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The XVIII Obert Vila de Gràcia tournament is being held from September 27 to November 29 in Barcelona, Spain. Nearly 100 players are competing in 9 rounds of Swiss. The top players feature FMs Albert Castillo Damau, Dmitry Zhukov, Ferran Cervello Tost, AGM Ismael Molano Lafuente and Aurelien Arnaud. Scroll down for the full list of participants in the 28th edition of Obert Vila de Gràcia Chess 2024.

Тhe El Llobregat Open Chess 2024 is being held from November 29 to December 8 in Barcelona, Spain. The more than 100 participants are facing off in 10 rounds of Swiss. The top players feature GMs Aram Hakobyan, Venkatharaman Karthik, M Pranesh, Martin Kraemer, Vugar Asadli, Mittal Aditya and IM Rudik Makarian. Scroll down for the full list of participants in the Elllobregat Open Chess 2024.

Richard Branson is an English business magnate and entrepreneur, co-founded the Virgin Group. In 2015 Richard Branson said in his personal blog, “chess may just be the best game in the world,” and that he has played thousands of chess games.

The Myers attack in the Sicilian defense starts with 1.e4 c5 2.a4. This 2.a4 move in the Sicilian was one of the main topics in rounds 1 and two of the SchachBundesliga 2024 – 2025

The European Senior Women Chess Championship 2024 is going to take place from October 24 to November 3 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. The official hotel and the venue of the event is Bella Italia EFA Village.

The European Senior Chess Championship 2024 is going to take place from October 24 to November 3 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. The official hotel and the venue of the event is Bella Italia EFA Village.

Fagernes International Chess 2024 is organized by IO Hans Olav Lahlum in cooperation with Sotra Sjakklubb. 61 strong players participate in the GM group, including Rinat Jumbayev, Krishnan Sasikiran, Frode Ukedal, Titas Stremavicius, Elham Amar, etc.

The tournament will count towards the Norwegian Grand Prix cycle (Norges Grand Prix 2024-2025) class M. Live games will be daily on Chessdom.com in cooperation with Lichess

Silicon Road: Great Engine Games! This is the new video by GM Matthew Sadler, covering Leela-Caissa from TCEC Swiss 7

GothamChess vs GM Pia Cramling match was announced back in August, with venue in Stockholm and dates October 28 to November 2. Now GothamChess and Anna Cramling reveal more details of the match.

Pia vs Gotham will be in Svarta Hästen Chess Bar in Stockholm, Sweden. It will be 4 classical games, 6 rapid games, and12 blitz games. On the day after the match there will be a large fan event in Stockholm.

Abdulla Aripov, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, is the new President of the Uzbekistan Chess Federation. He succeeds Alisher Sadullaev, who was President since May 2022. Sadullaev will now take the position of Deputy of Aripov.