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Fabiano Caruana returned to winning ways finished clear first in the Superbet Chess Classic.The elite field was closely bunched with four players finished half a point behind.World Champion Ding Liren was subdued throughout only winning his final game, thingswere even worse for Ian Nepomniachtchi, this was simply too soon for either. No doubtthey had to decide whether to play the series or not. Peter Svidler won his first tournament since2017 taking clear first place in the Sigeman and Co tournaments, he was saved a playoff by BorisGelfand who won a long grind against Abhimanyu Mishra to cost the Indian a tie for first.The Capablanca Memoria was won by Jonas Buhl Bjerre and tbe Stepan Avagyan Memorial by Sam Sevian.It's really nice to see the return some tough over the board action. Online the PRO Chess Leaguewas won by the Gotham Knights led by Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen won first fourth Titled Tuesdayevent.

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The Superbet Chess Classic Romania took place in Bucharest 6th to 16th May 2023. This is the first leg of the Grand Chess tour.Fabiano Caruana won the event with 5.5/9 half a point clear of Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Anish Giri and Richard Rapport.World Champion Ding Liren won in the final round but otherwise was subdued as was Ian Nepomniachtchi. This was really toosoon after their match for either to be playing their best.

The 28th Sigeman & Co tournament took place in Malmo, Sweden 4th to 10th May 2023, Category 17. Players: D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Vincent Keymer, Jorden Van Foreest, Peter Svidler, Boris Gelfand, Nils Grandelius and Abhimanyu Mishra. Peter Svidler won the event with a score of 4.5/7. This is his first tournament victory since his 2017 Russian Championship win.

The 56th Capablanca Memorial took place in Havana Wed 3rd May 2023Fri 12th May 2023. The Category 14 Elite event has these players: Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli, Raunak Sadhwani,Rasmus Svane, Jonas Buhl Bjerre, Alexandr Fier,Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera, Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez,Omar Almeida Quintana, Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany and Elier Miranda Mesa.Jonas Buhl Bjerre took clear first place after turning round a poor position to beat Rasmus Svane in the final round. In second place half a point behind was Alexandr Fier.

From last week games Martinez Duany vs Almeida Quintana (3.4) is still incomplete, Sadhwani-Almeida (5.5) is now complete though.

In the open Michel Alejandro Diaz Perez won on tie-break from Ermes Espinosa Veloz and Bator Sambuev after all scored 8/10.Live coverage slowed and then stopped altogether after round 5 (maybe due to the women's American Continental). I do no know if there will be further games.

The Stepan Avagyan Memorial took place in Jermuk 2nd to 12th May 2023.Sam Sevian won with 6/9.

The Baku Open returned for the first time since 2019 and took place 3rd to 13th May 2023.Leon Luke Mendonca edged out Aleksandar Indjic and Vladislav Kovalev on tie-break afterafter all scored 7/9.

The 16th American Continental takes place in Juan Dolio in the Dominican Republic 15th to 23rd May 2023.

The Icelandic Championship takes place in Hafnarfjordur 15th to 25th May 2023.

The Czech Championship takes place 9th to 17th May 2023.David Navara is heading for victory with a lead of two points with two rounds to go in the open event.The women's event is a knockout. I will no doubt get the games from the final couple of rounds butunless the organisers produce a file the first round or two are in a mess in the sources I could find.

The 56th Iranian Championship takes place 11th to 21st May 2023.

The XXX Guillermo Garcia takes place 13th to 23rd May. I don't know if there will be games.

There are two tournaments commemorating Oscar Panno's World Junior Champion title in Copenhagen 1953.

The Bodensee Open takes place 13th to 21st May 2023.

The XXIII Foment Martinenc Open takes place 22nd April to 17th June 2023.

The First Saturday May tournaments take place 6th to 16th May 2023.Most of the games have been played but a few of the final round 9 games willbe played tomorrow.

The Ramat Gan Spring Masters takes place 1st May to 26th June 2023.

The African Individual Championships took place in Gixa 6th to 13th May 2023.Adham Fawzy won the open title with 8/9. Lina Nassr won the women's title with 7.5/9.

The Asian Zonal 3.2 took place 2nd to 10th May 2023.Rahman Mohammad Fahad won with 7.5/9.

The Asian Zonal zt 3.3 took place 6th to 12th May 2023.Sumiya Bilguun won with 7/9.

The Ostravsky Konik Festival took place 6th to 14th May 2023.Krishna S Rohith, won with 7.5/9.

The Open Championship of Norht Macedonia took place 4th to 11th May 2023.Zvonko Stanojoski won in tie-break from Andrej Veljanoski and Nikola Nikolovski afterall scored 7.5/9.

The Semifinals of the Argentine Championship took place 29th April to 7th May 2023.Rafael Miranda won with 7.5/9. More games from round 8 and 9 are now available.

The 14th American Continental Femenino took place in Havana 7th to 12th May 2023.Candela Be Francisco Guecamburu won with 7/9.

The 54th Belgrade WGM took place 8th to 14th May 2023. Normally held around International Women's day I was a bit concerned for the futureof the event but it turned up this week. Anastasiya Rakhmangulova won with 6.5/9.

The Danish Rapid and Blitz took place 13th to 14th May 2023.Jesper Sondergaard Thybo won the Rapid with 6.5/7.Mads Andersen won the blitz with 11.5/13.

The Caissa Hotel Iris Group took place 7th to 12th May 2023.

The 47th Bangahbandhu Championship took place at the end of December. I missed there was a rapid tie-break for 2nd and 3rd places won byFahad Rahman Mohammad 2-0 over Ziaur Rahman.

Titled Tuesday Blitz now has two sections called early and late.The 25th April events Magnus Carlsen won the early and Alexey Sarana won the late.

The Armageddon Championship: Women's Week took place 8th to 14th May 2023.Bibisara Assaubayeva took first place beating Humpy Koneru in the semi-finals and the final between the winner of the loser section and the winner of the winner section.In between she also beat G Mammadzada in the other winners final.

The PRO Chess League final knockout stages took place 12th to 14th May 2023. The Gotham Knights were undefeated and beat the Shanghai Tigersin the final.

The Russian Team Championship took place 1st to 11th May 2023.Shakhmatnaya sbornaya Moskvy (Moskva) won the Premier League. The gamesfrom that section are complete. The women's section won by Shakhmatnaya sbornaya Moskvy (Moskva)and Higher League won by Temus Tim (Moskva) I got what I could from the live games.

The Final round of the Israeli Team Championship finished this week.Be'er Sheva Chess Club A. Eliyahu Levant won. I have the final round 11 games. Round9 and 10 games should be available for next week.

The Swiss League takes place 16th April to 15th October 2023. There were two rounds this weekend.Games should follow next week.

The Croatian Cup took place 10th to 14th May 2023.SK Liburnija Rijeka won.

Rounds 4-7 of the Rapid Chess Superleague in Poland took place on May 9th.

The MSU Interuniversity Cup is a rapid team event in Moscow 15th to 18th May 2023. I'll round up games and results next week.

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