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In January the Russian Chess Federation applied for membership of the Asian Chess Federation and announced its intention to withdraw from ECU. Now Russian players who live in Europe and do not want to follow the RCF to Asia will be permitted to transfer to the ECU without paying fees to Russia and FIDE. They will also be eligible to play in the European Individual Chess Championship. Statement of the European Chess Union.
The 2022 World Junior Chess Championships was a resounding success for Azerbaijan with IM Abdulla Gadimbayli winning the open section and WGM Govhar Beydullayeva grabbing gold in the girls' section. The event, which was for players 20 years old and younger, finished on Saturday in Sardinia, Italy. How.