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The Liberian Chess Federation organized Olympiad Selection Open and Women’s tournaments to determine the five players who will represent Liberia at the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai. The event took place from 28 May – 5 June in Monrovia.

The 2022 Hong Kong National Chess Championships in Men’s and Women’s sections took place over the weekends from April 1st – June 6th at Smithfield Sports Centre. The best three players of each competition secured their spots in the Hong Kong National Teams for the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai.

Just a few days after the World Economic Forum hosted the world’s top leaders from politics, business, and civil society to tackle global issues, a town in the Swiss Alps hosted the Davos Chess Festival 2022 from 3-6 June.

The 10th Norway Chess concluded yesterday in Stavanger with Magnus Carlsen conquering the top of the event for the 4th consecutive time (and five times in total).

The FIDE World School Chess Championship 2022 kicks off today taking place from June 10-19, 2022, at the Wyndham Panama Albrook Mall Hotel & Convention Center, Panama City, under the auspices of FIDE and the Panama Chess Federation.

The German Youth Individual Chess Championships 2022 was played from June 4th to June 11th in the Sauerland Stern Hotel in Willingen, the city that hosts the German Youth Championships since 1996.

The Winners are:

The 2nd leg of the 2022 Romanian Grand Prix series took place 4-11 June in Targu Mures.

German grandmaster Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu triumphed in the tournament scoring 7/9 points and pocketing the money prize of 25.000 lei (5.000 euros). FM Ihor Samunenkov was second with 6.5 points, while a group of 6 players tied for third place with the same score of 6 points.

The Ripstone Games, the publishers of Chess Ultra & Poker Club, are working on Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit Chess Game. The company announced The Queen’s Gambit Chess Game will come soon, being available on the Netflix app for IOS and Android.

The FIDE Madrid Candidates Chess Conference will take place on July 2 consisting of two parts: ChessKid.com educational seminars and the Conference on social chess initiatives in FIDE member countries in the afternoon. Scroll down for the detailed program and schedule information.

The Saint Louis Chess Club hosted the second leg of the Classic Series, the 2022 Summer Chess Classic, from June 1-11. Read more: Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Legends and Rising Stars of American Chess