Packed to the brim with players, guests, officials and staff, the Baku Convention Centre hosted the festivities, including speeches, music, dance, as the 2023 edition of the FIDE World Cup was inaugurated in the capital of Azerbaijan. In the open section, Ivan Cheparinov, the top player starting in round 1, as well as Magnus Carlsen, the top player overall and joining in round 2, will start with white in the first game. | Photo: Stev Bonhage / FIDE
From 29 July to 25 August Azerbaijan will host the World Cup and the Women's World Cup. FIDE has now published a first provisional list of participants. | Photos: FIDE/ azernews.az
The presidential elections of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) is heating up, with one of the candidates alleging President Arkady Dvorkovich of illegality.The two contestants for the FIDE President s post are: Incumbent Dvorkovich and .
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