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On the second rest day of the FIDE Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansiysk, the players have joined the regional ecology project to plant a “Chess Stars Alley” in front of the Ugra Chess Academy.

The Mayor of Khanty-Mansiysk and the President of Ugra Chess Federation Vasily Filipenko attended the laying out of the “Chess Stars Alley” on the second rest day of FIDE Grand Prix. This presented an opportunity for a quick chat.

Romanian WGM Mihaela Sandu (2300) maintains the lead at the 16th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2015 in Chakvi, Georgia.

Romanian WGM Mihaela Sandu (2300) takes the lead at the European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2015 in Chakvi after 4 rounds.

In the extremely exciting 8th round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansiysk the overnight leader Fabiano Caruana lost to Dmitry Jakovenko, allowing Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier Dominguez to catch up on the shared first place.

Nakamura defeated Baadur Jobava, while Dominguez held a draw against Evgeny Tomashevsky.

The 10th American Continental Chess Championship is currently in progress in the Telecommunications Tower (ANTEL Tower), in Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay.

The 9th BPB Limburg Open 2015 is taking place from 22-25th May, in the Sports Hall Geusselt, in the town of Maastricht, capital city in the province of Limburg, in the Netherlands.

Total of 430 players from 21 different countries participate in the festival. The strongest event is Open A, a 7-round Swiss tournament for players rated over 1999.

The scandal with the European Youth Chess Championship in 2013 that forced Vladimir Sakotic to resign from his position of MCF Presid