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The 20th edition of the European Union Youth Chess Championship U8-U14 will take place from 21st – 30th August 2022 in Prague, Hotel STEP.

The event is open for citizens of a member state of the European Union or of a Schengen state. Each federation can register one player, a boy or a girl, in each of the categories: U8, U10, U12, U14, and an unlimited number of extra (additional) players.

A staple since 2019, the SuperUnited Croatia Grand Chess Tour signals the third tournament and midway point of the Grand Chess Tour. Continuing in the thrilling fashion of rapid and blitz format, exciting displays of chess play and blunders under time pressure will certainly keep fans entertained.

An agreement has been signed between the Norwegian chess club Offerspill and Uppsala Chess+ Academy from Uppsala, Sweden. This agreement means that the organizations are linked closer to each other, and that they will help with each other’s development through training, competition, and other areas of cooperation.  The most concrete part of the collaboration is that Uppsala Chess+ Academy’s head coach Jesper Bergmark Hall will be the training coordinator creating specialized training plans for Offerspill’s strongest players.

The Candidates Chess 2022 is just around the corner. After a turmoil with Sergey Karjakin’s ban, he was substituted by Ding Liren based on rating.

The ex-President of Moldova and current President of Moldova Chess Federation was arrested on Tuesday after a raid on his home. The 47-year-old Igor Dodon, a pro-Kremlin politician and leader of the Socialist Party, is under investigation for alleged corruption, treason, illicit enrichment, and “illegal party financing”.

India’s boy wonder Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa announced himself at the very top table of world chess as he stormed into his first Meltwater Champions Chess Tour final in sensational style.

The Mongolian Open and Women’s Championships 2022 took place from May 12-23, 2022, in Chinggis, Khentii. Both events were played as 12-player round-robin tournaments with classical time control.

The General Assembly of the French Olympic and Athletic Committee brought the decision on May 23rd to accept the membership application of the French Chess Federation.

The Azerbaijan Women’s Chess Championship 2022 took place in Baku from 16 to 23 May. Eight participants compete in a round-robin tournament of 7 rounds fighting for the trophy of the National Championship and the total prize fund of 11.400 AZN (6.500 euros). 

On May 19, Inal Sheripov (Belgium) announced his intention to run for FIDE President. His ticket has already been officially submitted to the FIDE office, with supporting letters from the federations of Ukraine, Zambia, Sierra-Leone, Barbados, and Timor Leste.