Niki Riga Photography

31/07/2025

Thrilled to announce that I will speak at the Smart Moves Summit 2025 this August in Alexandria, VA, USA, where global leaders in chess, education, and innovation come together.

I’ll be joining an incredible lineup of speakers to explore how chess is shaping the future of learning, equity, strategy, and youth development around the world.

🗓 August 4–5, 2025
📍 Episcopal High School, Alexandria (Washington D.C. area)

🔗 Full summit details: worldschoolteam2025.fide.com/summit and
🔗Buy tickets: https://tickets.fide.com/

If you work in chess, education, policy, or EdTech, this is where the next big conversations are happening.

24/11/2024

Preparing for the World Championship Match! ♟️

Fun time and team bonding before the storm hits! 💃👾

19/05/2024

Why did bring the cat to the tournament?

Because in chess, every cat-astrophe is just another paw-sibility!

22/04/2024

One of my first photos of 🇮🇳 .official - winner of the 2024 !
📷 Gibraltar, 2019: 12-year-old Gukesh giving an interview to his compatriot .

What a journey he has been on since then! 🤩
It’s so nice to see how the young boy in the picture has evolved into a kind, calm and confident person over the years!

22/04/2024

He did it! 🔥
🇮🇳 .official 👏👏

28/08/2023

Former Women's World Chess Champion and Women's #1, Hou Yifan , in the FIDE Rapid Teams Championship!

20/07/2022

Proud that my photo represents the conclusion of a wonderful journey! ❤️

29/05/2022

04/05/2022

04/05/2022

The Ukrainian players won the largest medal tally (14!) at the World Youth & Cadets Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022! 👏👏
After the closing ceremony, the kids stood on the stage to send their message to the world.