Casablanca Chess Week kicks off on May 30
Casablanca, a port city and the largest commercial hub in Morocco, will become home to a new chess initiative. The inaugural Casablanca Chess Week will take place from May 30 to June 4, 2022, and will showcase chess through several events. The organizers, Casablanca Events & Animation and the Casablanca Stock Exchange, with the help of […]
Jorge Cori and Mitzy Caballero win Peruvian Championships
After two-years hiatus caused by the pandemic situation, the Peruvian Chess Federation held the 2022 National Chess Championships, an OTB 50-player 9-round Swiss tournament (open section) and a 9-player round-robin (women’s section). The events were held from May 17-22 in Club Tennis Las Terrazas Miraflores, Lima. GM Jorge Cori crushed the competition in the open tournament, conceding his opponents […]
Prisons of Armenia stage qualifiers for Intercontinental Chess Championship
The second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners will be held from 13-14 October 2022, on the International Day of Education in Prison. Free and open to players representing any correctional facility without specification by age and gender of prisoners, the tournament is a part of the Chess for Freedom program and a continuation of the […]