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The Panamanian Team Chess Championship 2024 is underway from November 8 to November 10 in Panama City. The event features 40 teams with 6 players each for a total of 240 participants. Find below the full list of participants in the event.

Matchess.io is the new mobile chess platform. Matchess comes with a new premise, saying, “Time to play chess like it’s meant to be played: face-to-face, drink in hand”. The mobile app is directed to casual chess players who want to play chess in person. Basically you can find an opponent your level and play chess live. The app also contains a database of chess places and bars where you can meet.

New entries are being sought for an iconic edition of Britain’s most prestigious chess event, the 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic, starting on November 29 at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium.

The event’s FIDE Masters tournament, which will take place alongside the main tournament, is open to amateur and professional players alike and currently has an impressive line-up of strong masters.

The Belgian chess player IM Stefan Docx is back on action with weekend. In December 2022, he was given a one-year ban after refusing a metal detector scan at the Benidorm Open. He was disqualified and not paired for the ninth and final rounds, though statistician Kenneth W. Regan was not able to find any evidence of Docx cheating.

Throwback: Stefan Docx in action at the Chess Olympiad

The 35th edition of the Leuven Chess Open will take place from November 8 to November 11 in Belgium. The tournament has 211 participatants who will compete in 7 rounds Swiss. The top participants include Harry Grieve, Stefan Docx, Vilka Sipila, Sim Maerevoet, Rao Sharan, Glen The Schampheleire and Ilya Sirosh. The full list of participants is available below.

The European Individual Chess Championship 2024 is taking place from November 8 to November 19 in Serbia. The tournament has nearly 400 competitors vying for the title in 11 rounds Swiss. The top competitors at the event include Vladimir Fedoseev, Bogdan-Daniel Deac, Jorden Van Foreest, Haik M. Martirosyan, David Navara and Ivan Saric.

Top matches from the first round:

The European Individual Chess Championship 2024 is taking place from November 8 to November 19 in Serbia. The tournament has nearly 400 competitors vying for the title in 11 rounds Swiss. The top competitors at the event include Vladimir Fedoseev, Bogdan-Daniel Deac, Jorden Van Foreest, Haik M. Martirosyan, David Navara and Ivan Saric.

This select game is from Round 1 of the event – John Paul Wallace – David Navara.

John Paul Wallace – David Navara, European Individual Chess Championship 2024

The European Individual Chess Championship 2024 is taking place from November 8 to November 19 in Serbia. The tournament has nearly 400 competitors vying for the title in 11 rounds Swiss. The top competitors at the event include Vladimir Fedoseev, Bogdan-Daniel Deac, Jorden Van Foreest, Haik M. Martirosyan, David Navara and Ivan Saric.

This select game is from Round 1 of the event – Ivan Saric – Maksym Goroshkov.

Ivan Saric – Maksym Goroshkov, European Individual Chess Championship 2024

The Arab Chess Championships 2024 is underway from November 7 to November 15 in Sharjah. The event features 47 players competing in 9 rounds. The top players at the event include Bilel Bellahcene, Adham Fawzy, Hamed Wafa, Moheb Ameir and Husain Aziz. Scroll down below for the list of all participants.

List of participants Arab Chess Championships 2024

The 2024 European Individual Chess Championship starts this Friday in Petrovac, Montenegro and will be played from 8th-19th November in ****Hotel “Palas” Petrovac.

The Championship will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30 seconds increment for each move starting from move one.