IM Nikolay Noritsyn and WIM Li Yunshan have been crowned the 2025 Canadian Chess Champions, claiming their third and maiden national titles, respectively. The 89th Canadian Chess Championship and the 22nd Canadian Women’s Chess Championship—both 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control—were held simultaneously from April 17–22 in Toronto, Ontario. The competition featured 90 of…

GM Tin Jingyao of Singapore (third from left) and IM Uurtsaikh Agibileg of Mongolia (second from right) finished first and second respectively, both scoring 7 points in the Zone 3.3 Zonals, thereby clinching the two qualifying spots for the 2025 FIDE World Cup. Also finishing with 7 points but placing third on tiebreak was IM…

A record number of 391 children from 13 countries participated in the Western Asia Youth Chess Championship, held from April 20–29, 2025, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Organized by the Tajikistan Chess Federation under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE, the event brought together young players from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Maldives,…