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To eat the opponent’s piece has a whole new meaning on this delicious chess cake board!

I Torneio de Xadrez de Sales Oliveira – Memorial Júlia Graton Squarizi is going to take place 7-12 June in Brazil. The tournament is a ten player round robin with GM Neuris Ramirez Delgado, GM Luis Paulo Supi, GM Alexandr Fier, GM Andre Diamant, GM Darcy Lima, IM Lucas Coro, IM Jose Daniel Gemy, IM Luis Ernesto Rodi, FM Victor Labussiere, and FM Carlos Rodrigo Born. Here are the pairings of the event

50 days remain to the start of the Chess Olympiad 2022. A week ago the Olympiad in Chennai broke records with 187 countries already enrolled. The Arbiters’ Team that will officiate in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India 2022, has been selected. Arbiters below have been invited and accepted their nomination.

Officiating in a FIDE event is a milestone in an Arbiter’s life. It takes many steps to gain experience from the very beginning of one’s career until the FIDE Arbiter (FA) and International Arbiter (IA) titles which make colleagues eligible for selection in world competitions.

50 days remain to the start of the Chess Olympiad 2022. A week ago the Olympiad in Chennai broke records with 187 countries already enrolled.

The 6th round of Norway Chess 2022 saw only one classical win today and it was the reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen who took over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Carlsen leaped on the top as the sole leader of the event with 12.5 points, being followed by Anand who scores 11.5 points.

48 participants of 3100+ ELO are competing in the 3rd edition of the TCEC Swiss. After only the second round, the winner of the League and Cup – Stockfish – is sole leader. Stockfish has collected 3,5/4, half a point ahead of Berserk, Tucano, Arasan, Stoovflees, KomodoDragon, Minic, Velvet, and Lc0.

Famous business magnate and investor Elon Musk quite often uses his Twitter account to post about chess. This time, he shared a meme explaining how would chess look if it was released as a video game.
Read more: Elon Musk – now we have computers in chess

The 79th Georgian Women’s Chess Championship takes place from 6-15 June in the Georgian Chess Palace in Tbilisi.

LIVE broadcast of the games is available on the Georgian Chess Federation Facebook page, together with commentaries by GM Davit Jojua. The transmission of the live broadcast will be daily on Chessdom.com. (scroll down for pairings and results)

The 79th Georgian Women’s Chess Championship takes place from 6-15 June in the Georgian Chess Palace in Tbilisi.
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