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Gashimov Memorial: Abasov beats Gelfand and Rapport, leads The first three rounds of rapid chess at the Gashimov Memorial ended with Nijat Abasov as the sole leader in the standings. Abasov, who is likely to play in the Candidates Tournament next year, beat Boris Gelfand and Richard Rapport in consecutive rounds to finish the day with 5/6 points (wins are w...

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Congratulations to Coach Reuben and the team for winning Best School Team and Best Coach at the Western Province Chess Awards.

We are extremely proud of you! 🐺

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Call for Bids: World Championships 2025

FIDE Events Commission would like to announce the procedure “Call for Bids FIDE World Championships 2025” and invite FIDE member Federations to participate.

The deadline to bid is February 1, 2024.

There are 12 competitions on the list:

World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships
World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships
World Junior U20 Chess Championships
World School Chess Championships U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17
World Cup U8, U10, U12
World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships
World Youth U16 Olympiad
World Schools Team Chess Championships
World Senior Chess Championships (50+, 65+ Individual)
World Senior Team Chess Championships (50+, 65+)
World Amateur Chess Championships
World Disabled Chess Championships

Read more 🔗https://www.fide.com/news/2776

Hou Yifan is the winner of the Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship 2023 ⚡️🎉 What a performance from the four-time Women's World Champion!

The 14-year-old Fide master (FM) Christian Gian Karlo Tade Arca bags the 2023 World Youth Blitz Chess Championship title in Montesilvano, Italy.

Arca scored an almost perfect 8.5/9 beating notable players such as Italy’s Stellan Zamir, Bosnia and Hersegovia’s Muhamed Sisic, and Armenia’s Grand Master Harutjunyan Gevorg.

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Don't Be Afraid To Build Your Own Empire From Scratch. Be Afraid Of Spending 20+ Years Building Someone Else's Empire...👞👞

Register now for the Kraaifontein Open 2023 taking place on 9-10 December 2023 at Monument Park High School (Kraaifontein, Cape Town) hosted by Kraaifontein Chess Club.

Championship: FIDE rated - 5 round, 60+30 - R12,000 prize fund
Advanced section: FIDE rated - 6 round, 60+10 - R5,500 prize fund
Intermediate: Chess SA rated - 6 round, 60+10
Rapid (Junior & Open) - 6 round, 20+10

Tournament brochure:https://chesshub.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/KFNCC-Open-2023-Tournament-Brochure-Final.pdf

Registration link: https://chesshub.org.za/events/kfn-open-2023/
Closing date: 05 December 2023 (LIMITED SPACE, so register now)

The Pro Chess League is back for 2024!

Everyone’s favorite online team chess tournament will start with qualifiers in January to round out the 16 four-player teams competing for the biggest prize pool in PCL history - $250,000.

Hikaru hasn't lost a classical game this year 🔥