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The Ashot Anastasyan Memorial rapid chess tournament took place on July 10th at the Tigran Petrosyan Chess House in Yerevan. The event was dedicated to the memory of Ashot Anastasian, an Armenian chess Grandmaster who won two team bronze medals and one individual gold medal at Chess Olympiads.

The 2nd edition of La Plagne Chess Festival took place from 2 – 9 July in the Sun Valley hotel residence located in the heart of the Alps. The festival featured Masters, Accession, Amateur and Blitz tournaments with the total prize fund of 14.000 euros.

The 17th edition of the South Wales International Chess Tournament took place from 7-12 July in Bridgend. The event was played in 9 rounds, Swiss system, with participation of 49 players.

The 2022 Biel Rapid Chess Tournament took place yesterday at the Main stage of the Concert Hall, Biel Congress Center within the Biel International Chess Festival 2022. The event attracted 78 entries who competed over 9 swiss rounds, with time control: 15 minutes + 5 seconds of increment.

Happy birthday to a chess prodigy Nihal Sarin! We wish him a bright future and beautiful games on the chess board! 18-year-old Nihal Sarin is an Indian grandmaster who holds the 11th position on the live Junior rating list having a live rating of 2651.

FIDE, Azerbaijan Chess Federation and Chess Federation of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic invite all the national chess federations to participate in the FIDE World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2022, which will take place in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, from October 1-11, 2022.  

The European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2022 will be held from 19th August – 1st September in Prague, Czech Republic. The event will be played in 11 rounds, Swiss system, with a total prize fund of 60 000 eur.

Sam Sevian pulled off a dramatic win in the last game of the day to stay ahead in the FTX Road to Miami as the elite $150,000 esports event reaches its elimination day. The rookie American, 21, had seen Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi score three straight wins to catapult himself up the prelim stage table and briefly take the lead.

The 2022 Canadian Open Chess Championship takes place from 11 – 17 July at the Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, Ontario. The event is played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with nearly 250 players fighting for the total prize fund of 26.000$.

The Winner of the Championship will pocket a money-prize of 8.000$. The time control of the event is: 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes for remainder of game with 30 second Fischer increment from move one.

Christopher Yoo has officially entered the Junior top 20 rating list. At the ongoing US junior chess championship, Christopher Yoo has gained 15,1 rating points and is currently at his all time high 2565 ELO.