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The Hungarian Chess Federation is about to lose one of its greatest chess geniuses, as Richard Rapport received an irresistible offer from Superbet.

Norway Chess 2022 is going to take place May 31st to June 10th in Stavanger.

Indomitable engine Stockfish, having already won the TCEC Season 22, won the TCEC Cup 10 by defeating Komodo Dragon in the finals. After Stockfish’s dominant performance in Premier Division and record-setting victory against Komodo Dragon in the Superfinal, few people would bet against Stockfish winning the Cup.

The Davos Chess Festival 2022 will take place from 3-6 June, 2022 at the 4 stars Hotel Sunstar in Davos, Switzerland, just a few days after the World Economic Forum where the world’s top leaders from politics, business, civil society, academia, media and the arts meet to tackle global issues.

The Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets is running for president of FIDE in the upcoming presidential elections during the Chess Olympiad 2022. Baryshpolets announced his intention to challenge Dvorkovich, pointing corruption practices, systematic reputational issues, misrepresentation of federations, and failures to observe democratic, liberal and corporate governance principles.

The Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets is running for president of FIDE in the upcoming presidential elections during the Chess Olympiad 2022. Baryshpolets announced his intention to challenge Dvorkovich, pointing corruption practices, systematic reputational issues, misrepresentation of federations, and failures to observe democratic, liberal and corporate governance principles.

China’s Ding Liren battled mosquitoes, late-night starts and an inspired fightback from boy wonder Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to break Indian hearts and win the Chessable Masters today.

The 9th edition of the Cherry Blossom Classic takes place from 26-30 May at Washington Dulles Airport Marriott in Virginia.

The 1st Grandiscacchi Challenge Open 2022 was the second event of the Italian Summer Chess tour, taking place from 21-27 May in Montebelluna.

The city of Casablanca in Morocco hosts the Casablanca Chess Week from May 30 to June 4, 2022, with several events throughout the week.

The event will open on 31 May in the venue of the Casablanca Stock Exchange with attendance of Officials of the city of Casablanca and Officials of the International Federation (FIDE).

​The initiative aims to promote the practice of chess among all Casablancas, young and old. This will allow them to discover or rediscover this millennial game with multiple facets and benefits.