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Djerba Chess Festival: Open tournaments and side events

3/5/2024 – The Djerba Chess Festival was not all about the Masters tournament, as a number of open tournaments and side events took place concurrently. Chokri Saidi, the festival’s organiser, noted: “I am a businessman, but nothing gives me greater pleasure than seeing children and players from all over the region and from further abroad giving all their being into a game of chess”. | Pictured: Arezki Bouhini from Algeria | All photos by Diana Mihajlova
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Djerba Chess Festival: Niemann and Dardha share the lead

2/24/2024 – The fourth edition of the Djerba Chess Festival is taking place on February 17-25 on the island of Djerba in Tunisia. Situated on the south-east coast of Tunisia, Djerba is a small, flat island at only 54 metres above sea level. The main event is the Masters, an 8-player single round-robin. After five rounds, Hans Niemann and Daniel Dardha (pictured) are sharing the lead. | All photos by Diana Mihajlova
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Niemann and Bellahcene lead in Djerba

2/20/2024 – The 4th Djerba Chess Festival kicked off on Sunday with a strong Masters line-up as the headliner. In addition to some young guns, including Hans Niemann, chess legend Vasyl Ivanchuk is also taking part. After two rounds, Bilen Bellahcene and Hans Niemann share the lead with 1.5/2 each. | Photos: Tournament page
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