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The FIDE Women’s Grand Prix heads to its final stop in Grosslobming, Austria. The final leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix will take place 5th May-16th May. The participants in Austria are Lela Javakhishvili, Nana Dzagnidze, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Nurgyul Salimova, Mariya Muzychuk, Anna Muzychuk, Zhu Jiner, Tan Zhongyi, Olga Badelka, Alexandra Kosteniuk.

The 2025 Chess.com Classic is the last online event of this year’s Champions Chess Tour (CCT). 2025 Chess.com Classic takes place May 18-23 and will feature some of the strongest players in the world. At stake are $150,000 and the last CCT Points, which will, in turn, determine the nine remaining players qualifying for the $1.5 million 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) via the CCT.

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura played against the winner of TCEC Swiss 7 Leela Chess Zero a promo match with knight odds. “Like every game it’s the same thing. It’s like I think I’m okay and then I’m not okay at all.” says Hikaru Nakamura. Replay the games in the video below.

The Semifinal of the Serbian Women Individual Championship 2025 is taking place 5-11 May in Senta, Serbia. It is a seven rounds round robin with WFM Vera Vujovic, WFM Anastasia Grozdanovic, WFM Sara Mijic, Marta Dakic, Irina Vujatovic, Zvezdana Ilic, Darya Iv. Timofeeva, Mia Ilic. See the open section here

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The Semifinal of the Serbian Individual Championship 2025 is taking place 5-11 May in Senta, Serbia. Top participants include GM Aleksander Delchev, IM Novak Cabarkapa, GM Misa Pap, GM Suat Atalik, GM Danilo Milanovic, GM Milan Zajic, FM Petar Spasic, IM Vuk Djordjevic, FM Andrej Ljepic, WIM Sofia Pogorelskikh, FM Luka Radovic, FM Pavle Ciric, FM Milan A Gagic, FM Aleksa Alimpic, WIM Adela Velikic, FM Danilo Besedes, FM Milan Jocev, FM Ivan Martic, GM Sinisa Drazic.

The African Individual Chess Championship 2025 will take place 13-20 May in Egypt. Top seeded is FM Salah Yousry. Live games will be daily on Chessdom, while additional news can be found in the Chessdom Newsletter – you can sign up for free in the form below

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The African Individual Women Chess Championship 2025 will take place 13-20 May in Egypt. Top seeded is WIM Jesse Nikki February. Live games will be daily on Chessdom, while additional news can be found in the Chessdom Newsletter – you can sign up for free in the form below

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Copa Ajedrez Marcelo Salado 2025 is taking place 5-10 May in Santa Clara, Cuba. It is an 8 round Swiss with top seeded Carlos Ernesto Piedra Toboso and WFM Jinela De Cari Rodriguez Rivero.

Ajeduni Chess Festival 2025 aka Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez por Equipos AJEDUNI 2025 is a university team championship in Cuba. It features 40 teams with 200 players, 26 of them titled. Top rated players are FM Miguel Ruiz Buendia, Adrian Jesus Almaguel Mendez, FM Brayan Torres Valiente, IM Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez, WFM Greter Caballero Ramos, WFM Ivette Catala Matienzo, etc. The Ajeduni Chess Festival 2025 takes place 2-8 May and is a 9 rounds Swiss team event.

The star of Romanian chess, the silver medalist of Europe, and just recently the Team Champion of Montenegro – Irina Bulmaga is much more than a chess player. Known for her resilience, strategic brilliance, and dedication to the game, Irina Bulmaga is active both on the board and in social life – a true asset for the game of chess.

Chessdom had the honor to speak to her right after her team victory in the Montenegro Women Chess League