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Piotr Dukaczewski, a blind man who challenges the greats of chess in Sant Boi

The day this week that we met with the Polish Piotr Dukaczewski had no game. I needed to rest after an intense competitive day. “It’s very tough this tournament for me. There are a lot of very good and young players,” he says, half laughing. The tournament he refers to is the Llobregat Open Chess […]

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Chronicle of Round 6 of the IV El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament

The early victory of Indian chess player Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan over his compatriot Chithambaram Veerappan Aravindh conditioned the development of the sixth round, putting pressure on the rest of the top players. Narayanan’s preparation worked to perfection, giving him the point at stake and what is also very important: rest. The IV Llobregat Open Chess

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Chronicle of Round 4 of the IV El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament

(from left to right) UzChess members Mirshokhid Ismatov, Lazizjon Kayumov, Karimjon Yuldashev and Ibrokhimjon Gafforov joined us as we started the day’s round. Photo: Patricia Claros Aguilar (@Patriciaajedrez). The fourth round of the IV El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament had as guests of honor members of the delegation of Uzbekistan (Youth Affairs Agency of Uzbekistan),

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Chronicle of Round 3 of the IV El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament

The reverential silence that precedes the ringing of the bell that starts the games of the IV El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament has been overlapped on this occasion by a happy event: the talented player from India Vaishali Rameshbabu has received the recognition of her rivals with a gala ovation, because yesterday she won the

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Quality in El Llobregat

Fedoseyev, Russian resident in Spain since the invasion of Ukraine, now with Slovenian flag, is the first seed in Sant Boi (article by Leontxo García, journalist specialized in chess of EL PAÍS, originally published in https://elpais.com/ajedrez/partidas/2023-12-02/calidad-en-el-llobregat.html). your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard

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