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The Alfaro Chess Open 2024 Silver Stork Trophy has concluded with the victory of GM Ibragim S. Khamrakulov. In 7 rounds of play, he accrued 6 points. Pablo Glavina and David Larino Nieto scored the same amount of points and found their place on the podium – the three were distinguished only by tiebreakers. The top performing woman in the competition was Belen Miranda Herrera, who scored 4.5 points and 24th lace finish.

FM Nathan Solon won it all at the Charlotte Chess Center ALTO Open in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. ALTO stands for At Least Twenty One, yet this edition of the tournament saw 52 participants solely in the Open portion. FM Nathan Solon scored 4.5 points in 5 rounds, with 4 wins and one draw in the last round. Second place went to GM Kayden Troff with 4 points, while IM Dean Ippolito was third, also with 4 points. Check below for the final standings for all competitors.

Elizabeth Schahrazad Diaz Bartolo is triumphant at the 6th Pena de Bernal Youth National Chess Festival in Mexico. She accrued 5 points in 6 rounds of play. Karen Vanesa Luna Lara placed second with a total of 4 points, while Vanya Briseyda Conde Mares came in third place with 3.5 points. Final standings for all competitors are available below.

Miguel Angel Montes Orozco wins the title in the 6th edition of the Pena de Bernal Youth National Chess Festival in Mexico. He scored 5 victories in as many rounds. Andrey Gonzalez Zharikov and Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez placed second and third respectively, also with 5 points, but inferior tiebreakers. See the final standings in the tournament below.

After the Blitz portion of the Perla de la Frontera tournament had concluded, the tournament headed into its International portion. After 7 rounds Swiss, the winner with 6 points is Sion Radamantys Galaviz Medina. Joshua Ad Avila Rodriguez achieved the same score, but lace second due to inferior tiebreakers. Third place was for Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez who scored 5.5 points.

The second leg of the WGP Series in Shymkent, after the FIDE Tbilisi Women Grand Prix 2024 is now underway. WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. The tournament structure is 10 rounds-Robin. A total of twenty players compete in the WGP series, as each Women Grand Prix event will have ten participants.

The Dov Porat Chess Memorial‘s U18 Blitz portion is being held on November 4 in Israel. The tournament features 55 players who will compete in 11 rounds Swiss. The top players at the event include Guy Levin, Roy Vagman, Yonathan Uritsky, Ilay Zakin and Yoav Duchan. The full list of participants is available below.

The second leg of the WGP Series, after the FIDE Tbilisi Women Grand Prix 2024 is now underway. WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. The tournament structure is 10 rounds-Robin.

The game showcased is from Round 5 – Stavroula Tsolakidou – Elisabeth Paehtz.

The second leg of the WGP Series, after the FIDE Tbilisi Women Grand Prix 2024 is now underway. WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. The tournament structure is 10 rounds-Robin.

The game showcased is from Round 5 – Bibisara Assaubayeva – Humpy Koneru.

The second leg of the WGP Series, after the FIDE Tbilisi Women Grand Prix 2024 is now underway. WGP Series consists of six Women’s Grand Prix tournaments held over two years 2024-2025. The tournament structure is 10 rounds-Robin.

The game showcased is from Round 5 – Nurgyul Salimova – Kateryna Lagno.