Tournaments
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Chess Championship weeks away in Kazakhstan
In three weeks, the 2023 World Chess Championship will begin in Astana, Kazakhstan with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi facing off against China Ding Liren. The match will be the beginning of a new era, one that saw Magnus Carlsen hold the title for ten years after wresting it away from (2013)…
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HBCU Chess Classic on April 22nd!
The inaugural HBCU Classic will kick off April 22nd at Morehouse College and hopes to attract students from around the country to network… and compete for glory! The Chess Drum was informed about an HBCU tournament by Jamaal Abdul-Alim and contacted the organizer Shaniah Francis (Spelman College) on LinkedIn. “I’m…
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Lenhert wins Capital City Chess Open II
The Capital City Open II attracted 31 local players to Tallahassee, Florida in three sections. Florida State University professor Dr. Steven Lenhert won his second consecutive tournament despite losing to Richard Kennedy. The top section had five players, but under-1600 represented 25 players! This is the largest Tallahassee tournament in…
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2023 Zone 4.3 in Equatorial Guinea
Sergio Periera of Sao Tome & Principe hoists the championship trophyafter winning Zone 4.3 Championship. Equatorial Guinea was the host to the FIDE Zone 4.3 Individual Championship which took place during the week of 18th-27th of January 2023 at the Bisili Hotel in Malabo. The tournament attracted 15 contestants from six…
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Mehul Gohil (Kenyan Champ) wins another car!
Mehul Gohil won the Kenyan Chess Champion and thus, drove away the grand prize of a Mazda Demio car! It is his second car in three years. In 2019, he won the title after Ben Nguku was unable to catch him. This year he had to win an Armageddon battle…
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Ortega is Cape Verde’s 2022 Chess Champion
Cape Verde held its national championship December 7th-11th in the capital of Praia with their top player IM Manuel Ortega defending his title. Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Xadrez (FCX) is a relatively new FIDE member having joined the community of chess nations in 2016. Ortega has been their top player for…
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2022 Liberian Chess Championship
The Liberian Chess Federation (LCF) hosted its national championship with Bobby Ballah winning in dominating fashion with 9.5/11. The champion eclipsed the field by a full point and two points over the 2019 champion, Thomas Saah. Ballah was in good form in the tournament and came in as the 5th…
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2022 World Rapid & Blitz (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Defending world rapid champion Nordibek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan represents the new generation of elite chess players. After leading his young team to Olympiad gold, will he be able to unseat blitz titans from around the world? Photo Maria Elmiranova The 2022 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship has begun in…
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2022 Capital City Chess Open (Tallahassee, FL)
On December 16, 2022 Tallahassee held its first tournament since COVID-19 virtually. The rapid tournament attracted 20 players with no player going unscathed. Five players ended with 3/4. Top-seed Dr. Steve Lenhert (2096) won the tournament over Richard Kennedy in a 3-minute blitz tiebreak. Organizer Jacob Sperber handed Lenhert his…
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2022 African Individual Championships (Lagos, Nigeria)
In a few days, Africa’s top players will trek to Africa’s most populous city (25 million) Lagos for the African Individual Chess Championship (AICC). According to Africa Chess Media’s Babatunde Ogunsiku has been counting down to the day of the tournament’s start. The marquee tournament on the continent comes in…
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