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1996 In Chess
Below is a list of events in chess in 1996, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year. Top players FIDE top 10 by Elo rating – January 1996 #Vladimir Kramnik 2775 #Garry Kasparov 2775 #Anatoly Karpov 2770 #Vassily Ivanchuk 2735 #Gata Kamsky 2735 #Viswanathan Anand 2725 #Veselin Topalov 2700 #Boris Gelfand 2700 #Alexei Shirov 2690 #Judit Polgár 2675 Chess news in brief *Anatoly Karpov defeats Gata Kamsky 10½-7½ in Elista, Kalmykia, to successfully defend his FIDE World Chess Championship Title. FIDE's suggestion of playing the match in Baghdad is dropped after protests are lodged. *Zsuzsa Polgar defeats Xie Jun 8½-4½ in Spain, to win the Women's World Chess Championship. *Garry Kasparov wins the double round robin, six-player tournament at Las Palmas. The tournament is one of the strongest of all time, with an average Elo rating of 2757. *Kasparov defeats Deep Blue (chess computer), Deep Blue 4–2, despite losing the first game. As the (Philad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( , ), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the Sport governing body, governing body of international chess competition. FIDE was founded in Paris, France, in 1924. Its motto is , Latin for 'We are one Family'. In 1999, FIDE was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). there are 201 FIDE Federations, member federations of FIDE. The current world chess champion is Gukesh Dommaraju, Gukesh Dommaraju. Role FIDE's most visible activity is organizing the World Chess Championship since 1948. FIDE also organizes world championships for Women's World Chess Championship, women, World Junior Chess Championship, juniors, World Senior Chess Championship, seniors, and the Disability, disabled, as well the world championships for the shorter time formats World Rapid Chess Championship, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |