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FIDE (Federation internationale des échecs) is the supreme body for chess amongst the sighted. Similarly, the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) is the supreme body of chess for the blind and visually impaired and is in turn affiliated to FIDE.

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Braile Chess at International Purple Fest

8–13 of January All India chess federation for the Blind (AICFB) organized an international tournament that took place at the Purple Fest in Goa. The Purple Fest is an event that highlights that impaired persons can achieve far more than often is expected. The fest includes different sports activities and exhibitions, for instance regarding education for persons with different impairments. Read More

2023 IBCA Congress Election Results

Dear IBCA Member Countries, Dear IBCA Officials

The IBCA Congress was held in the Rodos Hotel Palace, Island of Rhodes, Greece, on Sunday, October 15, 2023 , the following Executive Board was elected. Read More

Ukraine Relief 2023

As early as March 2022, the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) unequivocally condemned the Russian Federation’s unjustified war on Ukraine and took
strong actions against participation of Russian athletes and officials. Read More

Online Chess Tournaments for Visually Impaired

Disclaimer : The table below informs about online chess tournaments for visually impaired chess players. They are not run by IBCA, but are important for many of our players.

Name Organizer/List Owner Contact Mailing list Website Platform Description
Name
Braille Chess Band Arena
Organizer/List Owner
Orhan Yeter
Contact
yeter.orhan@gmail.com
Mailing list
Website
Platform
Lichess
Description
Every Saturday at 17:00 UTC
Name
Chess Queens
Organizer/List Owner
Marilyn Bland
Contact
tinkerbelltx@hotmail.com
Mailing list
chessqueens@googlegroups.com
Website
https://ajedrezclasico64.blogspot.com
Platform
Skype, Lichess
Description
Swiss tournaments for women
Name
Dama y Rey
Organizer/List Owner
Mario Montalvo
Contact
superfoxpro@gmail.com
Mailing list
ajedrezclasico64@googlegroups.com
Website
https://ajedrezclasico64.blogspot.com
Platform
Lichess
Description
Swiss tournament
Name
Dark Squares
Organizer/List Owner
Curtis Cockayne
Contact
BLUESKYS012@AOL.COM
Mailing list
Website
Platform
Email, Skype, Lichess
Description
Email, Swiss, Round Robin, classical and rapid
Name
La Scalata
Organizer/List Owner
Massimo Maccaferri
Contact
mm@umor.it
Mailing list
https://www.lascalata.net
Website
Platform
Skype
Description
Ladder tournaments
Name
Saturday Golden Moves Arena
Organizer/List Owner
Mario Montalvo
Contact
superfoxpro@gmail.com
Mailing list
Website
Platform
Lichess
Description
Every Saturday at 22:00 UTC
Name
skype_chess
Organizer/List Owner
Mahendra Galani
Contact
galani@gmx.at
Mailing list
skype_chess@googlegroups.com
Website
Platform
Skype, Lichess
Description
Swiss and round robin tournaments, classical and blindfold
Name
Tournoi francophone
Organizer/List Owner
Sindy Gagnon
Contact
sindytournoi@hotmail.com
Mailing list
tournoifrancophone@googlegroups.com
Website
http://www.open-aurec.com/Skype/index_en.htm
Platform
Skype, Lichess
Description
Swiss and round robin tournaments in French
Name
TournoiSkype
Organizer/List Owner
Olivier Deville
Contact
odeville@open-aurec.com
Mailing list
tournoiskype@googlegroups.com
Website
http://www.open-aurec.com/Skype/index_en.htm
Platform
Skype, Lichess
Description
Swiss tournaments
Name
World Chess Parlor
Organizer/List Owner
Johannes Grib
Contact
johannesgrib@gmail.com
Mailing list
chess@freelists.org
Website
World Chess Parlor
Platform
Skype, Lichess
Description
Swiss and round robin tournaments, classical and chess960
How Visually Impaired Play Chess ?

 

The Chess Board of 64 squares has the following modifications:

  • All the Black squares are raised about 3-4 mm above the white squares. By feeling the squares, the player is able to determine whether the square is a black or a white one.
  • Each of the squares on the Board has a hole in the centre so that the pieces can be fixed in these holes.
  • Each of the pieces has a downward projection (nail) at the base, which fits into the hole in the squares on the Board, thereby fixing the piece securely on the board.
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2023 IBCA European Team Chess Championship Closing Ceremony Highlights, Genova Italy (Copyright (C) Fabio Rosetto)
Poland wins IX IBCA World Team Chess Championship
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Top Teams
  1. Olympiad Champion Russia
  2. Poland
  3. Serbia
Top Individual Players
  1. World Champion Nikac Predrag, Montenegro
  2. Alexey Smirnov, Russia
  3. GM Marcin Tazbir, Poland
Top Women Players
  1. World Champion WIM Lubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko, Ukraine
  2. FM Teresa Debowska, Poland
  3. WCM Anna Stolarczyk, Poland
Top Junior Players
  1. World Champion Adam Czajkowski, Poland
  2. Soundarya Kuma Pradhan , India
  3. CM Mirko Eichstadt, Germany
Complete FIDE Rankings
Upcoming Events

Chess-results links for Totally Blind Category: https://chess-results.com/tnr1038207.aspx

Chess-results links for Low Vision Category: https://chess-results.com/tnr1038206.aspx

Chess-results links for Junior : https://chess-results.com/tnr1013266.aspx

Chess-results links for Women : https://chess-results.com/Tnr1013272.aspx

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Accessible YouTube Channels

Here we send links to YouTube Channels that are accessible, no matter you are sighted or not. We hope that the list of such channels will grow by time.

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