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Hans Niemann is going to play Magnus Carlsen this September in Paris as part of the SCC tournament.

Le Quang Liem will be on board 1 for Vietnam at the Chess Olympiad 2024. He will arrive in Budapest with the highest ELO in his career – 2741! Despite a clear deflation in the 2700 club, Le Quang Liem successfully achieved his personal best this month of August.

Unanswered letters for more than 3 months, delegations scattered in different hotels, lack of communication by FIDE officials, last minute change of regulations and conditions, unexpected extra costs. These are just a small part of the issues experienced by the teams of the upcoming Chess Olympiad 2024. The Secretary General of the Croatian Chess Federation Alojzije Jankovic comments, “It’s not a big deal to check with previous Olympiad organizers […] it’s not something new.”

The new Chairman of the Ukrainian Chess Federation is Alexander Kamyshin. The new chairman was elected at the 12th Congress of the Federation. The delegates made the decision unanimously. Alexander Kamyshin succeeds the previous president was Viktor Kapustin.

The European Youth Chess Championship 2024 has just finished in Prague, Czech Republic. The Ukranian players were a special highlight of the event.

Timothe Razafindratsima is the European Youth Chess Champion U18. Timothe Razafindratsima won the gold medal by finishing with 7,5/9, half a point ahead of competition. Arsen Davtyan is second, while third place is for Sohan Belkaid.

Final standings

Noga Orian is the European Youth Girls Champion U18. Noga Orian started as top seeded and finished the event at sole first with 7,5/9. The second place is for Izabela Tokarz, edging on tiebreak Mariia Manko.

Final standings

Klara Szczotka is the European Youth Girls Champion U16. Klara Szczotka finished in a group of six players with 7,0/9, but won the gold medal on tiebreak. Second position is for Alexandra Shvedova, while third is Elif Zeren Yildiz.

Final standings

Marco Materia is the European Youth Chess Champion U16. Marco Materia scored 7,5/9 and edged on tiebreak Benik Agasarov. The third place is for Aksel Bu Kvaloy with 7,0/9.

Vera Vujovic is European Youth Girls Champion U14. She started as a rating favorite and scored 8,0/9 to win the title, crossing the 2200 ELO mark. Second and third are two Georgian players – Mariam Kalandadze and Kesaria Mgeladze.

Final standings