📢 Got a chess project that drives social change? 🌍 Education, inclusion, mental health & more — we want to feature you! 📝 Submit now: https://t.co/iD0lr7skqE 📩 sc.projects@fide.com #SocialChess #FIDE2025 #EveryMoveCounts ♟

♟️🌍 Kakuma Chess Training Camp kicks off! Awards for dedicated facilitators, a seminar by Sergejs Klimakovs, and the first sessions for talents from thinking skills to endgames. 2 weeks of learning ahead before a tournament! 🔥🏆 #ChessForPortection #SCY2025 @FIDE_chess

The Social Chess Year is building a global movement. Let’s grow this movement together. 👉 Share your story • Tag us • DM us • Invite us (Collab) @FIDE_chess #SCY2025 #socialchess #everymovecounts #everymovematter 📄Read the annual Report here:

Introducing: Chess for Champions of Determination ♟️ ✨ In New Zealand 🇳🇿 , the royal game has found a new frontier of inclusion and empathy. The Chess for Champions of Determination tournament — organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation (NZCF) with the support of Parkside

Under #Pledge1, we also donated 5 chess sets to support their learning journey ahead. Sharing glimpses of the event - take a look at the highlights from this special day. @FIDE_chess @ChessbaseIndia @chesscom @aicfchess @assam_chess @mygovassam @FIDESocialChess @CMOfficeAssam

When voluntary work meets #Neuroscience. This short film by Dr. Cristóbal Blanco (chessplayer and neurosurgeon), is a powerful reminder of #neuroplasticity, and how #Chess brings #Healing, #Hope and #humanity into hospitals. https://t.co/uEs8RiEW1O @FIDE_chess @FIDESocialChess

Introducing: The ICARUS Project ♟️ ✨ The ICARUS Project — which ran from November 2023 to October 2025 — has come to a close after two years of using chess as a transformative tool for emotional growth, rehabilitation, and reintegration within prisons across Europe. ▫️

I am @thegiftofchess Ambassador, Volunteer Chess Coach, a Chess Player , a Leader - @promotingqueens Chess Club in Kenya which aims to empower young girls through Chess 🚀 @BerniceWambui22 @ShawnaLaing @davidllada @FIDESocialChess

A huge congratulations to all our POT participants, You did it! 🎉 Your dedication, passion, and teamwork made history with The Gambia’s first-ever Preparation of Teachers (POT) Course! Together, we’re changing lives and shaping the future, one child and one chess set at a time.

The FIDE Infinite Chess Story, Kenya ♟️🇰🇪 When the FIDE Infinite Chess Program was introduced in Kenya, it came with a simple yet powerful vision — to make chess accessible to children of all abilities and learning differences. Coordinated by The Gift of Chess Kenya, the

🇨🇩 In a country torn by violence, we chose values to protect the youngest. Yes we believe in education as a path to lasting peace. Yes we act to pass it on to future generations. We carry these values deep in our hearts: to leave our country better than we found it, and the

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Introducing: SOGA Chess Club ♟️ ✨ In the conflict-affected region of Eastern DR Congo, SOGA Chess Club is turning the game of chess into a symbol of hope, healing, and peace. Through its flagship program Chess in City, launched in 2021 in Goma, the club helps children and youth

♟ Record number of teams and countries compete in the fifth FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners What began as a modest chess programme in a Chicago jail has grown into a worldwide movement. The fifth edition of the FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess

From October 19–26, 2025, Astana 🇰🇿 will host the 2nd Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities — a celebration of inclusion, unity, and the limitless power of the human mind. 💫 34 teams from across the globe will come together at the Paralympic Training Centre to compete,

We are beyond proud to share that — thanks to all of you — The Gambia has become the first country ever to host a Preparation of Teachers ( POT ) FIDE Chess training Course fully funded by the community! 🇬🇲♟️ You deserve the biggest THANK YOU of all! To every family, teacher,

♟ The successful conclusion of the 5th FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners is a notable highlight of the Year of Social Chess which celebrated the game’s transformative power, providing the means for self-improvement and change. “I hope chess will

Because every pawn deserves a chance to become a king. @FIDE_chess @ChessbaseIndia @chesscom @aicfchess @assam_chess @mygovassam @FIDESocialChess @CMOfficeAssam @diprassam #PawnsToKings #ParijatAcademy #Assam #ChessForChildren #ChessAndBeyond #ChessForGrowth (4/5)

@FIDE_chess @ChessbaseIndia @chesscom @aicfchess @assam_chess @mygovassam @FIDESocialChess @CMOfficeAssam @diprassam #ChessForEveryChild #SmartMovesBrightFuture #ChessForUnderprivileged #EmpowerThroughChess #LearningWithChess #ChessInIndia #IndiaPlaysChess #ChessForChange #ChessForAll #EqualMoves (5/5)

Introducing: Lisburn Chess Club @lisburnchess 🌟 ✨ At Hydebank Wood College in Belfast, young offenders are turning to chess as a powerful tool for reflection, focus, and rehabilitation. What began as a small initiative has grown into a popular pastime — with over 25% of

♟ 2nd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities: List of teams announced FIDE is pleased to announce the official list of participating teams for the 2nd Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities, to be held from October 19–26, 2025, in 🇰🇿 Astana, Kazakhstan. A total