WORLD SCHOOLS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2023

From idea to realization

From idea to realization July, 31 2023 In April 2023, during the intense battle for the Chess Crown between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren, the President of the International Chess Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, and the President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, Timur Turlov, discussed the tasks of popularizing the noblest form of sport. The flagship […]

FIDE World Schools Team Championship: Meet the teams

FIDE World Schools Team Championship: Meet the teams July, 14 2023 The inaugural edition of the FIDE World Schools Team Championship will take place in Aktau, Kazakhstan, from August 3-8, 2023. About 50 teams representing schools from all around the world will compete in U12 and U18 age categories. Many of them are winners of their […]

World Schools Team Championship 2023: Registration deadline extended

World Schools Team Championship 2023: Registration deadline extended July, 5 2023 FIDE and the Kazakhstan Chess Federation have extended the registration deadline for the participants of the World Schools Team Championship 2023 (WSTC). National Federations should submit or complete the information about their invited and additional teams using the link for the online registration form before […]

World Schools Team Championship 2023 in Aktau, Kazakhstan: Registration is open

World Schools Team Championship 2023 in Aktau, Kazakhstan: Registration is open June, 26 2023 FIDE and the Kazakhstan Chess Federation invite all FIDE member federations and eligible players to participate in the World Schools Team Championship 2023 (WSTC). The competition will be held in Aktau, Kazakhstan (Caspian seaside) from August 3 (arrivals) to August 8 […]

National preparations for FIDE World Schools Team Championship go big around the Globe

National preparations for FIDE World Schools Team Championship go big around the Globe June, 22 2023 The inaugural edition of the FIDE World Schools Team Championship will take place in Aktau, Kazakhstan from August 3-8, 2023. With just a little more than a month left, national federations are forming their teams and evaluating the results […]

Kazakhstan to host inaugural FIDE World Schools Team Championship

Kazakhstan to host inaugural FIDE World Schools Team Championship May, 11 2023 FIDE Events Commission is happy to announce that the first-ever World Schools Team Championship (WSTC) becomes a part of the FIDE Chess Calendar starting from the year 2023. Currently, more than 25 million kids worldwide are involved in scholastic chess, and FIDE’s goal is to double […]