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Last week’s Kingston Invitational, organised by the Guardian’s Stephen Moss, earned a niche in chess history when it produced the longest ever decisive Fide-rated game, 272 moves. Billy Fellowes v CM Peter Lalic sparked controversy when it emerged that Lalic has aimed for this record for a few years, and already has several three-figure games recorded in databases.

Alina Kashlinskaya is the winner of the Tbilibi FIDE Women Grand Prix. In a dramatic final round, where Kashlinskaya and Assaubayeva entered as shared first with 5,0 points each, Kashlinskaya managed to score a full point with black in her game against Mariya Muzychuk. Assaubayeva drew with Vaishali and Kashlinskaya remained the sole winner in the final standings.

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Leonard Barden is going strong! At age 95 his Guardian publications continue to bring fresh and exciting chess news to the world. He has been writing his column regularly for 69 years (!!) without interruptions. In today’s publication of Barden, one of the main topics is the Kingston Invitational, where “the longest ever decisive Fide-rated game, 272 moves” between Billy Fellowes and CM Peter Lalic was produced.

Nodirbek Yakubboev is the winner of Abu Dhabi Chess Masters 2024. The Uzbek chess player finished 7,0/9 and edged on tiebreak David Paravyan, Shamsiddin Mokhidov, Luca Leon Mendoca, Amin Tabatabaei, and Daniel Quizon. Replay all games here

Abu Dhabi Masters final standings

WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. A total of twenty players compete in the WGP series, as each Women Grand Prix event will have ten participants. Full information / All games live

This is the game Mariya Muzychuk – Alina Kashlinskaya from round 9 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Mariya Muzychuk – Kashlinskaya, Tbilisi Grand Prix 2024

WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. A total of twenty players compete in the WGP series, as each Women Grand Prix event will have ten participants. Full information / All games live

This is the game Lela Javakhishvili – Anna Muzychuk from round 9 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Javakhishvili – Anna Muzychuk, Tbilisi Grand Prix 2024

WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. A total of twenty players compete in the WGP series, as each Women Grand Prix event will have ten participants. Full information / All games live

This is the game Sarasadat Khademalsharieh – Nana Dzagnidze from round 9 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Khademalsharieh – Dzagnidze, Tbilisi Grand Prix 2024

WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. A total of twenty players compete in the WGP series, as each Women Grand Prix event will have ten participants. Full information / All games live

This is the game R Vaishali – Bibisara Assaubayeva from round 9 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Vaishali – Assaubayeva, Tbilisi Grand Prix 2024

WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. A total of twenty players compete in the WGP series, as each Women Grand Prix event will have ten participants. Full information / All games live

This is the game Stavroula Tsolakidou – Alexandra Kosteniuk from round 9 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Tsolakidou – Kosteniuk, Tbilisi Grand Prix 2024

The European Youth Classical Chess Championship 2024 is taking place in the Czech Republic, 21st August to 1st September with nearly 1250 participants representing 47 European federations. Here is a collection of photo impressions from participants, delegation leaders, and chess fans on the first days of the European Youth Chess Championship 2024.