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The Vugar Gashimov memorial 2022 will take place from 18-23 December in Baku, Azerbaijan. It will be a 10-player super-tournament consisting of Rapid and Blitz stages. The Rapid portion will be played in 9 rounds, round-robin system, with time control 15 min + 10 sec, and the Blitz tournament will be played in 18 rounds, round-robin system, with time control 3 min + 2 sec. The final standings will be determined according to the sum of points of Rapid and Blitz events.

Ukrainian Parliament has sanctioned 55 Russian athletes and one Ukrainian for showing support towards ongoing Russia – Ukraine war, writes Neil Shefferd for insidethegames.biz.

The 12th Sharjah Women’s Cup is taking place from 9–16 December 2022 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 9-round Swiss tournament with Jemal Ovezdurdyyeva, Ana Berke, Laman Hajiyeva, Sabina Ibrahimova, Ema Obada, Armine Babayan, Suzana Maksimovic, Ana Benderac, Miruna-Daria Lehaci, Sandra Djukic, Anahita Zahedifar, Emilia Dylag, etc.

The 2022 Lorca Open will be held from 26-30 December 2022 in Hotel Spa Amaltea Lorca, Spain. The event features two tournaments: Open A and Open B (for players rated U2150) with a prize fund of 8.000 EUR. The Open A will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds of increment, and the Tournament B will be played in 7 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds of increment.

The 2022 Lorca Open will be held from 26-30 December 2022 in Hotel Spa Amaltea Lorca, Spain. The event features two tournaments: Open A and Open B (for players rated U2150) with a prize fund of 8.000 EUR. The Open A will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds of increment, and the Tournament B will be played in 7 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds of increment.

The 2022 Liberia National Individual Chess Championship Women is taking place from 10-20 December 2022 in Monrovia, Liberia. Players receive 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one. It is 11-round Swiss system tournament with Abigail Karyah, Windor Dorko Tarplah, Princess K. Banney, Suah Musu, Turay Fatumata M, Kiadii Daba, Meleh N. Davis, etc.

The 2022 Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival kicked off yesterday in Sitges, Barcelona.

The 2022 Liberia National Individual Chess Championship is taking place from 10-20 December 2022 in Monrovia, Liberia. Players receive 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one. It is 11-round Swiss system tournament with Harmon Barcon, Anthony Waylea Jr, Arnold Smith, Kennedy Zinnah Kengo, Saah Thomas, Bobby Ballah, Jallah Jacob, David Leroy Debblay, Harold Evans, Tondo James, Miller Moore, etc.

The 2022 Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival kicked off in Sitges, Barcelona and takes place from 11-22 December. The Festival features two tournaments: Open A and Open B, with the total prize fund of 27.155eur. After two played rounds and several upsets, as many as 54 players emerged with the perfect 2/2 score.

The 2022 Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival kicked off in Sitges, Barcelona and takes place from 11-22 December. The Festival features two tournaments: Open A and Open B, with the total prize fund of 27.155eur. The main Open A tournament is played in 10 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest, with increment of 30 seconds from the first move.