We have a first time winner of the Irish Championship for the second year in a row with FM Tom O’Gorman claiming the famous Irish trophy! Tom came from 0.5 behind to snatch victory with a score of 7/9.
Sam Collins, Colm Daly & Conor O’Donnell share 2nd.
ECU Webinar "Women in Leadership roles" will take place on 12th of June.
The Webinar will be led by Eva Repkova, ECU VP, and Alice O'Gorman, Secretary of ECU Women's Commission with Polina Sharapova and FIDE VP Anastasia Sorokina, among the main speakers.
https://t.co/7pscklK4aZ
I just emailed Fine Gael TDs telling him that they need to act to protect people seeking asylum during COVID-19 - can you do the same? https://t.co/LegtVea2Xk
Great chess research being done by Astrid Barbier! If you could spare a moment to answer this survey it that would be amazing - https://t.co/QOYdI8BtzV #chess#research#womeninchess
Was incredible to get to present my research at the Women in Chess Webinar yesterday. Feeling incredibly inspired by the number of people passionate about women's chess! Thanks to everyone who came along and making it such a great event 🙂
84 people registered for the @ECUonline Women's Chess in Europe online seminar. Eva Repková and @AliceOGorman1 hosting. Alice presented the results of her Survey of the 54 ECU federations. Amongst the participants: @JenShahade and @ShohrehBayat. Moderator @IMJesperHall.
The online meeting on Women's Chess in Europe is replete with the most dynamic array of attendees. Cannot wait to hear the survey results and the discussion. Starts 4pm London/ 5pm Central Europe. https://t.co/rns5EamOpX
European Chess Union organises "Women’s Chess in Europe" Webinar.
The Webinar will take place on Friday, 24th April 2020, and will include discussion about the results of Survey on Women's #Chess in Europe, conducted by the ECU Women’s Commission.
https://t.co/zQnI1tuXNW
European Online #Chess Championship is coming from 16th to 31st of May! One of the biggest online events that will become annual! The first information with the main schedule is out. Stay tuned for the detailed regulations. Registrations open by 20th of April!
This Saturday: open to all ladies, prizes only for streamers. Trying to raise the visibility of female players so that we can get more girls sticking with chess! More diversity will benefit the entire community. Details: https://t.co/6UYgTg20iZ
Why Fewer Girls Play Chess and What to Do about it. An article by political scientist and #LondonChessConf speaker @SandyRuxton https://t.co/mXeFoFC71f