The 38th ICCD Congress will take place in Almeria [not at Roquetas de Mar] on Thursday 14th May 2026 Countries planning to send up to 2 delegates to the ICCD Congress will need to send the completed form by 1st May 2026 to ICCD Secretary-General, Ilan Dwek at: iccd.gensecretary@gmail.com to secure place(s) at the Congress […]

While the preparations are underway for the event at Roquetas de Mar, Spain from 6th to 15th May 2026, the ICCD would like to report that there had been 3 different events towards the end of 2025 – details of each would be given at the ICCD Congress on 14th May but below is a […]

On 6th May, ICCD in partnership with Spain – led by Alfredo Gomez of Spain OC will host the 20th ICCD World Deaf Team Chess Championships in Roquetas de Mar covering a variety of chess events – classical, rapid-play & blitz – for players from all over the world! Recently, Alfredo Gomez has set up […]

ICCD is pleased to announce that it will be sending a team of 6 players to participate in this event between October 19 to 26, 2025, in Astana, Kazakhstan, which is being organized by FIDE and hosted by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation. It will be a 6-round Swiss system. This Olympiad will see up to 34 […]

Your national deaf sports federations should by now have received an email with the information about this forthcoming event, which will take place at Roquetas de Mar, Spain from 6th May to 15th May 2026 If your deaf sports federation did not receive my email, kindly let me know on iccd.gensecretary@gmail.com and I can resend […]

ICCD has been working in conjunction with different continents and I list below just for general interest the forthcoming chess events [linked to ICCD] – more details for each of the following events can be found in the Calendar section. If you have any questions, please email me at iccd.gensecretary@gmail.com 20-30 Sept 2025 – Tashkent […]

The ICCD Board would like to thank Holger Mende, who has been looking after the ICCD Finances for the past 11 years since his election in 2014, for his hard work and unwavering support for the deaf chess. He stepped down on 1st July 2025 – while we wish him a happy and long retirement, […]

Next month sees the European Deaf Chess Team championships, held at Trogir, Croatia. See below for the links to the results as it gets updated daily. 2nd European Deaf Team Chess Championships (Men Teams) 2ndEuropean Deaf Team Chess Championships (Women Teams) 1st European Deaf Team Blitz Chess Championship (Men Teams) 1st European Deaf Team Blitz […]

AWARD for Inclusivity: International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA), International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), and International Chess Committee of Deaf (ICCD) Three chess organizations that are making a significant difference in promoting inclusivity in the sport were declared the winners. These FIDE-affiliated organizations are strong partners in organizing events for people with disabilities, including the […]

Today, 14th August 2024 marks the 75th Anniversary of ICCD [formerly ICSC], since its formation in 1949 in Denmark.