Welcome to another chess review where we comment on last week’s news from our own, county, country and the world. We will also take a look at what to expect next week.
In our own club we had a busy club night last Thursday with ten people turning up for some proper chess and fun. We were happy to welcome back John and Deepa who both become regular attendees of our club nights, as well as the OG ‘Squish’ who came, played and left with a mic dropping joke. For more on the club night, follow this link. Next week our first team hosts Heathcote Arms 1 in a match where our top players will look to get the W in a move to attack the second place in their division.
In the county, there were a few games played last week. In Division 1, Shepshed 2 got back on the winning path defeating Market Harborough 1. In the second division Melton Mowbray 1 won against Ashby 1. In Division 3 there Syston 2 secured an important for their team win against Latimer. In the fourth division Melton Mowbray 3 won against Ashby 3, while Wigston 4 drew with Heathcote Arms 2.
In the country, the ECF has announced the 21st IPCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Physically Disabled 2022 in Ashdod, Israel from 8th – 17th May 2022. More information on their website – IPCA World Individual Chess Championship.
Worldwide, the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 is still taking place in Berlin. In the semifinals a brave Richard Rapport could not hold on Hikaru Nakamura who is having an amazing tournament. Another GM in great form is Levon Aronian who managed to capitalise on a mistake by his opponent in the semis, Leinier Dominguez. Aronian and Nakamura will face each other from 15th to 17th February, you can follow all of the action on our website.
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