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Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec has taken the internet by storm with his ‘swag’ at the Paris Olympics 2024, which led to a sea of memes being shared across various social media platforms. Yusuf Dikec won only the silver medal… And almost no one remembers who won the gold.

GM Magnus Carlsen qualified for the Speed Chess Championship 2024 Semifinals, live in Paris on September 6, after defeating GM Arjun Erigaisi with a 12-9 score. He will play live GM Hans Niemann in the next match, the first time they will meet for a game in-person since 2022. GM Hans Niemann has surged to number 16 in the world on the live rating list after a series of matches he’s organized entitled “Hans Niemann Against The World.”

Team Guyana is now ready for the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest. The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) and the National Sports Commission (NSC), has supported the Guyana Chess Federation team for the 45^th Chess Olympiad.

Minister of Sport Charles Ramson Jr., in the company of Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle handed over the Government’s contribution to President of the Guyana Chess Federation, Anand Ragunauth.

More about Chess Olympaid 2024 : Live blog / Participants open / Participants women / Team India / Team Japan / Team Para

More about Chess Olympaid 2024 : Live blog / Participants open / Participants women / Team India / Team Japan / Team Para

The Perpetual Chess Podcast by Ben Jonson features GM Speelman in an extensive video preview of the 2024 Chess Olympiad

Ben Jonson says, “The 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad begins September 11, 2024 in Budapest, and it will feature many of the world’s top players. It is always a fun tournament for players and fans alike, with its unique format and the opportunity for players to represent their country. Joining me to help preview this year’s edition is 14- time British Chess Olympian, author, and three-time British champion, GM Jonathan Speelman.“

The chess world is vast and inside you sometimes find real treasures. Such are two Facebook groups, managed by the passionate chess fan Brian Karen. One of the groups is dedicated to the FIDE World Chess Championships and the other is specialized for Chess Book Collectors. Both groups have close to 150 000 members and are a civil and intellectual place for sharing valuable resources and having deep discussions.

Chessdom had the chance to speak to Brian Karen, founder and manager of both groups.

Returning in 2025, the Grand Chess Tour 2025 will celebrate its 10th anniversary and promises even more excitement and exceptional chess from the world’s top players, including a purse of more than $1.5 million dollars and the return of a knockout finals for the top four players of the regular season. Organizers for the GCT also announced the 2025 tour schedule:

The 2024 US Masters is going to take place in Charlotte, USA. It is an official US Chess National Championship and FIDE-rated event and this year it features world number 3 Fabiano Caruana as the top player. Chessdom had the chance to speak to Charlotte Chess Center CEO and founder Peter Giannatos

Ajedrez Ciudad de Galdar 2024 is taking place from the 2nd to the 9th of September in Gáldar, Gran Canaria, Spain. It is a 9 round Swiss event with strong participation including Vignir Vatnar Stefansson, Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez, Andrey Sumets, Thomas Beerdsen, Nico Zwirs, Marius Fromm, Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez, etc. Scroll down for the full participants list.

Ajedrez Ciudad de Galdar 2024 participants