The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has joined the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA). SIGA is a non-profit, global, independent organization with a mission to ensure that sporting organizations are run to the highest standards of integrity in order to protect the values of sport.
FIDE’s application to become a member of SIGA was approved unanimously recently. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich commented: “Joining such a sports organization is an excellent opportunity to improve even further FIDE’s governance. This opportu-nity is also a challenge: while much progress has been made in recent years, we can make FIDE a more robust organization under SIGA’s guidance and scrutiny as they have the highest standards in the industry of sports. We are grateful that our membership has been unanimously approved at their General Assembly and we will do our utmost to comply with their requirements”.
SIGA was founded in 2017 by 20 major groups which consisted of sports organizations, governments, anti-corruption NGOs, inter-governmental organizations and commercial partners. Today SIGA is the largest independent and neutral multi-stake-holder coalition in sports governance and integrity with over 100 members and committed partners from the world of sport. SIGA delivers independent global rating and certification for world sport to ensure it is governed and operates under the highest integrity standards.
On the local chess scene, the Women in Chess organization celebrated its first anniversary at the Java Cafe in Duncan Street recently. The Women in Chess initiative was stimulated by FIDE and is supported by chess federations worldwide. Secretary of the Guyana Chess Federation Marcia Lee created the local chapter in February 2022. It now boasts over 50 members of all ages. Later this month, Lee intends to organize a day chess camp to further encourage the playing of chess among women.
CHESS GAME
White: Levon Aronian
Black: Anish Giri
Event: 2023 WR Chess Masters, Dusseldorf, Germany, February 21
Type of Game: Spanish Game: Berlin Defence, Rio Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. a4 Be7 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bf1 e4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 d5 11. Re1 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be2 O-O 14. d4 Re8 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qd7 18. Qd3 Rad8 19. b3 Qe6 20. Bd2 Qg6 21. f4 f5 22. b4 Qe6 23. c3 c5 24. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 25. Be3 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Rc8 27. Rb1 Qc6 28. Qd4 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Kh2 Red8 31. Re3 Qc4 32. Rg3 Qxd4 33. cxd4 Rc4 34. Rxb5 Rxd4 35. Rb7 g6 36. Ra3 Rxf4 37. Raa7 Re4 38. Rg7+ Kf8 39. Raf7+ Ke8 40. Rxh7 Rh4 41. Re7+ Kf8 42. Rhf7+ Kg8 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. Rxg6 d44 5. Rd6 Rc8 46. Rf7 Rf4 47. e6 Kg8 48. Rdd7. 1-0. Black resigns.
