16 year old Afruza Khamdamova won the top women prize at the Aktobe Open – Dvorkovich Memorial. Along the way, Afruza Khamdamova completed the requirements for a final WGM norm and the requirements for an IM norm. She achieved a new peak rating of 2378 ELO, adding 52 points this month, and completed her first […]
Alexey Sarana is the winner of Aktobe Open – Dvorkovich Memorial. Sarana collected 7,5/9, half a point ahead of a large group of players, including GM Aryan Chopra (2620), GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov (2514), GM Pa Iniyan (2573), GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2500), and GM Hao Wang (2701). The top woman prize is for Afruza Khamdamova who […]
Brazilian Chess Open SESC Caioba 2025 takes place June 29 – July 7 in Brazil. It is one of the major open tournaments of the South American Chess Calendar with 204 players, 55 of them titled. Top participants include GM Sandro Mareco, GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian, GM Alexandr Fier, GM Conrad Holt, GM Leonardo Tristan, […]
The European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 will take place from 4th July to 12th July in Terme Čatež, Slovenia. The event will include four separate competitions, an open competition and a girl’s competition in both age categories U12 and U18. Each national federation member of the European Chess Union (ECU) has the right to […]
Kingston Invitational IM is taking place August 12 – August 16 in Kingston-upon-Thames, England. It is a round robin tournament with GM Jakub Kosakowski, IM Vladyslav Larkin, IM Peter Large, CM Supratit Banerjee, FM Roland Bezuidenhout, CM David Maycock, IM Graeme Buckley, Adam A Taylor, WIM/FM Liwia Jarocka, and CM Peter Lalic. Parallel to the […]
The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025, part of the Grand Chess Tour, is scheduled for June 30 to July 7, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia, at The Westin Zagreb Hotel. This is the third leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, marking its 10th anniversary, and features a 10-player round-robin tournament with a $175,000 prize […]
The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025, part of the Grand Chess Tour, is scheduled for June 30 to July 7, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia, at The Westin Zagreb Hotel. This is the third leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, marking its 10th anniversary, and features a 10-player round-robin tournament with a $175,000 prize […]
In a brave public act, David Navara explains in details what he went through after the baseless allegations of Kramnik. Navara describes the emotional torture by Kramnik’s allegations, the silence of FIDE, their posterior inadequate reaction and total disregard on basic FIDE ethical and moral values. Messages of support continue pouring for David Navara. Yestreday […]
In a brave public act, David Navara explains in details what he went through after the baseless allegations of Kramnik. Navara describes the emotional torture by Kramnik’s allegations, the silence of FIDE, their posterior inadequate reaction and total disregard on basic FIDE ethical and moral values. Messages of support continue pouring for David Navara. Yestreday […]
In a brave public act, David Navara explains in details what he went through after the baseless allegations of Kramnik. Navara describes the emotional torture by Kramnik’s allegations, the silence of FIDE, their posterior inadequate reaction and total disregard on basic FIDE ethical and moral values. A little more than a month after the escalation […]
