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The Chess Federation of Argentina which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary disclosed who will compose Argentine National Teams at the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 which starts on 28th July in Chennai.

One of the best Hungarian Grandmasters and the Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar commented on Rapport’s decision to change federation to Romania.

The 96th edition of the Argentine National Chess Championship will take place from 2-12 June, 2022 in Club Argentino de Ajedrez located in Buenos Aires. The event is organized by the Chess Federation of Argentina which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary.

The Saint Louis Chess Club will host the second leg of the Classic Series, the 2022 Summer Chess Classic, from June 1-11.

The event is comprised of two 10-player Round Robin tournaments: A and B. Over the course of 9 days, twenty competitors will compete for $36,000 in prize money and gain valuable experience in a top-level event. Time Control will be: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds (increment) per move starting from move one.

The Hungarian Chess Federation is about to lose one of its greatest chess geniuses, as Richard Rapport received an irresistible offer from Superbet.

Norway Chess 2022 is going to take place May 31st to June 10th in Stavanger.

Indomitable engine Stockfish, having already won the TCEC Season 22, won the TCEC Cup 10 by defeating Komodo Dragon in the finals. After Stockfish’s dominant performance in Premier Division and record-setting victory against Komodo Dragon in the Superfinal, few people would bet against Stockfish winning the Cup.

The Davos Chess Festival 2022 will take place from 3-6 June, 2022 at the 4 stars Hotel Sunstar in Davos, Switzerland, just a few days after the World Economic Forum where the world’s top leaders from politics, business, civil society, academia, media and the arts meet to tackle global issues.

The Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets is running for president of FIDE in the upcoming presidential elections during the Chess Olympiad 2022. Baryshpolets announced his intention to challenge Dvorkovich, pointing corruption practices, systematic reputational issues, misrepresentation of federations, and failures to observe democratic, liberal and corporate governance principles.

The Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets is running for president of FIDE in the upcoming presidential elections during the Chess Olympiad 2022. Baryshpolets announced his intention to challenge Dvorkovich, pointing corruption practices, systematic reputational issues, misrepresentation of federations, and failures to observe democratic, liberal and corporate governance principles.