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The 5th edition of the Vera Menchik Memorial took place today in the Museum of the Public Transport in Prague. The event was a part of the Czech Grand Prix Tour 2021/2022.

The Chess Festival of the Serbian Chess Federation took place from 31 May – 5 June in Paracin, featuring the 8th Svetozar Gligoric Teams Cup and

The second leg of the MPL Indian Chess Tour 2022 was played from 2-5 June on chess24.com. 16 players battled over 15 round-robin rounds for the spot in one of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour events.

Serbian Chess Federation organizes the International Open Chess Championship of Serbia, called “Serbia OPEN 2022” from June 28th – July 6th. The event will take place in Novi Sad, Master Centre.
Read more: Silver Lake Chess Festival 2022

The MegaChess set from RMD Recuperacion Materiales Diversos built from 800 recycled tires was unveiled today in Stavanger’s Bjergsted Parken, Norway. The chess pieces are made from recycled car tires, weighing up to 240kg, and sit on the 144 squared meter board – the largest chess board in the World.

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).

The 38th edition of the Andorra Chess Open will take place from 24th-31st July in Hotel Panorama Andorra. On Monday, July 25th, the Andorra Chess Grand Prix event will be played in Centre de Congressos d’Andorra la Vella. 

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.

Standings after 4 rounds:

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.