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The 79th LOTTO Polish Championship and the 74th Polish Women’s Chess Championship kicked off yesterday in Kruszwica. The events are simultaneously played from 9-17 May 2022.

The compositions of Spanish (Open and Women’s) teams for the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai have been announced!

Wesley So emerged as the sole leader after five played rounds at the Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022.
Read more: So maintains the sole lead at Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022

Day 5 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania came with an exciting finish with Fabiano Caruana taking down Azeri Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to get back to fifty percent. Today’s games brought some surprise lines and missed opportunities, but was overall a peaceful day.

The American grandmaster Hans Niemann won the 27th edition of the TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament scoring unbeaten 5/7 points. After winning the Capablanca Memorial Elite group with a round to spare, Niemann today triumphed the second tournament in a row. Read more: Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann(video and game)

The 21st edition of the IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2022 takes place from 8-17 May in Ashdod, Israel.

The 73rd edition of the Argentine Women’s Superior Chess Championship “Malvinas heroes” 2022 took place from 1-8 May at the University of La Punta.
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The MegaChess set from RMD Recuperacion Materiales Diversos built from 1.250 recycled tires has just arrived in Stavanger, Norway! The chess pieces are made from recycled tires, weighing up to 240kg, and sit on the 100 squared meter chess board – the largest chess board in the World!

1. Election procedures – full information here

2. European Chess Championship 2024

By the deadline of the 29^th of April 2022, the following bids has been received:   

2.1 European Senior Teams Chess Championship 2024

• Lignano, Sabbiadoro, Italy
• Brezice, Terme, Catez, Slovenia

2.2. European Senior Individual Chess Championship 2024

The following valid nominations have been received within the deadline of the 6^th May 2022, for the ECU Board elections 2022.

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A – Ticket of  Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili: