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One of the largest open events of this summer takes place in Barcelona. It is the XXV Open Internacional de Sants – Ciutat de Barcelona and features 625 players. The tournament is not only massive, but also boasts strong participation, with the A group having 16 GMs and 140 titled players, coming from 52 countries!

At only 14 years and 11 months old Badacsonyi is a FIDE Master. After a solid performance at the III Kingston Invitational, Badacsonyi surpassed 2300 elo and earned his FM title.

Here is an interview with Stanley Badacsonyi about Kingston, his future tournaments, the people that support his career, and more.

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 Bibisara Assaubayeva – Stavroula Tsolakidou from round 8 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Assaubayeva – Tsolakidou, 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 Nana Dzagnidze – R Vaishali from round 8 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Dzagnidze – Vaishali, 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 Anna Muzychuk – Sarasadat Khademalsharieh from round 8 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Anna Muzychuk – Khademalsharieh, 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 Alina Kashlinskaya – Lela Javakhishvili from round 8 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Kashlinskaya – Javakhishvili, 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 Alexandra Kosteniuk – Mariya Muzychuk from round 8 of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

Kosteniuk – Mariya Muzychuk, Tbilisi Grand Prix 2024

Hans Niemann has challenged three top players in an event branded as Hans Niemann vs the World series. After defeating Anish Giri in Utrecht, and later Nikita Vitiugov in London, now Niemann faces Etienne Bacrot from the 20th to the 22nd of August in Paris, France.

Niemann – Bacrot, game 6

This August 21, through a post by Malcolm Pein, the news that Kyrgyzstan Chess Federation submits resolution to restore the full membership rights of Russian Chess Federation was revealed to the chess world.

Today, the German Chess Federation, in an official press release, strongly objected such development.

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.

Live: European Youth Chess 2024 live

Opening ceremony and R1 report by ECU