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U.S. Senior, U.S. Junior and U.S. Girls’ Junior final recap by WGM Sabina Foisor

The final day of the 2022 U.S. Senior, U.S. Junior, & U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships was one of the most thrilling finishes at a National Championship and one to be remembered for years, with all the titles being up for grabs until the final round, the day was certainly an emotional rollercoaster.

The 35th edition of the Schwarzacher Chess Open 2022 starts today at the Ceremony hall of the community of Schwarzacher in Austria. The event takes place from 16 – 24 July and features three tournaments: Open A (open to all players), Open B (for players rated U2100) and Open C (for players rated U1700). The tournaments will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with the total prize fund of nearly 12.000 euros.

The 45th edition of the Ikaros International Chess Tournament took place from 9-17 July at the Greek island in the Aegean Sea – Ikaria. The event was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with a total prize fund of 3.300 euros.

The 2022 Norwegian Chess Championships took place from 8-16 July 2022 in Kongsvinger, Norway. The event gathered around 300 players and it was played in 16 groups: Elite, Masters, Candidates, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Grop 4, Seniors 50+, Seniors 65+, and different Juniors and Cadet groups.

16-year-old Indian chess prodigy Dommaraju Gukesh is the youngest Indian chess player who became Grandmaster at the age of 12 years, 7 months and 17 days, and he is the youngest Indian to break into World Top 100. Today, Gukesh broke another record as he became the youngest Indian chess player to cross 2700.

The International Chess Forum Moscow Open 2022 takes place from 14-20 July in the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Center. The program includes open tournaments for men and women, stages of the Cup of Russia, as well as stages of the Children’s Cup of Russia.

The 49th edition of the International Dortmund Chess Festival takes place from 16-24 July at the Congress Centre of the Westfalenhallen Dortmund. The festival features No-Castling World Masters 2022, German Grand Prix 2022, Sparkassen Chess Trophy Open tournaments (A and B), and No-castling online events.

The 15th edition of the International Chess Festival Paracin 2022 took place from 8 – 16 July at the Pool Prestige Hotel in Paracin. The festival featured two classical open events: A (for players rated 2100+) and B (for players rated U2100), 18th Memorial Chess Rapid Tournament “Uros Dinic” (July 10th) and Open Blitz Tournament (July 15th).

The 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 starts in less than two weeks taking place from 28th July – 10th August in Chennai, India.

The 41st Benasque Chess Open took place from 6-15 July 2022 in Benasque, Spain. The event attracted nearly 400 entries from 25 countries who fought over 10 swiss rounds for a total prize fund of 18.000 euros.