, Armenia, England, India, Iran, Italy, Palestine, Spain and the USA have already registered their teams for the competition.

13 inmates from 13 correctional facilities participated in the tournament dedicated to the International Day of Nelson Mandela.

One of the experts to take part in the “Chess for Freedom” online conference that was held on May 11, is our colleague Carl Portman, from Birmingham.

The International Chess Federation together with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (Chicago, USA) held the first event of the Chess for Freedom program. The project, aimed at the introduction of chess as a tool for education and social inclusion in prisons of different countries, is carried out under the 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov’s patronage.  The project …

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Dear chess friends,  We would like to remind you that the upcoming Online Conference “Chess for Freedom”, is scheduled for May 11th, at 15:30 pm CET (8:30 am US Central Time).  This conference will feature FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, the 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, and other invited guests. You can check the detailed program in …

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