Top Women’s World Chess Champions in the History
Chess crowned its first men’s world champion in 1886. It took another 41 years before women got their own championship. When the first Women’s World Chess Championship finally happened in 1927, just 12 players took part. Nobody in that small London tournament hall could have predicted that what they were starting would produce 17 world […]
45th Chess Olympiad 2024 in detail: India’s Historic Double
The 45th Chess Olympiad 2024 was held in Budapest, Hungary from September 10–23, 2024. It set new records: a whopping 1,884 players (975 Open, 909 Women) from 197 Open teams (195 nations) and 183 Women’s teams (181 nations) competed. Notably, this turnout was achieved despite the absence of Russia and Belarus – their slots were […]
