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The meteoric rise of Hans Moke Niemann continues.

Kenyan candidate master Ben Magana won the 2022 Kisumu Chess Open which took place last weekend, from 4-5 June in Kisumu – Kenya’s third-largest city. The event was played in 6 swiss rounds and attracted more than 60 entries who fought for a total prize fund of 60.000 KES.

The Malawi Chess Open Championship 2022 took place from 9-12 June in Lilongwe. The event was played in 9 swiss rounds in the Open section, and 7 swiss rounds in the Women’s section.

The 2021 Montenegrin Chess Champion Luka Draskovic yesterday earned the last needed norm to become a Grandmaster. He competed in the Grandmasters tournament in Cetinje, a part of the Montenegro Chess Festival, scoring unbeaten 6.5 points (4 victories and 5 draws) to win the third GM norm. Luka Draskovic is the 8th player in the country to have the most prestigious chess title.

Las Vegas Chess Festival 2022 took place 8-12 June and included the US National Open, the US Women’s Open, International Youth Championship, and many side events.

Less than 50 days left before the start of the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai.

The 6th Annual Carolinas Classic took place from 10-12 June at Hilton Charlotte University Place. The event featured a prize fund of $12,000 in 9 USCF-rated sections.

The American grandmaster, author and chess commentator Daniel Naroditsky becomes the chess columnist for the American daily newspaper The New York Times. The NYT was founded in 1851, initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company, and today has a worldwide readership. The New York Times published the extensive article “Meet The Times’s New Chess Columnist” and announced the news on the official twitter account.

The 96th edition of the Argentine National Chess Championship took place from 2-12 June, 2022 in Club Argentino de Ajedrez located in Buenos Aires. The event was organized by the Chess Federation of Argentina which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Before the start of the National Championship, Argentine Chess Federation announced team compositions for the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad 2022.

IM Anna Rudolf and GM Maurice Ashley will today host the live stream of the Chess2Change event and the reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will join them as a special guest. Chess2Change is a charity event for talented African Chess players.