Eduardo Iturrizaga and Marta García won the 2022 Spanish Championships. The event was a 9-round Swiss open played on August 11-19 at the RL Aníbal Hotel in Linares, Andalusia. Iturrizaga, who transferred to Spain only last year, won his second consecutive title, while Garcia, 22, achieved her first triumph in the women’s championship. | Photos: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/federacionespanoladeajedrez/">Spanish Chess Federation Facebook page</a>
Mamallapuram, Aug 2: Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh caused a big upset at the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Tuesday by defeating former World Championship Challenger Alexei Shirov as India B shocked Spain 2.5-1.5. Exhibiting a brilliant gameplay, Gukesh not only extended his unbeaten run at the prestigious event but also helped India B register an impressive victory against fourth-seeded Spain, the team’s fifth successive win in the open section. It was Gukesh’s fifth victory on the trot in this event. […]
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India 2 and Armenia are the only teams that have won all their matches in the open section of the Chess Olympiad. The second squad presented by the locals has four players aged 18 or younger, including Gukesh, who has a perfect 5/5 score after beating Alexei Shirov on Tuesday. In the women’s section, India, Georgia and Romania are sharing the lead on 10/10 match points. The Romanian ladies stunned Poland in the fifth round. | Photo: David Llada