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On Thursday, GM Lei Tingjie struck back against GM Tan Zhongyi in the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2022-2023, triumphing in game two. #chessnews #internationalchess #chessgame #chess #chessgrad

In The American Cup in St. Louis, GM Hikaru Nakamura emerged as the winner of the Open event after defeating GM Wesley So in four rapid games. Nakamura received $50,000 and a $10,000 bonus, while So earned $35,000. #chessnews #internationalchess #chess #chesschampion #chessgrad

In the women's section of The American Cup, Irina Krush successfully defended her title and claimed her second consecutive victory after defeating Alice Lee 2½-1½. #womenschess #chessnews #chesschampion #chess #chessgrad

GM Leon Luke Mendonca didn't let up even after a dominant performance in the 27th Hit Open 2023 tournament. The young chess prodigy continued his winning streak by defeating FM Domen Tisaj. #chessnews #internationalchess #chessplayer #chesschampion #chess #chessgrad

GM Leon Luke Mendonca secured a perfect score of 8/8 to win the 27th Hit Open 2023 with one round still remaining. In the penultimate round, the Indian teenager defeated GM Nigel Davies in just 19 moves #chessnews #indianchessplayer #chessindia #leonluke #chess #chessgrad

The Sparkassen Chess Trophy, one of the oldest and most prestigious chess tournaments, will celebrate its 50th edition this year in Dortmund, Germany. #chessnews #internationalchess #chessgame #chess #chessgrad

The Polish national championship for the World Solving Cup 2022/23 was held in Sękocin Stary, near Warsaw, and saw Kacper Piorun win the title by just 8 minutes over Piotr Murdzia, the record holder with 22 domestic titles. #internationalchess #chessnews #chess #chessgrad

In Armageddon, GM Harsha Bharathakoti defeated GM Diptayan Ghosh to win the Chessemy Blitz Open 2023. Both of them, as well as India's newest GM Sayantan Das, received 7.5/9. #chessnews #chessemy #chesswinners #chessblitz #chess #chessgrad

Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa did not fare well at the 32nd PSPB Inter Unit Rapid Team Championships 2023. #chessnews #praggnanandhaa #chesstournament #chesschampionship #chess #chessgrad

Alexey Sarana was crowned European champion in 2023 after a 7-move tie with co-leader Kirill Shevchenko, but they still had to wait to see if anybody else would join them on a final score of 812/11. #internationalchess #chessnews #chesschampionship #chessplayers #chess #chessgrad

GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668) and GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668) lead the European Individual Chess Championship 2023 with 8 points apiece going into the final round. #internationalchess #chessnews #chess #chessgrad

After defeating his Ukrainian countryman Ruslan Ponomariov in a chaotic game in Round 5, Anton Korobov has the only perfect score after five rounds of the European Championship in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. #internationalchess #chessnews #chessmaster #chess #chessgrad

The Arab Chess Championship 2023 was won by IM Al Khatib Ahmad (Jordan) and WIM Lina Nassr (Algeria). Both champions received a 7.5/9 rating. #chessnews #internationalchess #arabchesschampionship #chess #chessgrad

Women's world champion Ju Wenjun will play the winner of the Candidates' final match between Lei Tingjie and Tan Zhongyi, more than three years after her previous defence of the championship in Shanghai and Vladivostok #womenchess #chessnews #internationalchess #chess #chessgrad

Many Indian players and the Indian chess governing body were honoured for their outstanding performances in 2022 at the 5th Annual Asian Chess Excellence Awards on March 1, 2023. #asianchess #chessnews #aicf #chess #chessgrad

Gukesh, a 16-year-old Indian prodigy, is back at world no. 18 on the March 2023 FIDE rating list after collecting 12 points at the recent WR Chess Masters. The winner, Levon Aronian, has risen to world number 12. #indianchess #chessnews #chess #chessgrad

Congratulations to GM Kirill Shevchenko and WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci on winning their first national titles in Romania! It's great to see young players making their mark in the chess world. #chess #internationalchess #chessgrandmaster #chessgrad

Chess player Nihal Sarin was awarded the 2023 Sportstar Aces Popular Choice Award for Spirit of Sportsmanship. #chessnews #indianchess #chesschampion #chess #chessgrad

GM Abhijeet Gupta won the International Graz Open 2023 with a score of 8/9, despite losing the second round. He made a comeback by winning the next seven games in a row and finished a full point ahead of the competition. #chessnews #chess #grazopen #chessgrad

GM Aravindh Chithambaram, India's first triple crown chess champion, has made history again by becoming the first Indian to win the National Rapid Championship for three consecutive editions. #indianchess #chessnews #chesschampion #chess #chessgrad