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• Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia - Live!

  The Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia is being held at the Westin Hotel in Zagreb from 1 to 5 July. The 10-player event sees three days of rapid chess (single round-robin) followed by two days of blitz (double round-robin). A young, stellar lineup features, among others, world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Follow the games live starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST) | Photo: Lennart Ootes

• Zagreb: Firouzja regains three-point lead after 8/9 blitz performance

  Alireza Firouzja is once again the sole leader thanks to an 8/9 performance on the first day of blitz. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, who entered the fourth day of action in shared first place, suffered four losses in a row at some point and only scored 3½/9. Firouzja's closest chasers are now Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who scored 6 points on the first day of the blitz section and, with 17 points, are 3 points behind Firouzja in the overall standings. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

• Loek Van Wely prevails in Echternach

  On the penultimate weekend in June, the "De Sprenger Echternach" chess club hosted the traditional Echternach Open. Nearly 350 chess enthusiasts gathered in the historic Abbey of Echternach to compete for tournament victory, special prizes and strong placings. In the end, second seed Loek van Wely came out on top.