Chess for Ukraine: FIDE announces series of fundraising events on Women’s Day

Press release by the International Chess Federation

In light of the ongoing war in Ukraine, and under the roof of the Year of the Woman in Chess, the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess established a fundraiser for Ukrainian chess players and their families affected now by war. They have also reached out to a number of women chess players in Ukraine, well-known in our chess community, to provide them with help and support. 

You can read their letters and messages and make your donation in the fundraiser.

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Also, the FIDE Women’s Commission, in partnership with Chess24, has prepared a series of events on the Women’s Day to support Ukrainian chess players and their families. The main hosts of the Women’s Day special broadcast will be IM Jovanka Houska and IM Eva Repkova. 

The Chess for Ukraine 3-min arena tournament will start at 17:00 CET. The first of a series, this tournament is named after the World Champions Anna & Marija Muzychuk and Anna Ushenina. FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and Chess24 joined forces in this fundraising event to help female chess players in Ukraine. 

Everyone can join. To do it, click here.

In addition, the arena tournament, the team competition is planned at 20:00 CET. FIDE will have its own team represented by WGM Dana Reizniece-Ozola (FIDE Managing Director), GM Zhu Chen (FIDE Treasurer), WIM Salomeja Zaksaite (Chair of FIDE Fair Play Commission) and WGM Martha Fierro (Chair of Commission for Women’s Chess in Americas). 

The schedule of the events is the following (all times CET):

• 16:45 - Start of the Women’s Day special broadcast (Main hosts: IM Jovanka Houska and IM Eva Repkova)
• 17:00 - Chess for Ukraine – “Women’s World Chess Champions Anna Ushenina and sisters Muzychuk” (Two-hour arena tournament; Time control: 3 minutes)
• 19:00 - Talk with guests invited by FIDE/Play Magnus Group
• 20:00 -Team competition

Let us show our strong support for our Ukrainian chess players and their families by participating in these events and a fundraiser!

Links

• European support of Ukrainian chess
• Leading chess players of Russia appeal to Putin for peace and ceasefire
• FIDE declares 2022 the year of the woman in chess