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The 2nd International Open SKG “White Tower” tournament takes place from 2-8 January at the Porto Palace hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece. The tournament is played in 3 rating groups, with a total prize fund of 3600€. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. It is a 9-round Swiss event with participation of Dimitrios Ladopoulos, Imre Jr.

The Roquetas Open 2023 is taking place from 3-8 January 2023 in Roquetas, Spain. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 9-round Swiss tournament with participation of Alexandr Fier, Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez, Pier Luigi Basso, Yuri Solodovnichenko, Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder, G.A. Stany, Arkadiusz Leniart, Marco Camacho Collados, Andre Ventura Sousa, Abdimalik Abdisalimov, Cristhian Camilo Rios, Aramis Alvarez Pedraza, etc.

FIDE Women’s World Blitz Chess Championship 2022 concluded today in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after two days of fights and 17 played rounds. IM Bibisara Assaubayeva emerged as the winner of the event, retaining her 2021 title.

Final rankings – FIDE World Women’s Chess Championship 2022:

FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2022 concluded today in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after two days of fights and 21 played rounds. Magnus Carlsen emerged as the Winner of the event leaving Almaty with triple crown – as World Classical, Rapid and Blitz Chess Champion 2022.

FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2022 – Final rankings:

Magnus Carlsen emerged as the Winner of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2022 leaving Almaty with the triple crown as World Champion in Classical, Rapid, and Blitz chess!

Bibisara Assaubayeva emerged as the Winner of the 2022 FIDE World Women’s Blitz Chess Championship in her homeland, Kazakhstan. Assaubayeva defended her 2021 Blitz Champion title. “I am very happy to win and defend my title. And I am especially happy to do it in Kazahstan, my homeland“, said Assaubayeva at the press conference.

The 2022 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships take place in Almaty (Kazakhstan) between Sunday, the 25th of December and run through until Friday, the 30th of December.

Hikaru Nakamura is a point ahead of everyone else after the first day of the blitz in the Open tournament. In the Women’s event, Polina Shuvalova and Valentina Gunina are tied for first place.

The World Blitz Chess Championship got underway today in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the sound of chess clocks ticking quickly throughout the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace. There are 174 players in the Open tournament and 98 in the Women’s section, totalling 272 participants from more than 50 countries.

The 2022 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships take place in Almaty (Kazakhstan) between Sunday, the 25th of December and run through until Friday, the 30th of December.

The German Team Club Championship U12 is taking place from 27-30 December 2022 in Munich. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.