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Day 8 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania was another eventful day, despite it only providing one decisive result in the game between GM’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Leinier Dominguez, which ended in favor of the latter. The most thrilling game of the round was the one between GM’s Ian Nepomniachtchi and Levon Aronian, which brought a topsy-turvy rollercoaster of emotions for the spectators.

23-year-old WFM Ailen Oriana Mena from Curaçao (an island belonging to Netherlands Antilles – an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands) was a Women’s Curaçao National Champion for six consecutive times (2013-2018) and she is one of the best rated women players of Netherlands Antilles.

The world’s top two chess stars go head-to-head in the Chessable Masters next week – the fourth leg of the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The eight-day Chessable Masters starts on May 19. A prize pot of up to $150,000 is up for grabs and two qualifying spots for the next Tour Major.

The 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 takes place from 28th July – 10th August in Chennai, India, and 100 countries already registered for the event.

The Chess Four (Schackfyran) is one of the world’s largest chess competitions organized for the fourth-grade kids and has, since its inception in 1978, taught half a million 10-year-olds to play chess. 25000 kids every year take part in the event through the qualifying competitions and the national finals.

The Italian Summer Chess Tour 2022 features six open tournaments taking place one after another from May 16 – June 11, with a total prize fund of 35.000e.

The stakes are heating up for Superbet Chess Classic Romania, as the tournament is quickly coming to an end with only two more rounds left to play. Today’s Round 7 brought once again entertaining games with key dramatic moments as three of the five games were decisive. Wesley So and Levon Aronian maintain their co-lead in the event, being trailed by half a point by GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who won his game today, taking advantage of a tragic blunder by GM Richard Rapport.

FIDE Congress and General Assembly will be held simultaneously with the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai, India between 31 July 2022 and 09 August. This year, the FIDE Congress includes FIDE elections which will be completed on 7-8 August.

A few days after the announcement of the German Open National Team for the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, it has been disclosed who will compete for the German Women’s Team.

The 9th edition of the Cherry Blossom Classic will take place from 26-30 May at Washington Dulles Airport Marriott in Virginia.