Chess for Freedom Conference scheduled for May 2023
The conference will take place on May 17-20, 2023 in Chicago, USA.
Mozambican Chess Federation takes chess to prisons
It aims to spread the practice of chess through training inmates and prisons officials, first phase of the Special Maximum Security Penitentiary Establishment.
FIDE President congratulates medalists of the 2nd Intercontinental Championship for Prisoners
Medalists were congratulated by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich who attended the Penitentiary Home in Belgrade (Padinska Skela) during his visit to Serbia.
Filipinas y Mongolia ganan el Campeonato Intercontinental para Prisioneros
Los equipos de Filipinas (el equipo campeón de la sección absoluta sale en la foto) y de Mongolia (en la sección femenina) ganaron el II Campeonato Intercontinental de Prisioneros que se disputó a través de internet entre los reclusos de diversos paíse…
Philippines and Mongolia win Intercontinental Championship for Prisoners
Teams of the Philippines and Mongolia became the champions of the second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners after winning the final of the biggest-ever chess event among correctional facilities.
Intercontinental Championship for Prisoners: Serbia wins youth event
Teams that will play the final matches of the second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners were determined today.
Prisoners from 46 countries play in the Intercontinental Championship
The second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners – the biggest ever chess event among correctional facilities – kicked off on October 13.
Teams from 46 countries to participate in 2nd Intercontinental Championship for Prisoners
For the first time separate tournaments will be organized for women’s and youth teams.
Second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: Registration deadline approaches
58 teams representing 32 countries have already registered for the second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners, scheduled for October 13-14, 2022, on the International Day of Education in Prison.
Serbia prepares for second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners
Convicts from Belgrade prison Padinska Skela played simultaneous exhibition with GM Aleksandar Indjic.
Inmates around the world getting ready for Intercontinental Chess Championship for Prisoners
Сorrectional facilities from 20 countries have ready registered for the competition.
Chess in Archidona prison: ‘When you’re playing, you don’t feel like a prisoner’
Prisoners in Archidona escape mentally from their incarceration with a chess demonstration from GM Ernesto Fernández Romero.
Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: Registration continues
24 teams from 17 countries have already registered for the competition.
Choudwar Jail Wins Over Chicago Prison In International Online Inter-Jail Chess Tournament
The friendly international online jail chess tournament was organised on chess.com platform on August 2.
Latvia launches the Chess in Prisons programme
The programme started in women establishment in Iļģuciema, Latvia.
Prisons of Armenia stage qualifiers for Intercontinental Chess Championship
In the run-up to the Championship Armenia hosted a series of qualifying events at several of the nation’s prisons.