Ukraine's women won the 2022 Olympiad
Ukraine's women's team won the 2022 Chennai Chess Olympiad.
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Uzbekistan sensationally won the 2022 Chess Olympiad
Uzbekistan (seeded 14th) won Chennai Olympiad gold — their first ever. Abdusattorov led the team.
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Ding Liren earned a title match after Carlsen stepped down
After Carlsen declined to defend (July 20, 2022), Ding Liren's second place at the Candidates made him the challenger.
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Magnus Carlsen announced he will not defend the world title
On July 20, 2022 Carlsen announced he would not defend his title against Nepomniachtchi.
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Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Candidates for the second consecutive time
Nepomniachtchi scored 9½/14 to win the 2022 Madrid Candidates — his second straight title shot.
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Viswanathan Anand finished third at Norway Chess 2022
The legendary Viswanathan Anand finished third at Norway Chess 2022 — class doesn't age.
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Magnus Carlsen won Norway Chess 2022 for the 5th time
Carlsen won his home Norway Chess 2022 (May-June); Mamedyarov 2nd, Anand 3rd.
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Ding Liren rushed to play 28 games to qualify for the Candidates
Due to China's COVID restrictions, Ding Liren had to urgently play 28 rated games in 2 months to qualify for the 2022 Candidates.
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FIDE removed Russian flags from official events
In March 2022 FIDE removed Russian flags from official events following the invasion of Ukraine.
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