Invitation: FIDE Congress and General Assembly 2023
Dear Member Federations, FIDE officials and Members of FIDE Commissions, Please find below the official invitation to the annual Congress and General Assembly 2023 from FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. The events will take place online during the period from 11 to 17 December, 2023. Schedule of the event: FIDE Commissions meetings: December 11-13, 2023 FIDE Council meeting: December 14, 2023 FIDE Zonal Council meeting: December 16, 2023 FIDE General Assembly: December 17, 2023 The exact time of the meetings, agenda, hosting platform, and invitation link will be provided in future communication. If a National Federation or an Affiliated Organization would like to propose an item to be included in the online General Assembly agenda, it shall provide the FIDE Office with all the necessary documents, using the email office@fide.com. According to the FIDE Charter, these proposals should reach the FIDE offices at least two months before the opening date of the General Assembly, by October 17, 2023. INVITATION FIDE CONGRESS AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2023 (PDF)
Winners crowned at European Youth Championship 2023
The European Youth Chess Championship 2023 is in the books. Held in six age categories – U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 (open and girls sections separately) – from September 5-14 in the Ceremony Hall Dorna in Mamaia, Romania, the event attracted over 900 participants from 46 European federations, including more than 100 titled players. All twelve competitions were 9-round Swiss events with classical time control. The event saw the triumph of Azerbaijani players, who collected four gold medals; Poland won three golds, while the home country, Romania, got two titles. It was a close race in many sections, with the champions determined by a superior tiebreak. The champions and top-finishers of the European Youth Chess Championship: Open U8 1. Mohammad Kazimzadeh (AZE)2. Luca Protopescu (FRA)3. Artem Kucher (UKR) Girls U8 1. Mehriban Afmadli (AZE)2. Daria Kravchuk (UKR)3. Mariam Rekhviashcvili (GEO) Open U10 1. Vladimir Sofronie (ROU)2. Marc Llari (FRA)3. Ali Poyraz Uzdemir (TUR) Girls U10 1. Maria Anistoroaei (ROU)2. Lilian Schirmbeck (GER)3. Zuzanna Kaminska (POL) Open U12 1. Khagan Ahmad (AZE)2. Henry Edward Tudor (GER)3. Alfred Nemitz (GER) Girls U12 1. Kinga Lajdamik (POL)2. Blanka Ejsymont (POL)3. Saadat Bashirli (AZE) Open U14 1. Rustam Rustamov (AZE)2. Benik Agasarov (ARM)3. Baptiste Lissillour (FRA) Girls U14 1. Kesaria Mgelazdze (GEO)2. Mariam Tsetskhladze (GEO)3. Sofiia Moskalets (UKR) Open U16 1. Jakub Seemann (POL)2. Diego Macias Pino (ESP)3. Jachym German (CZE) Girls U16 1. Agnesa Stepania Ter-Avetisjana (LAT)2. Dila Baloglu (TUR)3. Maria Siekanska (POL) Open U18 1. Arsen Davtyan (ARM)2. Khazar Babazada (AZE)3. Elham Abdrlauf (NOR) Girls U18 1. Martyna Wikar (POL)2. Ayan Allahverdiyeva (AZE)3. Juliette Cornileau (FRA) Complete results Official website: euromamaia2023.com/ Photos: official website