Mexico claimed title in the men’s category, while India earned double gold, winning women’s and youth sections.   The 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for

Armenia – Mexico 1 (men’s section), India 1 – Mexico (women’s section) and India 1 – Serbia (youth section) are set to clash in the

The 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners kicked off on October 13, bringing together incarcerated players from around the world for three days of

The 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners will take place on October 13–15, 2026, bringing together incarcerated players from around the world for three

FIDE and the Chess for Freedom initiative are pleased to announce that registration is now open for two major upcoming events aimed at promoting rehabilitation,

By Mikhail Korenman, Chess for Freedom program coordinator A record number of 50 countries (42 countries in 2025) and 71 Male (50 teams in 2025),

The FIDE Continental Online Chess Championships for Prisoners will return for its second edition in May 2026, with competitions scheduled across four continents. Building on

India won the male competition after a decisive Armageddon game in a tense final match against El Salvador. The women’s tournament was also closely contested,

What began as a modest chess programme in a Chicago jail has grown into a worldwide movement. The fifth edition of the FIDE Intercontinental Online

The 5th FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners will take place from October 14 to 16, 2025, bringing together incarcerated men, women, and youth

The 5th FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners will be held October 14–16, 2025, bringing together incarcerated players from around the world in a

As part of the Chess for Freedom project and in celebration of the FIDE Year of Social Chess, the International Chess Federation is proud to

The 2025 Chess for Freedom Workshop and Continental Chess Championship for Americas, organized by FIDE and Mexico Chess Federation, are scheduled to take place from

The International Chess Federation FIDE, in collaboration with The Gift of Chess, Dadaz Chess Academy, and the Malawi Prison Service (Lilongwe, Malawi) are pleased to

The first-ever Continental Online Chess Championships for Prisoners will take place in May 2025.

After several intense final matches, the 4th FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners successfully concluded, crowning champions in the Open, Women, and Youth categories.

The FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners is back with its fourth edition, and this year is the largest event yet, with over 115

This week marks the start of the 4th FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners, part of FIDE’s Chess for Freedom initiative, which unites incarcerated

The 4th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners is set to take place from October 8-10, 2024

“Parivartan – Prison to Pride” is a pioneering initiative designed to empower prison inmates