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A massive chess festival took place in Chihuahua, Mexico on April 12-17. Almost a thousand participants played in the numerous open tournaments, which included events for women, amateurs and different age categories. In the main event, Argentinian GM Sandro Mareco was the outright winner after scoring 7½ out of 9 points. Pablo Salinas (Chile), Kevin Cori (Peru) and Luis Ibarra (Mexico) finished a half point. | Photo: Official site

Krishnan Sasikiran was one of three players who entered the final round of the Fagernes Open a half point behind sole leader Aryan Chopra. Sasikiran beat Alexander Donchenko with black to catch up with Aryan, who drew Frode Urkedal on top board. Out of the two Indians, it was Sasikiran who claimed the title, as he had the better tiebreak score at the end of the event. | Photo: Anna Shtourman

Mads Andersen and Praggnanandhaa scored full points on Monday to join Max Warmerdam in the lead of the Reykjavik Open. In the final round, Andersen will have the white pieces against Warmerdam, while Pragg will face his compatriot Gukesh with black. Gukesh is one of seven players currently standing a half point behind the leaders. | Photo: Thorsteinn Magnusson

The 66th edition of the Mexican Open took place on August 4-8 in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Seven concurrent tournaments were held, including an International Open and events reserved for women, seniors and amateurs. In the main event, top seed Jorge Cori from Peru was the clear winner. Sandro Mareco (Argentina) and Juan Carlos Obregón (Cuba) finished second and third respectively. | Photo: <a href="https://nacionalabierto.fenamacajedrez.com/">Official site</a>

15...Nd7 [After 15...0–0 Black feared a kingside attack.] 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Qh3 Qf4 18.Nf3 [18.Re3!? h5!?] 18...Rc6 19.Re3 g6 20.Rae1 The queens are glancing at each other on the kingside... 20...h5 21.g3 Qf6 22.Qg2 ...and are now retreating. 22...Nf5 23.Bxf5 gxf5 24.h4 Kd8 The black game is already a foretaste of No Castling Chess. 25.Ng5 Black will hardly get the knight away from that square — after f7-f6, the e6-pawn would become incurably weak. In addition, Black has to guard his h5-pa...

€19.95 International Russian Cup at the RSSU There are only a few chess tournaments in the world that are famous for having been organized for a very long time without interruption. Hastings (1895) and the Moscow Tournament are probably the most famous. The Moscow City Chess Championship was first played in 1899. Among the winners we find the names of Alekhine, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Bronstein, Averbakh, Petrosian and, more recently, Morozevich. Over the years it has changed fo...