Kobalia, Rapport and Kotsur win FIDE Trainer Awards

11/9/2025 – FIDE has announced the winners of the 16th FIDE Trainer Awards, honouring outstanding achievements in global chess training for 2024. The recipients include Pavel Kotsur (Kazakhstan), Richard Rapport (Hungary, pictured) and Mikhail Kobalia (FIDE), recognised for their contributions to women's, open and junior competitions, respectively. The Book of the Year Award went to "Mastering Chess Endgame Calculation – Level 1" by Adrian Mikhalchishin and Tadej Sakelšek, published by Forward Chess. | Photo: Eng Chin An / FIDE