The 13th KIIT International Chess Festival 2022 took place from 22nd to 29th May 2022 at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The event was played in 3 categories: A, B (U1900) and C (U1600), with more than 900 participants and the total prize fund of ₹2500000 (~30.000 euros).
Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen started slowly at the 2022 Norway Chess, but made a full comeback with two consecutive classical victories. Vishy today lost in Armageddon game against Wesley So to reach 7.5 points and go to the resting day sharing the leadership with Magnus Carlsen.
The Norway Chess Open 2022 kicked off today in Stavanger, taking place from 3-10 June in SR-bank’s old building, located between Stavanger Concert Hall and Finansparken, where the Norway Chess super-tournament is being played simultaneously.
Kazakhstan Chess Federation will undertake the organization of the first leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. Its capital, Nursultan, formerly known as Astana, will host the event from September 21 to October 4.
The 2021 Azerbaijan Chess Champion GM Vasif Durarbayli made it to the Azerbaijan National Team after 16 years of a “short break”. Durarbayli debuted at the 37th Chess Olympiad which took place in 2006 in Turin, Italy. He was the reserve player (6th board) and scored 1 point in three games.
The Dutch Open National team is set for the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai. The team with an average rating of 2665 will be led by world number nine – Anish Giri, who has represented the Netherlands in five Chess Olympiads (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018).
