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The Magistral de León is a traditional event, which will see its 35th edition taking place this weekend at the City Auditorium of the Northwestern Spanish city of León. The main event of the festival is the 4-player rapid-chess knockout tournament with Vishy Anand, Boris Gelfand, Andrey Esipenko and Jaime Santos.

€29.90 A large chasing group After 5 rounds, Karen Movsziszian was leading the standings table as the only player with a perfect 5/5 score. The Armenian veteran suffered his first loss in round 6, when Marc Narciso defeated him with the white pieces. José Cuenca also won in round 6, and went on to face Narciso that same day (two rounds were played daily from Thursday to Sunday) — the eventual winner of the event scored a second consecutive victory to take the sole lead. Go...

€19.95 4 out of 4 for Bulgaria Despite the corona pandemic, the organizers in Salamanca are holding a six-day chess festival with the necessary precautions. It is not all about the sportive side of chess, as the event is more of a cultural gathering. The master tournament is the main event, but daily lectures and round tables dealing with various cultural and social topics are also featured in the historical edifice where the festival is taking place. The Colegio del Arzob...

The Spanish Chess Federation organized a training match in which five of the strongest players from the Iberian country faced an international squad over ten days in La Palma, one of the Canary Islands. The double-round Scheveningen tournament came to an end on Wednesday, with the international team getting a 27:23 victory. | Pictured: Ivan Cheparinov facing Jaime Santos | Photos: Spanish Chess Federation (FEDA)