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Following the decision- CM1-2022/44 ofFIDE Council on April 28, ECU Board taking in account the special circumstances, has finalised the place and the dates of the ECU General Assembly and elections 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday July 23. The ECU Presidential Candidate Zurab Azmaiparashvili published a presentation of his ticket, program, and detailed information.

An explosive day in the Chessable Masters saw Anish Giri power into the semis to set up a titanic clash with teen sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

The Bolivian National Men’s and Women’s Chess Championships 2022 took place from 18-22 May in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
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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 all-star field in the Chessable Masters was cut in half today as a nervy climax to the $150,000 event’s prelim stage saw eight go through to the knockout.

The first day of the Blitz portion of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland saw a drastic shift in the dynamic of the event. While former World Champion GM Vishy Anand maintained his lead and even extended it to 1.5 points, It was GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Levon Aronian who stole the show today.

The World Chess Championship Match 2023 between the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the Winner of Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 will take place in early 2023.

The 13th KIIT International Chess Festival 2022 takes place from 22nd to 29th May 2022 at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The event is played in 3 categories: A, B (U1900) and C (U1600), with more than 700 participants and the total prize fund of ₹2500000 (~30.000 euros).

The Czech National Chess Championship 2022 took place from 14-22 May 2022 in Usti nad Labem. The best rated Czech player, GM David Navara, won the tournament to become Czech National Chess Champion for the 11th time in his career.
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The Czech Women’s Chess Championship 2022 kicked off in Jaromerice nad Rokytnou, taking place from 21-29 May.