Σκακιστικά νέα

Ryan Amburgy finished top of the table at the 30th Space Coast Open in Melbourne. “Had a great tournament in Melbourne, Florida this weekend! Have gained 63 FIDE rating points over my last two tournaments as I push toward 2400 and the IM title!” said Ryan Amburgy, celebrating his title on X.

Chessdom had the pleasure to interview Ryan Amburgy after his success at the 30th Space Coast Open.

This week, exactly 30 days after the start of the Paris Freestyle withdrawal drama, Hans Niemann spoke on the topic for the first time. Besides other things, he mentioned the promised polygraph test, “A quick note regarding the polygraph: the initial test was canceled for logistical reasons, but after traveling, I have now arranged to complete it very soon. I am taking this polygraph solely because it was a condition of the match—not because I have anything to prove.”

The Asian Individual Women Chess Championship 2025 is taking place 7-15 May in Al Ain, UAE. The event features IM Leya Garifullina, GM Valentina Gunina, GM Olga Girya, IM Yuxin Song, IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham, IM Medina Warda Aulia, IM Agrawal Vantika, IM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, WGM P V Nandhidhaa, IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag, IM Rout Padmini, IM Meruert Kamalidenova, WIM Amina Kairbekova, WIM Afruza Khamdamova, WGM Mobina Alinasab, WGM Alua Nurman.

The Baku Open 2025 finished with a resounding victory of GM Alexander Indjic (final ranking / replay games)

10-year-old FM Roman Shogdzhiev continues making history – he scored an IM norm in Baku, finishing with 5,5/9 and 2500+ elo performance. The victory means extra 43 ELO points for Roman Shogdzhiev.

Levan Pantsulaia is the winner of KCA’s International Chess Festival God’s Own Country’s 1st GM International Category-A. This is yet another tournament win for Levan Pantsulaia after he won earlier this year the Bengaluru Grandmasters Open Chess Tournament.

Maraba Chess Open 2025 takes place 19-22 June in Maraba, Brazil. It is a 7 rounds Swiss open tournament with classical time control, featuring GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez, GM Everaldo Matsuura, FM Luigy Lira De Siqueira, FM Juliana Sayumi Terao, NM Vitor Luis De Jesus Silverio, Jose Ferreira Azevedo Junior, etc.

The will also have a blitz section, taking place June 19.

Maraba Chess Open participants (as of May 2025)

Candela Be Francisco Guecamburu claimed the title of American Women Continental Chess Champion 2025. She collected 7,5/9 and edged on tiebreak Anahi Ortiz Verdezoto, who got the silver medal. Third place is for Javiera Belen Gomez Barrera. Replay the games here

The winner of the championship qualifies for the FIDE Women World Cup and wins the WGM title. The second and third are awarded WIM titles.

International Master Thanh Tu Tran is Japanese Chess Champion 2025. Tran won the 2025 edition of the championship with 8,0/9, which is 1,5 points ahead of his opponents. This is his fourth Japanese Chess Championship victory after 2016, 2018, and 2020. Scroll down for the full standings and replay the games here

The Polish Women Chess Championship 2025 is taking place 5-15 May in Krakow, Poland. It is a 10 player round robin, featuring GM Monika Soćko, IM Karina Cyfka, IM Klaudia Kulon, IM Oliwia Kiołbasa, IM Aleksandra Malcewska, IM Alina Kaszlińska, WGM Michalina Rudzińska, WIM Anna Kubicka, WFM Katarzyna Dwilewicz, WFM Wiktoria Śmietańska. Follow the open section here

The Polish Chess Championship 2025 is taking place 5-15 May in Krakow, Poland. It is a 10 player round robin, featuring GM Paweł Teclaf, GM Kacper Piorun, GM Radosław Wojtaszek, GM Bartłomiej Heberla, GM Wojciech Moranda, GM Mateusz Bartel, GM Jacek Tomczak, FM Filip Łuczak, GM Szymon Gumularz, GM Jakub Kosakowski.