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The International round-robin tournament “Chess stars 2022” will be held from 29 September – 5 October in Moscow, Russia.

European Chess Union organizes European Cities & Towns Chess Championship 2022 which will take place on Sunday, 11 December 2022, in hybrid cities venues. The event will be played as a team competition in four categories: Open, Women, Seniors, and Youth (U12). The first edition of the new European Competition is supported by the ECU Development fund.

Each City or Town has the right to nominate one team of 4 players in each of 4 categories:

After 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, the World Chess Champion decided to withdraw from the event.

FIDE Women’s Commission is undergoing changes. The President of WOM Eva Repkova, together with the secretary of WOM Christelle Jager Hafstad, are stepping down from their respective positions in the commission.

After a long and tense final round, Kateryna Lagno, playing under the FIDE flag, emerged as the winner of the Astana leg of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix.

After 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, the World Chess Champion decided to withdraw from the event.

The 37th European Chess Club Cup and the 26th European Women’s Chess Club Cup will simultaneously take place from 2nd – 10th October in Mayrhofen, Austria and have set a new participation record with 87 registered teams (70 in the Open section and 17 in the Women’s section).

The 37th European Chess Club Cup and the 26th European Women’s Chess Club Cup will simultaneously take place from 2nd – 10th October in Mayrhofen, Austria and have set a new participation record with 87 registered teams (70 in the Open section and 17 in the Women’s section).

The 37th European Chess Club Cup and the 26th European Women’s Chess Club Cup will simultaneously take place from 2nd – 10th October in Mayrhofen, Austria and have set a new participation record with 87 registered teams (70 in the Open section and 17 in the Women’s section).

Chess coach Jay Weigall has published his first Chessable course. It is on the topic of the Ponziani Opening (1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3) and you can get it for free here with 56 trainable variations