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The FIDE General Assembly has reached a historic moment, which can decide the future direction of the chess community.

Six players have earned the FIDE Master title after nine rounds of the Chess Olympiad 2024. These are Jamal Adam (Chad), Alexandros Isaakidis (Cyprus), Amin Kabilov (Tajikistan), John Ranel Morazo (Palau), Gilbert Renniel (Grenada), and Thanh Tu Tran (Japan). Congratulations!

After the strong reaction by ARISF/IOC and the recommendation of the FIDE Council and the reaction by the US Embassy in Kyiv (scroll down for the statement) not to restore the membership rights of Russian and Belarusian athletes, it is now the turn of the General Assembly to take a decision.

Three options stand in front of the General Assembly:

One of the key commissions in FIDE’s structure is the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary commission. The elections for Chairman of the commission are tomorrow morning. Four candidates applied for the position – Johan Sigeman, Babur Tolbaev, Daniel Florea, and Yolander Persaud.

Vice-President of the Chess Federation of Russia Sergey Smagin commented the explosive speech of the 16-th world champion Magnus Carlsen, who opposed the return of Russian and Belarusian to international tournaments in full status. Smagin said, “Carlsen is the strongest chess player in the world at the moment, without a doubt.

Faustino Oro is an Argentinian chess prodigy. He has been dubbed the “Messi of chess”. In 2023, when he was nine, he received a rating of 2300 , becoming the youngest chess player to attain the FM title. Faustino Oro earned his IM title which he earned in June 2024 at the age of 10 years, 8 months, and 16 days, breaking the record of Abhimanyu Mishra. (Mishra is still the youngest GM)

The FIDE 100 awards ceremony took place at the Chess Olympiad 2024. Magnus Carlsen was selected G.O.A.T in the male category and blew up the hall with his speech.

The Asian continental meeting during the FIDE Congress in Budapest decided that the Asian Continental Chess Championship will take place November 20-30, 2024.

The gold medal at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai was decided in one game: the duel between rising stars Dommaraju Gukesh and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. And we come to a similar showdown at the Chess Olympiad 2024. Gukesh and Abdusattorov will play on board 1 in the India – Uzbekistan clash.

The UK Blitz Championships 2024 will follow the format used in previous years’ events. There will be eight regional one-day qualifier events at locations across the country (scroll down to see the list) starting this Saturday, 21st September.

Top players for the London qualifier include Ameet Ghasi, Eldar Gasanov, Han Yichen, Peter Roberson, Stanley Badacsonyi, Shreyas Royal, Maciej Czopor, etc.

Chessdom.com will cover the events with live games and reports