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Two young rookie stars took centre stage as the elite Chessable Masters e-sports chess event kicked off today.

Today, May 19, 2022, is a historical day for Georgian chess. The Ministry of Education Mikhail Chkhenkeli has announced that starting with the next school year, chess will be a mandatory subject for first-grade students in the country. It will apply to all the 2,200 schools in Georgia, both public and private.

The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour, Superbet Rapid and Blitz in Poland, kicked off yesterday, May 18^th in the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland.

Men’s Health, the world’s largest men’s magazine with 35 editions in 59 countries, yesterday published an article giving answers to how fit you really need to be to sit still and move pawns around. (scroll down for the full text)

The 2nd leg of the Romanian Grand Prix 2022 will take place from 4-11 June in Targu Mures.
Read more: Baadur Jobava wins 1st Romanian Grand Prix event / Romanian Grand Prix 2022 – Basic information

The series of the Grand Chess Tour 2022 events continues from 17-24 May with the Grand Chess Tour Poland 2022 in Warsaw. 

Chessable English Championship and Chessable English Women’s Championship 2022 take place on 19th-22nd May 2022 in Kenilworth. Two weeks earlier, the English Chess Federation announced National Champions among Seniors and the series of National competitions continue today with Open and Women’s events.

The series of the Grand Chess Tour 2022 events continues from 17-24 May with the Grand Chess Tour Poland 2022 in Warsaw. 

Susan Polgar started playing chess in her early childhood. At the age of 4, she won the first chess tournament. 11 years later, at the age of 15, Susan Polgar became the top-ranked female player in the World, winning the Women’s World Champion crown in 1996.

The 2022-2023 series of Women’s Grand Prix tournaments features four events which will be held between August 2022 and June 2023.

The schedule and dates framework is as followed: