Record 140 Teams Enter FIDE Prisoners’ Championship

FIDE says a record 140 teams from 56 countries will compete in the sixth Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners on October 13–15. The online event includes men’s, women’s and youth sections and is organized with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office under the Chess for Freedom program. Nigeria will make its debut, while Kenya now has chess programs across all 134 prisons. Source: FIDE.