RNS Number : 1582CWorld Chess PLC08 June 2023

08 June 2023

World Chess Plc

("World Chess" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Director Shareholding

World Chess plc (LSE: CHSS), a leading chess organisation seeking to promote the mass market appeal of chess globally through the commercial offering of different chess-related activities, announces that it received notification on 07 June 2023 that Richard Collett CFO and Executive Director, purchased 5,319 ordinary shares of £0.0001 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 9.40 pence per share. Further details are set out in the notification of dealing form below.

Following the purchase, Richard Collett holds 5,319 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.001 per cent of the Company's issued share capital.

For more information, please visithttps://worldchess.com/investorsor contact:

World Chess

Ilya Merenzon, CEO

ViaYellow Jersey PR

Novum Securities Limited

David Coffman / George Duxberry

+44 (0) 20 7399 9400

Yellow Jersey PR

Charles Goodwin

Annabelle Wills

+44 (0) 774 778 8221

+44 (0) 777 519 4357

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Richard Collett

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CFO and Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

World Chess Plc

b)

LEI

213800BKR3RT23F9DN71

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each in the capital of World Chess Plc

ISIN code : GB00BN70RC41

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

9.40 pence

5,319

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Price(s)

Volume(s)

9.40 pence

5,319

e)

Date of the transaction

6 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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