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Day 3 of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest did not fail to entertain the audience. It has been the most exciting day by far, but at the same time heartbreaking for some of the players, commentators, and fans.

The Kenya Olympic Chess Team has been chosen for the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, which will take place in Chennai, India, from 28th July to 10th August 2022.

The Queens’ Online Chess Festival 2022, a series of continental women’s online blitz tournaments, starts on June 05, 2022.
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The Panamanian Men’s and Women’s Chess Championships 2022 took place from April 27 to May 5 in the Creole Chess Club, Panama. Both tournaments were 10-player round-robins with classical time control. 

Three months before the start of the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, the compositions of Indian teams have been announced. Two teams in each Open and Women’s section will represent India in Chennai from July 28 to August 10. Read more: India teams for Chess Olympiad 2022 announced

English grandmaster, chess writer and two-time British Chess Champion, Matthew Sadler, wrote an article for ChessMoves about maintaining your strength as an amateur player.
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Round 2 of the Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022 started in an interesting fashion with a surprising opening choice by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (MVL) who chose the QGA (Queen’s Gambit Accepted) against Wesley So.

The European Youth Chess Championship 2022 will take place from 5th November (arrival day) – 15th November (departure day) in Antalya, Turkey.

The 13th World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov gave an exclusive interview during the second round of Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022.

Kasparov shared his impressions about the first 2022 Grand Chess Tour event and the opening ceremony which took place in the Romanian Parliament: “It was spectacular! Chess now is back to where it belongs… It’s the level of respect and admiration that the game has been lacking for a long time.”.

Today, May 6th 2022, the Appeal Chamber of the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) formed by its Chairperson Mr. Francois Strydom, and members Mr. Khaled Arfa and Mr. David Hater, announced its decision to dismiss the appeal presented by Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin.