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Uzbekistan is booming with chess. The chess federation is building on the resonant successes of their national team – gold medal in the 2022 Chennai Olympiad and silver medal in the recent 2022 World Teams Championship in Israel – and are clearly putting their country on the map.

The 1st International Al-Beruniy Chess Tournament commenced yesterday in the ancient city of Khiva, in Uzbekistan, which concurrently hosts the FIDE Women’s Candidates Pool B tournament.

The fourth edition of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz, India’s biggest chess tournament, takes place from November 29 till December 4, 2022, featuring the Women’s event for the first time this year.

The 97th edition of the Argentine Absolute Chess Championship takes place from 1st-10th December 2022 in Hotel Monte Claro, San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro. 12 players will compete in 11 rounds (round-robin system) for the title of National Chess Champion and the prize fund of 1.000.000 ARS (~5.760eur).

The 97th edition of the Argentine Absolute Chess Championship will be held from 1st-10th December 2022 in Hotel Monte Claro, San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro. 12 players will compete in 11 rounds (round-robin system) for the title of National Chess Champion and the prize fund of 1.000.000 ARS (~5.760eur). Time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. 

The 3rd edition of the El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament 2022 takes place from November 30 to December 8 in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain and gathers 50 grandmasters, 44 international masters and a total of 172 players fighting for the prize fund of 29.500eur!

The 3rd edition of the El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament 2022 takes place from November 30 to December 8 in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain gathering 50 grandmasters, 44 international masters and a total of 172 players fighting for the prize fund of 29.500eur!

The TCEC Season 23 Subfinal is a bonus 3rd-place match between the loser of the Superfinal (Lc0) and the winner of the Infrafinal (Komodo Dragon), played with the same opening book as the Superfinal. It ended with a decisive victory for Lc0, +24 -13 =63. Most viewers predicted a Lc0 win by +1 to +5, so this +11 margin of victory is a surprise. Still, few could have predicted how the Subfinal would turn out based on the start of the match. 

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen celebrates his 32nd birthday today! We wish him loads of beautiful chess games and many more Champions titles!

The Alekhine Defense 1. e4 Nf6 is one of the most underrated surprise weapons out there. Truth be told, few players have studied it. Even if they have, this complete repertoire differs from other courses by showing you innovative and original ideas that are sure to give you imbalanced, dynamic, and complicated lines.