FIDE releases Chess for Protection project Curriculum
FIDE Chess for Protection is a project that helps refugees learn the game of chess and acquire new important life skills.
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Events of the FIDE Social Projects Pavillion
The FIDE Social Projects Pavillion hosts seminars and exhibitions with information about FIDE projects currently running.
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Social Pavilion and Queen’s Pavilion are Open
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and Managing Director Dana Reizniece Ozola opened the Social and Queen’s Pavilions on the first day of the 44th Chess Olympiad.
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Second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners announced
The second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners will be held from 13-14 October 2022.
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Geir Nesheim, new Chair of the Social Commission
Geir Nesheim is the new Chairperson of the FIDE Social Commission, following the resignation of his predecessor, Paris Klerides.
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FIDE and FFE host international conference “Chess for Mental Health”
The “Chess for Mental Health” international event was held on March 9 2022, in Paris.
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FIDE delegation visits Kakuma Refugee Camp
FIDE delegation visited the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya to get first-hand insight into the FIDE-led chess education project.
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Chess for children with ASD: practical materials for teachers and parents
FIDE has organized the 2nd FIDE Educational Seminar “Chess for children with ASD. Learn and teach”.
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Successful launch of Teacher Training for FIDE Chess for Protection at Kamuma, Kenya
The training of the local chess teachers that will teach chess to some 1600 children within the Kakuma refugee camp started up.
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FIDE deploys Chess for Protection project for refugees
The International Chess Federation with the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Kenya Chess Federation
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