The Committee on Youth and Sports of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine greeted the participants, organizers and arbiters of the first Intercontinental Online Chess Championship

Forty-three teams from 31 countries will play in the 1st Intercontinental Online Championship for Prisoners.

iGovTT, a Division of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Trinidad and Tobago, has offered ten laptops on loan, for use by the national Prison Service team players.

In West Philadelphia, Rakeem Jeter, who goes by ‘Rock,’ is using the game of chess to reach at-risk teens offering them free chess coaching.

Trinidad and Tobago hosted a series of qualifying events at several of the nation’s prisons.

Registration for participation is open until September 21. So far, prisons and correctional facilities from 23 countries have ready registered for the competition.

Hector Guifarro is one of those proving by personal example that the game has a positive impact on the lives of people who have ended up in jail after making a wrong choice.

“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

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