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In a historic edition of the Premier division of TCEC, defending champion Stockfish qualified for the Superfinal half a point ahead of Komodo Dragon, who was in turn three points ahead of 3rd placed Leela Chess Zero.

European Corporate Chess Championship 2022, organized by CC&O- Chess Communication & Organization, under the auspices of European Chess Union, will take place from 17th-20th June 2022 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The tournament will be played on a luxury cruise ship of Royal Spido (named James Cook), while sailing in the Rotterdam harbour.

India’s own elite online chess tour starts on March 31 with a star-studded line-up of 16 top talents from every corner of the country.

Belgrade, the city where Richard Rapport just won the Grand Prix, is going to hold its traditional March tournament. Celebrating the International Women’s Day – 8th March with a strong chess tournament is a tradition in Belgrade since 1965. This event is in the select group of the tournaments with the longest continuity in the chess world.

After FIDE’s ban on Sergey Karjakin for 6 months , a replacement for the Russian player at the Candiadates Chess 2022 was needed. By the current regulations, the player to enter the event will be selected by rating (something that Anish Giri vigorously protested in an interview during the ongoing Grand Prix in Berlin).

The European Individual Chess Championship 2022 will take place between 26 March and 7 April at Terme Čatež near Brežice in Slovenia. The event is organized by the Chess Federation of Slovenia under the auspices of the European Chess Union (ECU). The official host of the championship is Hotel Spa; accommodation is also available in other hotels, which are part of the Terme Čatež complex.

Magnus Carlsen is the Charity Chess Cup 2022 champion after winning a thrilling final against Jan-Krzysztof Duda. This makes it perfect 3 out of 3 titles this year for Carlsen, after he won earlier Tata Steel Chess and Airthings Masters.

Magnus Carlsen continued with his amazing performance in the Charity Cup final. After defeating 2,5:0,5 Duda yesterday, he started the second days of the final with a beautiful game , sacrificing the knight on e4.

Five games out of eight ended with decisive results in Round 4 of the final stage of the Fide Grand Prix Series. In a crucial game for the overall Grand Prix standings, Hikaru Nakamura defeated Levon Aronian and caught up with him. Grigoriy Oparin outplayed Andrey Esipenko and took the lead in Pool A, leaving Levon and Hikaru half a point behind.

The 7th Rapid Chess Championship of the Francophonie was organized this year on March 19 & 20 jointly by the Lyon Olympique Echecs and the Francophone Chess Association (AIDEF) in partnership with the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, in the premises of the magnificent Hotel of Region, informs the ECU official website. It brought together 169 participants from 13 countries, including 8 Grand Masters, 11 International Masters and 8 FIDE Masters, which is the record participation of the tournament and testifies to an exceptionally high level.