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World Champion Magnus Carlsen scores a #TweetOftheDay with a direct call for support for Andrii Baryshpolets and his deputy Peter Heine Nielsen.

Hikaru Nakamura is gunning for the title at Candidates Chess 2022, entering as winner of the Grand Prix and is one of the rating favorites. However, this will not be the only feat that we can expect from Nakamura. He comments, “Not only am I in Spain preparing for the Candidates, Team Hikaru is prepping for the broadcast.

A host city of two Chess Olympiads, Thessaloniki will now be the center of European chess attention this summer.

In an exclusive interview with World Chess, IM and WGM Elisabeth Paehtz talked about her positive experience as a female professional player in Germany over the past 4 years and acknowledged that everything is pointing in the direction that things are going to improve even more for women in chess.

Now: Prague Chess Festival 2022 Live: Prague Chess 2022 Masters and Prague Chess 2022 Challengers Intense human stories related to Ukraine can be heard also at the Prague International Chess Festival.

The Prague Chess Festival 2022 will take place 7-17 June. It will consist of a Masters 10 player round robin event, Challengers and Futures tournaments. The tournament will be live daily on Chessdom.com with detailed coverage and reports. Live: Prague Chess 2022 Masters and Prague Chess 2022 Challengers

The Prague Chess Festival 2022 will take place 7-17 June. It will consist of a Masters 10 player round robin event, Challengers and Futures tournaments. Live: Prague Chess 2022 Masters and Prague Chess 2022 Challengers

After a one-year break, the closed tournament Challengers is coming back. The winner shall receive not only a trophy and a cash prize but also the right to attend the prestigious Masters tournament in the following year. The fight of currently eight participants for the valuable prizes will be joined by the current Dutch champion Max Warmerdam and American junior champion Hans Niemann. Scroll down for the full list of participants.

Las Vegas Chess Festival 2022 is taking place 8-12 June. It includes the National Open, the US Women’s Open, International Youth Championship and many side events. Live games will be daily on Chessdom.com

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

The National Open