8/23/2022 – Jules Moussard claimed his first French championship while Almira Skripchenko (pictured) won a record seventh women's national title at the French championship which was held from August 13 to August 21 in Albi, southern France. Skripchenko, who was tied on six national titles with Sophie Milliet prior to this year’s championship, defeated Natacha Benmesbah in the final round while Moussard got the better of Etienne Bacrot in a nail-biting encounter. | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund (Archive)

10/30/2018 – In a packed auditorium, the final rounds of the University of Salamanca eighth centennial chess festival were played on Saturday. The game that aroused the most excitement was between Veselin Topalov and Julio Granda. Topalov came out on top ahead of Anatoly Karpov, Ekaterina Atalik, Miguel Santos, Almira Skripchenko, Ana Matnadze and Monica Calzetta. | Photo: Official website

9/2/2018 – One of the most respected grandmasters in Europe, 55-year-old Pia Cramling, hosted two parallel events during the first weekend of September at the Scandic Foresta Hotel in Lidingö, Sweden. A four-player double round robin and a 7-round Swiss Open are taking place concurrently. After two days of play, Elizabeth Paehtz emerged the clear victor in the Invitational, while Inna Agrest had a near perfect run in the Open. | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund