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From 9 to 14 March 2015 the 39th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held, organized by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission and under the auspices of FIDE.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar and a Refreshing Course for Arbiters is going to be organized from 8 to 12 May 2015 in Cairo, Egypt, by the Egyptian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

Natalia Pogonina (Russia) and Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) will fight for the title of FIDE World Women’s Champion in Sochi. They qualified for the final match after a stunning tiebreaks day. At earlier stages Pogonina and Mariya Muzychuk were encouraging and supporting each other, and on April 2nd they will face each other for the highest women prize in chess.

The 2015 U.S. Championship is taking place in Saint Louis from March 31 through April 14.

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis brings together one of the strongest fields ever to compete for the national title, 12 of America’s top Grandmasters who combine for a 2732 rating average.

The prize fund of the event is 175,000$.

The U.S. Women Chess Championship is taking place in the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from March 31 through April 14.

The event is a round-robin tournament in eleven rounds with prize fund in total of 75,000$.

Tournament website

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 is scheduled to take place from 28th March to 4th April, 2015. The venue of play will be Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia – San Sebastián (Frontón Karmelo Balda).

The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament valid for FIDE rating and norms.

Top seed is Spanish GM Renier Vasquez Igarza (2592).

The VMCG Chess Festival is scheduled to take place from 15-23rd August, 2015, in Lueneburg, a town in the German state of Lower Saxony.

The SCC Galactica (Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana) hosted the second games of the FIDE Women’s World Championship Semifinals.

The Russian Natalia Pogonina defeated Pia Cramling (Sweden) as White and equalized the match.

The game between Harika Dronavalli (India) and Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) ended in a draw. Both matches are tied, and their outcome will be determined on tie-breaks.