Chess for Social benefits and Women inclusion Conference set for December 1
FIDE Social Commission, FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and French Chess Federation are pleased to announce the “Chess for Social benefits and Women inclusion & INFINITE CHESS Evolution” conference that will take place on December 01, 2022, in Paris, France. The conference will be held in a hybrid format and is open for both offline […]
3rd FIDE Educational Seminar “Chess for children with ASD. Learn & teach” announced
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The resistration is extended until October 6, 2022 The International Chess Federation, with the support of the International Olympic Committee, FIDE Planning and Development Commission, and FIDE Social Commission, is pleased to announce the 3rd FIDE Educational Seminar “Chess for children with an autism spectrum disorder. Learn & teach”. The seminar will take […]
Chess for Children with ASD: third education seminar conducted
On October 9, 2022, FIDE, together with FIDE Social Commission and with the support of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), held the 3rd FIDE Educational Seminar of Infinite Chess Project, “Chess for children with an autism spectrum disorder. Learn and teach”. This year eight new partner countries joined the project: Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Malaysia, […]
Team
TEAM Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Project supervisor, FIDE managing director Anastasia Sorokina, Project Leader Nadezhda Kravchuk, Project Coordinator Infinitechess@yahoo.com
FIDE Madrid Candidates Chess Conference set for July 2
We are happy to announce the FIDE Madrid Candidates Chess Conference that will take place on July 2. The event will consist of two parts: ChessKid.com educational seminars in the morning and the Conference on social chess initiatives in FIDE member countries in the afternoon. ChessKid Education Seminar July 2, 10:00 – 12:00 CEST Venue: on-site […]
FIDE marks World Autism Awareness Day with panel discussion on Chess and ASD
People across the globe observe April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day – designated by the United Nations to raise awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This year marks the 15th World Autism Awareness Day. In celebration of World Autism Awareness Day, a supervision panel of the Infinite Chess FIDE Project was held online. The […]
FIDE and FFE host international conference “Chess for Mental Health”
The “Chess for Mental Health” international event, a joint effort of FIDE and French Chess Federation (Fédération Française des Échecs or FFE) with the support of Imagine Institute, Teladoc Health and AESIO Mutuelle, was held on March 9 2022, in Paris. “Among its many assets, the game of chess brings many benefits in the service of mental […]
“Chess for Mental Health” International Conference announced
In the first decade of March, the French capital will host the “Chess for Mental Health” international event, a joint effort of FIDE and French Chess Federation (FFE), Imagine Institute, Teladoc Health and AESIO Mutuelle. In 2021, FIDE organized two virtual conferences dedicated to introducing chess to children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and we’re happy that […]