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Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the first place in the Aeroflot Open A with Daniil Dubov and won the event due to better tie-break score. Both players collected 7 points.

In addition to winning the prize money, Nepomniachtchi qualified for the traditional tournament in Dortmund.

The 17th Dubai Open Chess Tournament 2015 SHEIKH RASHID BIN HAMDAN AL MAKTOUM CUP is held from 5th to 16th April, 2015, at the Dubai Chess & Culture Club (Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall) in the United Arab Emirates.

The event is organized under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai & Minister of Finance and Industry of the United Arab Emirates.

The World Team Chess Championship 2015 is organized by the Armenian Chess Federation under the auspices of FIDE, from 18-29th April in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia.

The tournament will be held at the Golden Palace Tsakhkadzor Hotel.

According to FIDE Regulations and the decision of FIDE President the following federations participate in the championship:
Russia, China, Hungary, India, USA, Egypt, Ukraine, Armenia, Cuba, Israel.

The “San Sebastian City” 38th International Chess Open was held 28th March to 4th April, 2015, in Donostia – San Sebastián, a coastal city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.

The third game of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship final match was played in the SCC Galactica (Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana) on April 4.

Natalia Pogonina had White. The players repeated their opening from the first game – the Meran variation of the Slav defense. On the move 11 White deviated from their previous encounter, implementing a modern and very aggressive plan.

Serbian Grandmaster Ivan Ivanisevic won the 2015 Karposh Open in Skopje after concluding the competition with 7,5/9 points, leaving the group of eight followers half a point behind.

The Karposh Open is a traditional chess event organized by the municipality Karposh, Skopje, in collaboration with Chess Club Gambit Asseco SEE. It run from 27th March to 3rd April.

The 9th Annual Philadelphia Open is held over the Easter weekend from April 1-5, 2014, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Open section has a 5-day schedule (April 1-5), 9-round Swiss, with the time control 40/2, SD/30, d10. The section will be rated with FIDE, GM and IM norms are possible. Last year winner was GM Gata Kamsky.