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By IM Michael Rahal (Munich, Germany)

Despite losing to Chinese phenomenon Zhu Jiner, former Women’s World Champion and winner of the 2021 World Cup Alexandra Kosteniuk added another tournament victory to her list of achievements by winning the Munich International Tournament this afternoon, the second event of the 2022-2023 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix.

The 2023 edition of the Reykjavik Open will be held from March 29th till April 4th in Harpa Conference Hall. The event will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control: 90 min for 40 moves  + 30 minutes after move 40. Increment of 30 sec. for every move starting from move one.

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The second leg of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix Series is taking place from 1st-14th February in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. Twelve of the world’s top female players will dispute an eleven-round all-play-all with their eyes set on the 15,000 euros first prize plus the valuable WGP points that add up for direct qualification to the 2023-2024 FIDE Women’s Candidates. 

By IM Michael Rahal (Munich, Germany)

Humpy Koneru, India’s number one female player, missed the opportunity of a lifetime this afternoon in the tenth round of the Munich Women’s Grand Prix.

In a must-win situation, Humpy ground down her opponent Alexandra Kosteniuk with the Black pieces in a spectacular performance, only to misplay a queen ending and allow Kosteniuk to escape by the skin of her teeth. 

The second leg of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix Series is taking place from 1st-14th February in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. Twelve of the world’s top female players will dispute an eleven-round all-play-all with their eyes set on the 15,000 euros first prize plus the valuable WGP points that add up for direct qualification to the 2023-2024 FIDE Women’s Candidates. 

By IM Michael Rahal (Munich, Germany)

The Munich Kempinski hotel witnessed this afternoon one of the most exciting rounds of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix series. 

The round started with the ceremonial first move, played by the German U-16 female champion, Maja Buchholz, performed in the game between Zhansaya Abdumalik and Dinara Wagner. 

FIDE, ISF (the International School Sport Federation) and World Chess announced the FIDE – ISF World School Teams Online Chess Cup 2023, taking place in March 2023.

This exciting event provides a platform for schools from FIDE and ISF member countries, as well as students from around the world* ( *Except for schools from Russia and Belarus), to connect with chess enthusiasts from across the globe and showcase their skills in an official international chess tournament.

The VII Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa will take place from 5th to 10th April 2023 in Alicante, La Nucia in Spain. The event will be played in swiss system, 9 rounds, with the time control of 90 minutes for the whole game plus 30 seconds increment for each move, starting from the move one.

The 1st event on the $2 Million 2023 Champions Chess Tour – Aithings Masters took place from 6-10 February on chess.com.

The 1st event on the $2 Million 2023 Champions Chess Tour – Aithings Masters, took place from 6-10 February. The event was played in 3 Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players with each division featuring a double-elimination knockout and a total prize fund of $235.000.