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FIDE Master Ahmad Najjar wins Tuesday Battle Ground - June 24th 2025

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FIDE Master Ahmad Najjar Wins Tuesday Battle Ground in Beirut Despite the complex political situation in Lebanon, the game of chess continues to thrive. FIDE Master Ahmad Najjar emerged victorious in the Tuesday Battle Ground tournament, held yesterday, June 25th, in Beirut. Over 30 chess players participated in the event, which featured a time control of 10 minutes plus a 3-second increment per move.  
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Interesting game: Tsolakidou Stavroula - Vaishali Rameshbabu (1-0)

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In Tbilisi, during the first round of the FIDE Grand Prix, the match between Tsolakidou Stavroula and Vaishali Rameshbabu took place. The Indian player, who holds the title of Grandmaster and is the elder sister of the prodigious Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, made a questionable move with 25...Nxe5? after the position shown in the diagram. It's peculiar, as it implies a compelled forfeiture of quality without any recompense. Could it be a transient obscuration? Observe for yourself: Partia mi si� podoba�a (ChessBase 16) [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/25 - First "] [Site "Tbilisi, Georgia"] [Date "2024.08.15"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Tsolakidou, Stavroula"] [Black "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2506"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/JMbpakjF"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "...
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WGM Elena-Luminita Cosma wins Romanian Individual Championship 2025 - Women

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Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Elena-Luminita Cosma , 53, has won the 2025 Romanian Women's Individual Championship. The tournament, a 9-round Swiss-system event, included 33 female players Rk. SN Tit Name Rtg Club/City Pts.  TB1   TB2   TB3  1 4 WGM Cosma, Elena-Luminita 2221 Csu Ase Bucuresti 7 1 45 36 2 7 WIM Dragomirescu, Angela 2060 Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoara 7 2 45,5 37 3 3 WIM Sgircea, Silvia-Raluca 2232 Csm Bucuresti 6 0 48 33,5 4 5 WIM Ciolacu, Alessia-Mihaela 2120 Csu Ase Bucuresti 6 0 46,5 31,5 5 9 WCM Maria, Lia-Alexandra 2025 Cs Dinamo Bucuresti 6 0 45,5 31 6 6 WFM Iordache, Alexia-Andreea 2119 Acs Arnia Chessit 6 0 44 29 7 8 WFM Obada, Ema 2060 Csm Iasi 2020 6 0 43,5 32,5 8 1 WGM Sandu, Mihaela 2253 Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoara 5,5 0 46 32 9 2 WIM Lehaci, Miruna-Daria 2237 Csm Iasi 2020 5,5 0 44 29,5 10 13 WCM Hoanca, Alexia-Ioana 1914 Cs Universitar De Sah Bucuresti 5,5 0 38 26,5 11 14 WCM Aldea, Maria-Antonia 1906 Cs Dinamo Bucuresti 5 0 ...
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