Three players are sharing first place going into the final round of the Sharjah Masters, as Volodar Murzin inflicted a second consecutive loss on Aravindh Chithambaram to join Sam Shankland and Bardiya Daneshvar in the leading group. Seven players stand a half point back, including top seeds Arjun Erigaisi and Parham Maghsoodloo. On the final day of action, Shankland will play white against Murzin on the top board. | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Kazakhstan is gradually becoming a Mecca for chess. In April 2023 the World Championship match between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi took place in Astana, at the beginning of June the Asian Continental Championship was held in Almaty, to name just two of the biggest events. While looking back at the Asian Continental Championships, Diana Mihajlova describes the development of chess in Kazakhstan and wonders about the predicament of Russian chess players after Russia left the European Chess Federation to join the Asian Chess Federation. | Photo: Panorama of Almaty | All Photos: Kazakhstan Chess Federation
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