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Ding Liren visited the Harrow Hong Kong Scholastic Open Chess Tournament 2025 this Sunday, 11 May In an event organized by the Caissa Chess Club and Harrow International School Hong Kong, former World Chess Champion Ding Liren lit up Hong Kong’s chess scene at the Harrow Hong Kong Scholastic Open Chess Tournament. This inter-school event brought together young talent from Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, creating a vibrant stage for competition and growth.

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GM Christopher Yoo has been temporarily suspended by FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission. However, the suspension is not a result of the incident in Saint Louis, rather it is a new case of harassment complaint.

SC Remagen Sinzig is the winner of the German Blitz Team Championship 2025. SC Remagen Sinzig, with Vasyl Ivanchuk on board 1, collected 44 match points from 25 games. The second place is for SG Solingen with 42 match points, who finished with the same points as SF Berlin, but had a higher tiebreak – one more game point than their opponents.

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Alua Nurman is Asian Individual Women Blitz Chess Champion 2025. Alua Nurman finished with the same points as Valentina Gunina, but received the gold medal on tiebreak. Scroll down for the full standings

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The youngest Russian chess Grandmaster in history Ivan Zemlyanskii became Asian Individual Blitz Chess Champion 2025! He finished with 8,0/9, remaining undefeated through the competition. Scroll down for the full standings

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A new super-tournament for your chess calendar – the Uzchess Cup second edition will be a 10 player round robin with 2726 ELO average (according to the May rating list).

The traditional 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2025 is taking place 7-14 June in New Delhi, India. The 2700 club member Arjun Erigaisi is listed as the top seeded player in the A tournament, where 57 titled players have already signed up. Registration continues and the participants list will be constantly updated. Scroll down for the full participants list

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The 2025 GM/IM Memorial Day Marshall Invitational is taking place May 22-26 in Marshall Chess Club, New York. It consists of three 10 player round robin invitational events with time control 90+30 sec increment for the entire game.

The 1st Sofia Spring Chess Tournament will be held 23-29 May in Sofia, Bulgaria.

GM Christopher Yoo has just been temporarily suspended by FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (read the full news here) Right before the FIDE EDC decision was published, Christopher Yoo won the Freestyle Friday online event. He finished 1,5 points ahead of Hans Niemann and Vincent Keymer.

Timeline of the Christopher Yoo case