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The chess world continues to enjoy a domination by young players in the rating list. Today’s hype deservedly goes to the Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Chessbase is one of the top websites that will follow in detail the Candidates Tournament 2022. “The FIDE Candidates Tournament is the ultimate qualifier for the FIDE World Championship. Eight prominent grandmasters will compete for a top spot in this double round-robin (all play all) event in Madrid, Spain, from 16 June to 5 July 2022,” says Chessbase regarding the Candidates Tournament.

The Charlotte Chess Center holds its 5th annual Elite Chess Camp from 13-17 June, featuring 4 world renowned trainers and many of the nation’s top junior players. The camp provides 30+ hours of the highest level lectures with GM Veselin Topalov, GM Daniel Naroditsky, GM Jacob Aagaard and GM Pet

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 is starting in just a few days. Jan-Krzysztof Duda has shared his secret Candidates training… and it looks like he is ready for a fight!

The 15th edition of the Paleochora International Chess Tournament takes place from 17-24 July in Paleochora, a city of the southwest Cretan coast. Paleochora School & Cultural Center of Paleochora will host the event which already has 200 entries from 26 countries, including 19 grandmasters and 15 international masters.

Teimour Radjabov is already in Madrid, where he will compete in the upcoming FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022. In a short tweet, Radjabov informed his loyal fans of his arrival. The early arrival is definitely a good move by Radjabov. Now it is time for him to accommodate to the heat wave that has hit the city.

The Rigo Janos Memorial Chess Open 2022 was held from 26 May – 3 June in Balatonlelle a resort town located on the southern shore of Hungary’s Balaton Lake. The event commemorated Rigo Janos, International chess master, Arbiter, and Organizer.

The 56th edition of the Ilmar Raud Memorial Chess Tournament will take place 3-10 July at the Viljandi Sports Center in Viljandi, a town in southern Estonia. This year, the event will include qualifications for Estonian Men’s and Women’s Individual Chess Championships, Estonian Junior Chess Championships, and Estonian Seniors Chess Championships. Based on the final results, Estonian best female and male players will qualify for the National finals.

Hikaru Nakamura announced he will have a special announcement today before the start of Titled Tuesday. The announcement was scheduled for 16:55 when exactly 6.000 viewers joined to hear what Hikaru has to say. Showing a short video, Nakamura announced he joins Misfits Gaming as an influencer and content creator. Misfits Gaming is a global esports and entertainment company based in Boca Raton, Florida. The website of the company crashed as Nakamura announced the big news.

Ding Liren is now on his way to Madrid where he will participate in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022. Many chess fans were alarmed whether he will be on time for the opening ceremony and round 1, as the current pandemic lockdown could ruin his plans. His departure is late and chances are he will be jetlagged for the first rounds, but it is still a good news for the tournament that Ding Liren is on his way.