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The world’s top chess players battle it out at the WR Chess Masters Cup! 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, two games a day with a fast time control.

The WR Chess Masters Cup is set to take place from October 14th to 18th, 2024, at the prestigious Langham Hotel in London. As the second edition of the WR Chess Masters series, this event will feature 16 elite players competing in a knockout tournament.

This year’s edition of the US Chess Championship 2024 will be possibly the strongest in history, with the full Olympic team of USA participating and the field headed by the reigning US Chess Champion Fabiano Caruana. The only big gun missing is Hikaru Nakamura, who is dedicated to his live streaming career and it is most likely that we see him comment live on video the event. The show is guaranteed as Hans Niemann returns to Saint Louis, while multiple players from the underdogs can bring surprises.

In the ongoing Icelandic Chess Championship 2024, 10 year old Karma Halldorsson defeated 91 year old Gunnar Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson is an ex-champion of Iceland and an active chess player.

Bjorn Thorfinnsson asks, “Is that a possible age difference world record in a classical game?”

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The Tsaghkadzor Chess Open 2024,held from September 30 to October 6 in Armenia, has concluded in victory for GM Venkataraman Karthik. After 9 rounds of Swiss, the Indian GM scored 7.5 points, a full point ahead of the other competitors on the podium – GMs Igor Lysij and Erik Hakobyan.

One of the next events where we will see GM Venkataraman Karthik is El Llobregat Chess Open 2024

Tsaghkadzor Chess 2024 final standings

This week marks the start of the 4th FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners, part of FIDE’s Chess for Freedom initiative, which unites incarcerated individuals from over 50 countries competing in a global online chess event. This championship exemplifies FIDE’s mission to highlight the transformative power of chess within correctional facilities, promoting self-improvement, and critical thinking.

About the Chess for Freedom Project

The 48th edition of the Guernsay International Chess Festival is being held from October 13 to October 19 on the eponymous island in the English Channel. The Open portion of the festival features 31 players who will play 7 rounds of Swiss. The top players at the event include GM Keith Arkell, WGM Katarzyna Toma, WFM Olivia Smith, Gunnar Johnsen, FM Philip Giulian, Norbert Krueger and CM Peter Kirby. See the full list of participants below.

The winner of the Georgia Chess Champions Cup 2024 is GM Giga Quparadze. GM Quparadze competed with 29 other players and secured victory with a near perfect 8.5 points out of 9. The top 3 is rounded out by GM Tornike Sanikidze with 7 points and FM Luka Kiladze with 6.5 points.

Georgia Chess Champions Cup 2024 Final Standings

The Croatian Team Chess Championship 2024 is being held from October 5 to October 12 in Veli Losinj, Croatia. There are more than 100 players in 10 teams competing in a round robin. The top players include GMs Ivan Saric, Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, Dmitrij Kollars, Yuriy Kryvoruchko, Ivan Cheparinov, Ante Brkic, Maksim Chigaev, Sergei Movsesian, Alexander Motylev and Evgeny Postny. Scroll down for a full list of participants by teams.

Live games will be daily on Chessdom.com in cooperation with Lichess.

The ECU Trainers Commission organizes the second Seminar for trainers’ education & titles, from 25 November – 5 December 2024. In the Webinar the titles of ECU Expert Coach, or ECU Junior Coach, or ECU Novice Coach, may/will be awarded.

More: ECU Annual Training Program – information and details

The Marsa Matrouh Chess Open 2024 is taking place from October 4 to October 10 in Matrouh, Egypt. Over 50 participants will compete in a 9 round Swiss tournament. The top seeded players include IMs Sayed Barakat Hassan, Walaa Sarwat, Abdul Hameed El Arousy and FMs Ashraf Amin, Yousef A. Alhassadi, Farid Tamer Waguih and Gamal Fayad.

Marsa Matrouh Chess Open 2024 participants