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GM Christopher Yoo has been temporarily suspended by FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission. However, the suspension is not a result of the incident in Saint Louis, rather it is a new case of harassment complaint.
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The SUPER FIDE CACOAL is going to take place July 5 – July 6 in Cacoal, Rondônia, Brazil. It is 6-round Swiss system tournament, with time control 60 min + 30 sec / move. Top seeded participants Gabriel Carckeno do Carmo (2033)...
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The North Island Chess Championships 2025 is going to take place July 4 – July 7 in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Top seeded participants are FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (2468), IM Anthony F Ker (2298), IM Russell J Dive (2271)...
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The FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025 is taking place September 3 – September 16 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It will be an 11-round Swiss-system tournament and forms part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2026.
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The Biel Chess International Festival 2025 is taking place July 12 – July 25 in Switzerland. Biel Masters 2025 is one of the Top Events in The Chess Calendar and features Aravindh Chithambaram, Quang Liem Le (now replaced by Fedoseev...
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GM Christopher Yoo has been temporarily suspended by FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission. However, the suspension is not a result of the incident in Saint Louis, rather it is a new case of harassment complaint.
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The traditional chess open Open Internacional Escacs Barbera del Valles is going to take place July 4 – July 12 in Barbera del Valles, Barcelona, Spain. It is the 47th edition of the tournament, making it one of the long standing events on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Anish Giri criticized Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura over their protest at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Teams event, questioning their sense of entitlement after arriving late and replaying games.
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WIM Trisha Kanyamarala is the winner Carlow Rapid Chess 2025 that took place this weekend in Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow, Ireland. Trisha Kanyamarala collected 6,0/7, the same score as Saptorshi Gupta, IM Tarun Kanyamarala, and Vitaliy Salmin, but won the gold medal on a better tiebreak.
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FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund.
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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.
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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).
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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...
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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.
