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• Sam Sevian wins Stepan Avagyan Memorial after obtaining dramatic final-round victory

  Sam Sevian won the Stepan Avagyan Memorial for a second time after catching Vladislav Artemiev in the final round and taking first place on Sonneborn-Berger tiebreaks. Both players finished unbeaten on 5½/9 in Jermuk. Sevian's final-round win over defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram allowed him to share first place, while Nihal Sarin and Ray Robson finished half a point behind. | Photo: Official website

• The Evergreen John Nunn

  Is winning chess championships only for the young? John Nunn has won national and international problem solving championships numerous times. Now, at the age of 70, and after a three-year pause, John wanted to see if he still had it in him. He took part in the Winton British Chess Solving Championship, and regained the title he had won ten times in the past. Incidentally, one participant in the event was almost sixty years younger than him.

• UzChess Cup - Live!

  The third edition of the UzChess Cup is taking place on 7-15 June in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Four Uzbek representatives face six international grandmasters in a single round-robin with a classical time control. Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and Hans Niemann are the top seeds. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 12.00 CEST (6.00 ET, 15.30 IST)