The second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners – the biggest-ever chess event among correctional facilities – kicked off on October 13
Forty-three teams from 31 countries will play in the 1st Intercontinental Online Championship for Prisoners, a two-day event that starts on October 13, the International Day of Education in Prisons. The championship is a part of the “Chess for Freedom” Program, launched earlier this year.
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The International Chess Federation together with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (Chicago, USA) organized the first event of the Chess for Freedom program