After nine played rounds at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2022, GM Monika Socko (POL, 2423) is the sole leader of the event with score of 7.5 points.
Monika Socko (POL, 2423) drew in the ninth round against WGM Fataliyeva Ulviyya (AZE, 2413) to maintain the sole leadership with only two rounds to go.
It was an exciting day yesterday at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2022 with 9 blitz rounds on the schedule. (Read more – Day 4 recap) It was intense, but funny day for the players, especially for Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Ian Nepomniachtchi who met in the third round.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave currently plays the 2022 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, the fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2022 series of tournaments. Vachier-Lagrave and Firouzja won the rapid portion of the event scoring 11 points, each. In the interview after the Day 3 games, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave commented on a thrilling game against Fabiano Caruana.
The 23rd Sants Chess Open took place from 19-28 August in Barcelona, Spain. It was a 10-round Swiss tournament, with time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.
