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The 15th annual Chicago Class 2022 kicks off on Friday and will be played from 15-17 July at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. The event features 7 sections: Master (for players rated 2100+), Expert (for players rated 1900-2199), Class A (for players rated 1700-1999), Class B (for players rated 1500-1799), Class C (for players rated 1300-1599), Class D (for players rated 1100-1399) and Class E (for players rated U1200). The total prize fund of the events will be at least 30.000$.

The Ceske Budejovice Chess Festival 2022 took place from 1-9 July in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. The Festival featured closed GM and IM events, as well as the Open tournament which was played in two categories: A and B.

The 2022 Norwegian Chess Championships take place from 8-14 July 2022 in Kongsvinger, Norway. The event gathers around 300 players and it is played in 16 groups: Elite, Masters, Candidates, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Grop 4, Seniors 50+, Seniors 65+, and different Juniors and Cadet groups. Live games from all groups can be followed daily on Chessdom.com.

The 2022 Norwegian Championship Elite group live games:

The 2022 Norwegian Chess Championships take place from 8-14 July 2022 in Kongsvinger, Norway. The event gathers around 300 players and it is played in 16 groups: Elite, Masters, Candidates, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Grop 4, Seniors 50+, Seniors 65+, and different Juniors and Cadet groups.

The Arsen Yeghiazaryan Memorial took place from 1-9 July in Yerevan, Armenia as a 10-player round-robin tournament, dedicated to the memory of GM, FST and Honored Trainer of the Republic of Armenia Arsen Yeghiazaryan. The event took place at the Tigran Petrosyan Chess House.

Simultaneously with the 20th Sautron International Chess Open which takes place from 3-10 July at the Espace Phelippes Beaulieux, the Sautron Chess Club set the largest chess piece in the world. With the size exceeding 6.30 meters in height, a diameter of 3 meters and weighing 3.8 tons, the wooden chess King was installed by a crane in Sautron, France and it unofficially broke a Guinness World Record hold by the World Chess Museum in Saint Louis.

The 55th edition of the Biel International Chess Festival opens tomorrow and will take place from 10-24 July in Biel, Switzerland, featuring more than 15 events. This year’s Biel Chess Festival will be dedicated to the memory of Peter Burri “PeBu” who was involved in the festival in various functions.

The 8th International Francophone Chess Meetings took place from 1-9 July in Casablanca, Morocco. 125 players competed in the classical tournament, coming from 22 countries.

The 45th edition of the Ikaros International Chess Tournament takes place from 9-17 July at the Greek island in the Aegean Sea – Ikaria. The event attracted more than 100 entries from 13 countries and will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control: 90 minutes for the whole game plus 30 seconds increment per move (from move 1).

The 35th edition of the Leon Masters takes place over the weekend 8-10 July in Leon, Spain.