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The 2018 Women’s World Chess Championship is an upcoming match between Tan Zhongyi, the 2017 Women’s World Chess champion, and her challenger Ju Wenjun.

2nd Open International d’Échecs de la Côte Basque Bayonne was held from 28 April to1 May.
102 players took part in the tournament.

GM Vidit Gujrathi, GM Alexander Morozevich, GM Nils Grandelius, GM Benjamin Gledura, GM Aryan Tari and IM Linus Johansson.

The Nakhchivan Open 2018, dedicated to the memory of former Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliyev, runs from May 1st to 11th at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, and is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry, the Azerbaijan

Drama unfolded during the playoff Monday in Saint Louis, as the best women chess players in the nation went head to head in a rapid chess match that was going to decide the victor.

The Argentinian Women’s Championship is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 2-7 May 2018 in Ushuaia, Argentina. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

The 19th Women’s Russian Team Championship is a 12-team open tournament taking place in Sochi from 1-10 May 2018. Teams consist of five players, with four playing each match.

Russian Team Championships in classical chess among men, women, seniors, youth (boys and girls under 15), boys (under 11), and girls (under 11) will be played on April 30 – May 11 in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi.

Ethereal, the chess engine by Andrew Grant, won Division 4 of the Top Chess Engine Championship.

The World Schools Individual Chess Championships 2018 was held from 20th to 29th April 2018 in Durres, on the Adriatic coast of Albania, under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Albanian Chess Federation.