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The most anticipated event of 2022 – the FIDE Candidates Chess 2022 starts in three days, taking place in Madrid from June 16 – July 7. It is an 8 player double round robin qualification event for the World Championship Match later this year. The field with an average rating of 2771.9 is headed by world number 2 – Ding Liren.

ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square this July, bigger and better than before. The UK’s largest one-day chess event is aimed at anyone who loves or wants to learn chess, and is completely free of charge. Taking place at London’s iconic Trafalgar Square this year’s event marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 World Chess Championship match between the American, Bobby Fischer and the Soviet, Boris Spassky.

The famous artist Juga di Prima is going to perform live at the opening ceremony of the Candidates Tournament 2022 in Madrid. FIDE commented, “We’re happy to announce that Juga di Prima will perform live at the Opening Ceremony of the FIDE Candidates Tournament and premiere her new song, “Open Files”” The opening ceremony of the FIDE Candidates will be invitational only, so just a handful of chess fans will be able to see the performance live. Later the same day, Juga di Prima will give a concert at Sala Clamores on June 25, 18:00, open to all chess fans in Madrid.

Chess streamer and Alexandra Botez has all the right moves… on and off the board! The famous Twitch streamer, Youtuber and influencer QTCinderella published a video of Botez dancing on a boat to some funky house music. @Akanemsko (Nemo Zhou) commented, “you’re a mood @alexandravbotez!”

The meteoric rise of Hans Moke Niemann continues.

Kenyan candidate master Ben Magana won the 2022 Kisumu Chess Open which took place last weekend, from 4-5 June in Kisumu – Kenya’s third-largest city. The event was played in 6 swiss rounds and attracted more than 60 entries who fought for a total prize fund of 60.000 KES.

The Malawi Chess Open Championship 2022 took place from 9-12 June in Lilongwe. The event was played in 9 swiss rounds in the Open section, and 7 swiss rounds in the Women’s section.

The 2021 Montenegrin Chess Champion Luka Draskovic yesterday earned the last needed norm to become a Grandmaster. He competed in the Grandmasters tournament in Cetinje, a part of the Montenegro Chess Festival, scoring unbeaten 6.5 points (4 victories and 5 draws) to win the third GM norm. Luka Draskovic is the 8th player in the country to have the most prestigious chess title.

Las Vegas Chess Festival 2022 took place 8-12 June and included the US National Open, the US Women’s Open, International Youth Championship, and many side events.

Less than 50 days left before the start of the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai.