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Chess master Tunde Onakoya is attempting a 70-hour Guinness World Record chess marathon in Times Square.

In April 2024, Tunde played chess for 60 hours straight in Times Square, New York, smashing the previous record and raising funds for children’s education across Africa. He initially set out to play for 58 hours but pushed himself to 60 in the hope of raising $1 million for out-of-school children.

Teodora Injac stunned pundits at the European Women Individual Chess Championship 2025 – starting with a missed mate in 2 and loss in the first round, she continued to 9 consecutive victories and clinching the title a round before the end. Teodora Injac’s gold is the first ever European Women Individual title for Serbia Updated list of European Women Chess Champions

The 5th leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024-2025 series will take place in Pune, India, 13th-24th April, 2025. The FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024–2025 is a series of six chess tournaments for top female players, running from August 14, 2024, to May 17, 2025. It’s the seventh cycle of the series, designed to promote women’s chess and determine two qualifiers for the Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026, where the winner will challenge for the Women’s World Chess Championship title.

The 5th leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024-2025 series will take place in Pune, India, 13th-24th April, 2025. Participants in Pune Women Grand Prix include Humpy Koneru, Divya Deshmukh, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Harika Dronavalli, Nurgyul Salimova, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Polina Shuvalova, Alina Kashlinskaya, and Salome Melia.

On April 12, 2025, SenseRobot, an AI-powered chess robot, faced Grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova in a highly publicized match dubbed the “Ultimate Chess Showdown,” organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) in Rhodes, Greece. SenseRobot, developed by SenseRobot Chess, uses advanced AI vision technology and a robotic arm with millimeter precision to physically move chess pieces, designed for both competitive play and educational purposes.

This weekend, On April 12, SenseRobot will take on a Grandmaster in a thrilling human vs. AI chess match. Hosted in collaboration with the European Chess Union (ECU), the “Ultimate chess showdown” can be followed through the ECU TV.

Event Date: Saturday April 12 : 9:30 CEST, Live from Rhodes Greece

With only two rounds left of the European Women Individual Championship 2025, IM Teodora Injac continues her stampede, scoring an eight consecutive win. IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454) kept the sole lead in the event after defeating IM Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM, 2388) in today’s 9th round.

On April 6, the Infinite Chess initiative hosted “Infinite Spectrum: Awareness and Recognition”, a transformative online event that united global advocates, educators, and families to advance autism awareness and inclusion. With powerful speeches, heartfelt stories, and the premiere of an exclusive project video, the meetup illuminated how chess and community support can unlock potential for children on the spectrum.

Eight rounds were played at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2025 and IM Teodora Injac made a spectacular comeback after the loss in the first round, taking the sole lead in the tournament. IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454) suffered a tough loss in the first round against WFM Anastasia Kirtadze (GEO, 2180) where she had a mate in two motive to win the game, but missed it and entered a lost rooks endgame. She has now won seven consecutive games to leap on the top and take the sole lead in the tournament with only three rounds to go!

The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 is a series of Chess960 tournaments (also called Freestyle Chess), where the initial setup of pieces is randomized to reduce reliance on memorized openings. The Paris event is the second stop of the tour, following Weissenhaus, Germany (February 7–14, 2025). On Day 2 in Paris, April 8, 2025, the rapid round-robin phase concluded, determining the top eight players who advanced to the knockout stage.