Can Massallera, Sant Boi de Llobregat. It was 4 p.m. Today, Thursday, November 30, when, with the strictest punctuality, the main referee Hernán Siludakis made his inaugural speech. He was accompanied by José Ángel Carcelén, first deputy mayor of Sant Boi, and two representatives of the company Aigües de Barcelona: Felipe Campos, CEO, and the […]
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Within the events of the 4th edition of the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament, a series of complementary activities have been scheduled. The activities are free of charge, but require confirmation of attendance. COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES Lecture by Leontxo García, journalist of EL PAÍS: “Chess and Artificial Intelligence“. Monday, December 4 at 11:00h at Hotel El
The Iranian-born grandmaster, 15th in the world at the age of 26, resumes an intense activity after settling on the Andalusian coast. (Originally published at https://elpais.com/ajedrez/2023-11-30/sara-khadem-debuta-como-campeona-de-espana-en-un-abierto-con-286-jugadores-de-50-paises.html).
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Can Massallera, Sant Boi. It was five o’clock in the afternoon today, November 29, when the main arbiter Hernán Siludakis gave the signal to start the games of the blitz for international titlists that precedes the 4th edition of the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament, one of the reference championships in Europe. The teachers, they and
The chess player Sara Khadem, who fled Iran for refusing to wear the veil in a tournament, defeated 25 opponents on Wednesday in an exhibition of simultaneous games prior to the Llobregat Open Chess organized at the Podium sports center in Viladecans. Khadem is a Women’s Grand Master (WGM), International Master (IM) and is also
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The Uzbekistan chess team is one of the stars participating in the fourth edition of the tournament EL LLOBREGAT OPEN CHESS. Uzbekistan has excelled in chess, with players such as Nordibek Abdusattorov, who won the previous edition of the Open and went on to become world rapid games champion. The tournament has 207 high-level players
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I am 26 years old: in chess all ages are good. I was born in Tehran: more and more beautiful because more and more people are fighting to make it freer. Married to filmmaker Ardeshir Ahmadi: we have a two-year-old son. I compete tomorrow in the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament with masters from 44 countries.
The 4th edition of the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament is just a few days away. To warm up the engines, we inaugurate a series of analysis of exceptional players, and of unrepeatable games, who have passed through our tournament.
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Registration for the 2023 edition of the tournament has been closed after reaching the maximum permitted capacity, with a total of 282 participants. Even so, the average ELO exceeds that of last year’s tournament, so a very high level of competition is expected. Thank you very much to all of you for making this edition
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