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The European Senior Chess Championship 2022 takes place from 5-14 July in Arche Hotel Lublin. The event is played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+, with separate prizes for female players. The total prize fund of the event is 6.000 EUR. 56 players from 15 European countries registered for the events which are played over 9 swiss rounds, with time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.

The European Senior Chess Championship 2022 commenced in Lublin, Poland, taking place from 5-14 July in Arche Hotel Lublin.

Anish Giri presents the chessable recap of the FIDE Candidates Round 14. “While the battle for the first place already settled for a while, with Ian Nepomniachtchi in the clear first place – nobody can catch him anymore.

The biggest Chinese Sports channel CCTV-5 broadcasts the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 live, supporting their countryman Ding Liren on the road to World Chess Championship Match. More than a million people daily followed Liren’s games from Palacio Santona, Madrid.

The 2022 Swiss Chess Championship takes place from 4-10 July, being played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with participation of 68 players. The field is led by GM Milos Pavlovic, IM Fabian Baenziger and GM Joseph Gallagher. The time control of the event is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus 30 seconds per move from the first move.

The 2022 Swiss Chess Championship kicked off yesterday in Samnaun. The event takes place from 4-10 July, being played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with participation of 68 players.

The field is led by GM Milos Pavlovic, IM Fabian Baenziger and GM Joseph Gallagher. (Scroll down for the starting rank list of players). The time control of the event is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus 30 seconds per move from the first move.

The Bydgoszcz Fundacja Orlen WGM tournament took place June 25-July 4, 2022, in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Ten world-class female players took part in the event which was played in 9 rounds, with the time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting on move one. 

The closing ceremony of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 takes place at 21:00 CEST in Madrid. The Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 will be officially declared closed soon, and Ian Nepomniachtchi will lift the Winner trophy.

All the games of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 have finished, but the event is not officially closed yet. The Closing Ceremony will take place today at 21:00 CET.

16-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh continues to shine after winning three consecutive titles in the Open events. After the triumph at the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Chess Festival 2022, 1st Menorca Chess Open 2022, and the 48th La Roda Open 2022, Gukesh had a good tournament at the Sharjah Chess Masters, adding the total of 34.8 ELO points to his rating.