Mitropacup 2025 in Trenčín: Opening Marked by a Minute’s Silence for Kurt Jungwirth
The 2025 Mitropacup began today, May 14, 2025, in Trenčín, Slovakia, with a minute’s silence in memory of Kurt Jungwirth, who, together with Gertrude Wagner, launched the tournament back in 1976. Kurt Jungwirth, who passed away yesterday, May 13, 2025, at the age of 95 in Graz, was a key figure in Austrian chess. As long-time president of the Austrian […]