Debutante Rudr Prasad became the pride of Fiji as he finished 5th overall in the Under-14 Category of the 2019 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship which also featured players from Australia, New Zealand and France. “It was nice to see him play confident chess despite walking in without any major international experience,” states Under-20 Coach Taione […]
The Menash Fareed captained Under-20 squad scored numerous wins against opponents from Australia, New Zealand and France in the 2019 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship at Auckland. The team reported to Head Delegate Abilash Ram during the event. “Rapid chess is another format at the Zonal where players have approximately 15 minutes of thinking time per […]
Multiple Under-20 reps from Fiji scored wins and draws at the 2019 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship at New Zealand. In the Under-20 Blitz (3-minute chess), Rudr Prasad defeated Ilias Angelo Baker (NZ), Nicholas Mckinlay (NZ), Rodney Xiang Rey Li (NZ) and Liley Fin (NZ) to finish at 4/9, while Menash Fareed won against Hudan Sandro […]
Chess enthusiasts are invited to become members of the Fiji Chess Federation. The membership form, to be completed by both existing and new members, is now available for download.
Dear Members, Players, and the broader chess community, The Suva High Court last week dismissed FCF’s application for an interim injunction against FASANOC’s decision to suspend our membership. As chess is not an Olympic sport, FCF’s normal operations are not affected by the ruling. However, the status of FCF’s relationship with FASANOC and other partners […]
The Fiji Chess Federation successfully hosted a two-day FIDE standard rated tournament in Suva over the weekend. The six-player round-robin event was organised to allow Fiji’s top players to activate their international rating and two new players a chance to attain a FIDE rating. Candidate Master (CM) Calvin Prasad took out first place by dominating […]
The Fiji Chess Federation conducted its first-ever arbiter workshop in Suva on Saturday. Under the guidance of FIDE Arbiter Calvin Prasad, the participants were introduced to the FIDE (World Chess Federation) rating system, reviewed the FIDE Laws of Chess, and had hands-on experience with the Swiss Manager pairing software. The participants were Manoj Kumar, Kiran […]
The Fiji Chess Federation (FCF) today received notice of a complaint lodged against an FCF official with the FIDE (World Chess Federation) Ethics Commission (EC) over the 2016 chess Olympiad. Sadly, it was alleged that the issues arising out of the Baku Olympiad had not been dealt with by FCF, when in fact, a final […]
The Fiji Chess Federation (FCF) will host a workshop for chess arbiters in Suva on Saturday, January 20, 2018. An arbiter is responsible for ensuring that the rules and laws of chess are followed in tournaments. In Fiji, the role of the Chief Arbiter sometimes overlaps the responsibilities of the Tournament Organiser. The 5-hour workshop […]
The Fiji Chess Federation is calling for applications from chess players interested in participating in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia from September 23 to October 7, 2018. Fiji will be participating in the Open and Women’s divisions, and each team will consist of one captain and five players. The training sessions are scheduled […]
