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The 11th Asian Schools Chess Championship 2015 is returning to its birthplace in Singapore after ten years – from 30 May to 8 June 2015, the Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) will welcome an estimated 350 participants from 20 countries to the playing venue at Nanyang Technology University (NTU) in Singapore.

The event is organized by the Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) and gathers nearly 350 participants from 20 countries to the playing venue at Nanyang Technology University (NTU) in Singapore.

The 2016 Australian Women’s Masters is set to take place from 14-22nd January, 2016, at the Melbourne Chess Club, 66 Leicester Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne.

Ukrainian Grandmaster Natalia Zhukova (2456) became the 2015 European Women’s Champion after defeating GM Elina Danielian (ARM 2458) in the final round of the

The 13th World’s Youth Stars tournament, dedicated to the memory of Vanya Somov, took place from 19-30th May at the Palace of Culture KINEF in Kirishi, Leningrad region, Russia.

The tournament was a 12-player, single round-robin event valid for IM-norms.

Egypt’s GM Bassem Amin and Qatar’s GM Mohammed Al-Sayed remain joint leaders after four rounds

Tournament website/ LIVE games with analysis/ Standings and statistics

Korea Chess Federation under the auspice of Asian Chess Federation have the honour of inviting all FIDE affiliated Asian National Chess Federations to participate in 2015 Asian Youth Chess Champion

The French Highest League for men TOP-12 is taking place from 30th May to 9th June, 2015 in the seaside resort of Le Grau-du-Roi, and its marina Port-Camargue.

This year’s participants include Vandoeuvre, Bischwiller, Chalons-en-Champagne, Poitiers-Migne, Clichy, Evry Grand Roque, Philidor Mulhouse, Bois-Colombes, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Metz Fischer, Grasse.

Among the participants are players like Wesley So, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, David Navara, Laurent Fressinet, Etienne Bacrot, etc.

From 20 to 24 May 2015 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Muscat, Oman, by the Oman Chess Committee, in cooperation with the Asian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The 1st International Chess Tournament Tortoreto Lido is taking place from 26th May to 2nd June, 2015, in Villaggio Salinello, Lungomare Sirena 642, 64018 Tortoreto Lido (TE) – Italy.

Open A is a 9-round Swiss tournament for players with FIDE rating over 2000.