Chesspublishing column complete, it's time to enjoy the final round of Cambridge International Open and Natasha Regan's commentary, then the rugby! Lots of crazy games this month. In the first diag, can you spot how to force a draw as Black? In the second, Black has a shot to be OK! #chess

Congratulations to Michael Adams on defending his Cambridge International Open title by the narrowest of tiebreak margins ahead of Sergei Tiviakov and Martin Haubro, who all scored 7/9! chess.com/events/2024-ca…

GM Michael Adams wins Cambridge #Chess Open 2024! 🏆🎉 ECF As many as three players tied for the top scoring 7/9 points, but GM Michael Adams had the best tiebreaks and clinched the event! Congratulations!👏 👉Read more: chesstopics.com/gm-michael-ada… 📸 Cambridge International Open

A huge congratulations to Essex Junior Ruqayyah Rida for her incredible performance in the 2nd Cambridge Open, winning the Women’s Prize💥

8-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan is set to be rated 2086 on March 1, making her the 3rd highest rated player (male or female) under the age of 9 of all time! chess.com/news/view/bodh…

Highlighting the top female players at #CambridgeOpen: 🥇 Rida Ruqayyah 🥈 Bodhana Sivanandan 🥉 Turan Asgarova Kudos to them for receiving medals from Chief Arbiter Shohreh Bayat! #ChessChamps #Queens

Congratulations to the top 3 players at the 2nd Cambridge International Open! 🏆 🥇GM Michael Adams 🇬🇧 🥈GM Sergey Tiviakov 🇳🇱 🥉IM Martin Haubro 🇩🇰 #CambridgeOpen

Incredible performance by Rida Ruqayyah at the 2nd Cambridge International Open! 🌟 Beating GM Mark Hebden, drawing against GM Peter Wells, and gaining 134 rating points, Secured the first place among female players! 🏆 #ChessChamps #CambridgeOpen

It wasn't perhaps the highlight of my tournament 🙂, but very impressed with Ruqayyah - not just her sensible play, but her reaction afterwards and contributions to the commentary. A fantastic achievement, and these 1st/2nd placings augur well for the future of English chess.

Chess: Michael Adams wins again on a vintage weekend for over-50s ft.com/content/80b1fd… via @ft

And the winner is... Michael Adams en.chessbase.com/post/michael-a…

Cambridge International Open Really enjoyed the tournament, and what a final round it was. Good to see some of England's rising talent on show as well. But most of all, just a pleasure to follow Adams' games. I remember replaying his matches via teletext over 20 years ago!

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The Guardian: Adams wins seventh straight first prize as England’s girls set records theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar…

Terrific wide-ranging article!

Please check out my report on the Cambridge International Open at englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/upl… Tried to convey the event's amazing atmosphere at the UNIVERSITY ARMS, the intensity of the battle for honours and the increasingly anticipated success of our young female stars. ECF ECF Women's Chess

We are delighted to announce that once again the English Chess Federation will be holding a 24-hour chess marathon in support of British Red Cross 🧡 Ukraine Crisis Appeal. For more details of how to play in the tournament - visit englishchess.org.uk/ecf-charity-ma…

Checkmate: 9-year-old chess prodigy breaks records, barriers in male-dominated game! 'ecf' @ecf: goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/c…

9-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan's feature on Good Morning America. What do I think is one of the most important on her way? Check it out in this video!🙂 #ChessConnectsUs #prodigy #support #hardwork goodmorningamerica.com/living/video/9… via Good Morning America