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The 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 is set to take place from July 28th to August 10th in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the most important massive event in chess, involving thousands of participants.

The International Open Chess Championship of Serbia called “Serbia OPEN 2022” took place from June 28th – July 6th in Novi Sad, Master Centre, attracting 400 entries from 41 countries. The event was played in two sections: Masters (for players rated 2100+) and Amateurs (for players rated U2200) with a total prize fund of 35.000 euros.

While the chess world impatiently expects reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen to decide whether he’ll defend his World Champion title in the 2023 World Chess Championship Match, the chess king competes in the World Series of Poker 2022 Main event in Las Vegas. In the competition of 1800 players, Magnus didn’t manage to survive Day 1C.

The FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 concluded in Madrid with Ian Nepomniachtchi lifting the Winner’s trophy, thus qualifying for the World Chess Championship Match. Altogether with the convincing victory of the Russian grandmaster, the event brought much excitement and record interest.

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.