Go Anna-Maja!!!

WICF has moved! 📍♟️ We are excited to announce that we have established our new headquarters in Vienna, Austria. WICF will still continue to operate as a 501c3 in the USA, but on May 26th we officially became an non-profit in Austria, allowing us to expand our operations!

2026 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational The 23rd Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational is here, bringing together the top young female players from all over the United States. Important note: the event will be held online this year. Dates: ● Main Event: Saturday, June 6 (6-round Swiss, 25 5) ● Playoff (Top 4): Sunday, June 7 Details: ● Platform: Chess.com ● $1,500 scholarship prize fund ● Winner earns a 2026 SPICE Cup entry Eligibility: U.S. girls born Jan 1, 2007 or later More information can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/1rfD… Even though the event is online this year, we are looking forward to another exciting and competitive championship! #SPFGI @chesscom

The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English women made an excellent start at the European Women Chess Championship in Batumi, 🇬🇪 Georgia.Elmira and Bodhana both secured wins, while Shambavi and Anusha held higher-rated opponents to draws. Both games are worth watching. s3.chess-results.com/tnr1368…

European Women's Chess Championship 2026 starts today in Batumi, Georgia!🤩#chess #ewcc2026 ✨165 players coming from 32 European federations compete for the European Champion title and qualification spots for the next FIDE Women's World Chess Cup. ⏳The first round starts today at 15:00 (local time), and live video broadcast can be exclusively followed through the ECU YouTube channel with commentaries by GM Valerian Gaprindashvili and WIM Sandra Djukic. 🔗Stay tuned and follow us live! youtube.com/watch?v=nYyE3Zws…

Proud members of the 2004 U.S. Women’s Olympiad Team, which captured America’s first-ever team medal at the Olympiad — and still the strongest performance in U.S. Women’s Olympiad history: 1 team Silver and 3 individual medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver). I wrote about it extensively—including many of the dramas (including death threats)—in my memoir Rebel Queen (amazon.com/Rebel-Queen-Misog…) #USA #Chess

A huge congratulations out to our WICF-Chessable Scholar, Clio Alessi, for becoming a European Champion at the European School Chess Championship this year. Clio is the youngest Italian & the first Italian female player, to win & become an ECU European Champion! ❤️♟️

I’m currently offering chess tutoring lessons for beginners to advanced players, both online and in person.If you’re interested or know someone who would love to learn chess, kindly send in a message.

Happy International Women’s Day! ❤️♟️✨ Thank you to all the women who show up to the board every day and make chess a better space for other girls and women in the chess community!

On Sunday March 8 we will celebrate International Women's Day with an arena tournament on @chesscom The tournament is open to all girls and women and it will start at 9.30 US Eastern Time. Email lishen@businessmeetschessandkids.com to secure your spot. @FideWomen @GMJuditPolgar

So amazing to see our WICF Board Member Jeroen Van Den Berg and our WICF Scholar Clio at @PragueChess together! ♟️✨

Online workshop with confidence training &mini tournament with @JenShahade is coming up on Sunday 22/2 9.30am - 11.30am US Eastern Time. Contact @lishenkM lishen@businessmeetschessandkids.com if you wanna attend @OnTheQueenside @FideWomen @ChessProblem @womeninchess @chesscom

WICF is hiring a Grant Writer!✍️ We are hiring a freelance grant writer to help us secure more long-term funding. If you or someone you know is interested in supporting an non-profit whose mission is supporting women in chess, email a resume to: contact@womeninchess.com!

Although 2026 has been slow, our WICF Scholars have not stopped their take-over of the chess world! Our scholar, Min, has become a G16 national player representing Myanmar at the Asian Youth Chess Championships, took 1st at U20 rapid tournament & gained 95 rating points in Jan!!

Happy Birthday to Chess and Poker Star Jennifer Shahade! You are a great champion for both! Looking forward to more of your success in 2026! 🎉🎂🎊 @WOMChess @USChessWomen @FideWomen @womeninchess @JenShahade

Looking to watch some amazing women’s chess today? ♟️ @gmblohberger will be commentating on the Vienna Ladies Cup that starts today! youtube.com/live/HBwFqhWDX2M…