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The Children’s Chess Week is organized by the Children Cultural and Recreation Center Nis.

GM Denis Kadric issued a statement to Chessdom regarding the recent case of alleged cheating online. Kadric says, “I have a my statement prepared the last 3 days. I was waiting for Chess.com to reply to my email before i publish it. They posted the case before me because I said I will go public with this.”

GM Denis Kadric, playing under the handle Kiborg95, is banned from Chess.com for cheating. “This account has been closed for violating our Fair Play Policy,” says the message of Chess.com. It follows a game where Kadric managed to achieve 90% accuracy, but actually lost in 25 moves vs a similar rated player. In the last 20 games of Kadric on the platform his accuracy ranges between 69 and 90%

The Algerian Individual Chess Champions Final 2024 is being held from October 8 to October 12 in the Olympic Sports Museum in Algeirs. The tournament features 9 rounds of Swiss and 36 competitors. The top players include FM Massinas Djabri, FM Khalil Bengherabi, FM Saadi Araoune, Boutouchent Ghlib, Mohamed Anis Achour and Ala Eddine Boulrens.

Algerian Individual Chess Champions Final 2024 participants

The 2024 South Australian Chess Association Hosworth Foundation Chess Tournament is underway from October 5 to October 7 in the venue of The Chess Centre of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia. The top players include FM William Jordan, Kyle Leaver, Tony Ayris, Gia Huy (Tony) Nguyen and James Boyd-Norman. Scroll down below for the full list of participants.

Live games 2024 SACA Hosworth Foundation Chess Tournament brought to you in cooperation with Lichess.

The 37th Indian Under 11 Chess Championships 2024 are underway from October 4 to October 10 in India. There are over 450 participants playing in 11 rounds under the Swiss system. The top competitors include CMs A Araav, Sharma Pratap Madhvendra and Malhotra Vyom. Scroll down below for the full list of participants.

Live games from the Indian Under 11 Championships brought to you in cooperation with Lichess.

The Manaus Chess Open 2024 is being held from October 11 to October 17 in the city of Manaus, Brazil. The tournament features 127 players competing in 9 rounds of Swiss. The top players at the event include GM Rafael Leitao, GM Alexandr Fier, GM Renato R. Quintiliano, GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez, GM Evandro Amorim Barbosa, IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino, GM Gabriel Flom, GM Yago De Moura Santiago, GM Luis Galego and GM Andres Rodriguez Vila. Check out the full list of participants below.

Tune in to the LIVE video for Round 1 of Manaus Chess Open 2024

The 24th European Women’s Chess Championship will take place from 30 March to 12 April 2025 in Rhodes, Greece.

The event is open to all women players representing national federations listed as ECU members, without rating or title limitations. The Championship will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30-second increment for each move starting from move one. The official hotel and the playing venue of the event is *****Rodos Palace Conference Hotel.

The Marshall Chess Club FIDE Premier October 2024 is being held from October 5 to October 7 in New York City, USA. The 36 competitors face off in 5 rounds of Swiss. The top players include IM Josiah Stearman, IM Nico Chasin, FM Liam Putnam, IM Eshaan Hebbar and Pranav Swaminathan. Scroll down for the full list of participants.

Live games from the Marshall Chess Club FIDE Premier October 2024 brought to you in cooperation with Lichess.

The world’s top chess players battle it out at the WR Chess Masters 2024. In an iconic five-star location, 16 of the brightest stars of our sport will gather to compete for the title in an innovative format. The tournament will be played as a knockout, the time control for each game is 60 min for the first 30 moves, 30 min for the next 20 moves and 30 min for the rest of the game. Live games from WR Masters 2024 here