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The first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay took place on the 19th of June at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi. Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi lit the Flame and handed it over to 15th World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. The Torch traveled through the country to 75 cities, celebrating the 75th Year of the country’s Independence and India’s 1st ever Chess Olympiad, finally arriving at the Chess Olympiad venue in Mahabalipuram.

The Chess Olympiad 2022, the largest team chess championship of the year, is about to start in Chennai, India.

With the World Champion Magnus Carlsen decision not to defend his title , the 2023 FIDE World Championship is entering in a backup mode. Ding Lieren, who was the replacement of Sergey Karjakin for the Candidates Chess 2022, will now replace Magnus Carlsen and face the winner of the Candidates Ian Nepomniachtchi. The match is scheduled for April 2023.

On 20 July, the International Chess Day, the Central Chess Club M. Botvinnik hosted a solemn ceremony of the “CFR Golden Badge” winners awarding. CFR President Andrey Filatov and CFR Executive Director Mark Gluhovsky welcomed the guests and awarded the Golden badge to Alexander Bakh, Galina Dvorkovich, Igor  Zaitsev, Alexander Kostiev, Evgeni Vasiukov (posthumously), and Evgeny Sveshnikov (posthumously).

The 31st Open International Chess Tournament of Kavala 2022 is going to take place 26 July – 2 August in Kavala, Greece. Featuring 261 players, 39 of which titled, coming from 22 countries, this summer open is one of the large European events.

The 31st Open International Chess Tournament of Kavala 2022 is going to take place 26 July – 2 August in Kavala, Greece. Featuring 261 players, 39 of which titled, coming from 22 countries, this summer open is one of the large European events. Top seeded is Indian Grandmaster G.N.

The 31st edition of the International Open Tournament of Kavala 2022 will take place from 26 July – 2 August at the Megali Leschi – Great Club Kavala, Greece. The event will be played in three rating categories: Group A (for players rated 2000+), Group B (for players rated 1500-1999) and Group C (for players rated U1500).

European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2022 took place from 20-22 July in Hotel Lazart Thessaloniki, Greece. 250 players from 28 European federations participated in the events which were played within 6 age categories: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, and U18, open and girls separately.

Report by GM Robert Hungaski

Blindfold Opening Visualization: 100 Chess Puzzles by Martin B. Justensen is a book will train and test your visualization skills through 100 well-selected opening positions. You will get a series of moves from common openings. The depth of the lines is from 4 to 10 moves .You will not always have to find a killer tactic, but in some puzzles, you will just have to avoid a trap and find a good move. You can use the look inside function and try the first puzzles. The book is divided into 3 chapters and each chapter gets a little harder.