Registrations for National Junior Chess Championship underway
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20 February 2025 17:50
The Chess Federation of the Republic of Moldova invites children and young people to the National Junior Chess Championship. The competition will take place between March 3 and 9, 2025 at the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, in the Student HUB, IPN reports.According to the organizers, the event will be held according to the FIDE regulations and the games will be played for 90 m
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