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The Women Chess Conference Prague 2022 starts tomorrow in Prague’s Hotel Don Giovanni, during the European Women’s Chess Championship 2022. The Conference will be held from 26-27 August and it’s open to all ECU federations (representatives, players, officials, etc) wishing to support and promote women and girls in chess on a national and international level.

German Chess Summer in Magdeburg took place from 12-24 August, featuring German Individual Chess Championship, German Women’s Individual Chess Championship, German Senior Chess Championships 50+ and 65+, National Blitz Chess Championship, and the most prestigious German Masters event – a ten player round-robin tournament with the best German players in the strong line-up.

Maurice Ashley is joining the Chessable family with his new course “The secrets of Chess Geometry“. GM Ashely commented, “My first ever Chessable course, The Secrets of Chess Geometry, is now out! A dream come true.”

MrDodgy, the CEO of Chefable and the Tournament Director of MrDodgy Invitational 2022, has published his opinion of Hans Niemann’s recent interviews during the FTX Crypto Cup.

The autumn edition of the Offerspill Chess Tournament starts this Wednesday, August 24. The tournament is open to all members of the Norwegian Chess Federation and FIDE registered players. The maximum number of participants is 70.

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Magnus Carlsen is the FTX Crypto Cup champion for the second year in a row after holding off a fierce challenge from Indian teen Praggnanandhaa. Norway’s World Champion overcame the talented 17-year-old with a game to spare in their final round shootout for the title.

The French Individual Chess Championships 2022 took place 13-21 August in the city of Albi. A magnificent city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site hosted the 95th edition of the French Individual Chess Championship after three years of pause caused by the pandemic of Covid19.

The European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 took place from 14th-21st August 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia. The event was played in three rating categories: U2300, U2000 and U1700, 9 rounds, swiss system. More than 170 players from more than 20 European federations competed in the Championship and the best ranked were crowned the 2022 European Amateur Chess Champions.

Do you feel lost against the English Opening, and struggle to reach even a half-decent position? If so, then you’ll love this life-saver by Grandmaster Romain Edouard. Edouard was a former 2700+ grandmaster with an impressive string of tournament victories. He won the 2006 U16 European Youth Chess Championship, 2012 French Chess Championship, and 2012 Al Ain Classic Champion… which fielded at least a dozen top 100 players! Edouard is also a leading authority on 1.c4. He has played both sides of the opening for 16 years and counting.

Felix Blohberger and Annika Froewis emerged as the winners of the Austrian Chess Championship 2022. The event was played in 9 rounds, Swiss system, with classical time control, and took place from August 12-19 in the Vienna Chess House. Both men and women competed in one event but were ranked separately, with the highest-scoring female player claiming the title of Austrian Women’s Champion.