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The 53rd Annual Baltimore Open is set to take place from 6-8th February at the Sheraton BWI, 1110 Old Elkridge Landing Road in Linthicum, Maryland, USA.

The tournament will have seven sections: Championship (FIDE rated), U2100, U1900, U1700, U1500, U1250 and U1000. All sections to be completed over 5 rounds of Swiss system with the time control 40/90, SD/30 + 30”.

Sicilian Najdorf is one of the most popular openings in chess. Starting with 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 it gives a sharp and interesting game, with chances for both sides.

The 14th Rochefort International Chess Festival is set to take place on 21-27th February, 2015, Room Colbert, at the Congress Palace, Rochefort, France.

Just days before the huge 31st Cappelle-la-Grande Open, the Rochefort Open is an excellent occasion for the players to test their preparation and use this perfect training opportunity.

The organizers have invested big effort to propose an interesting tournament for all-level players.

Daniil Dubov won over Vladimir Belous in the old masters’ style and approached the leader of the Alexander Pochinok Memorial Men’s Student Grandmaster Tournament.

The recent and undeniable chess swell felt around the nation rises to serve one epic event: the fight for the American throne.

In April, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will bring 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.

Russians Ernesto Inarkiev and Aleksandra Goryachkina became individual leaders in the Men’s and Women’s Cup of Russia Stages within the frames of the Moscow Open 2015. They are the only players of 400 other athletes, who managed to win all four games.

Nordic Semiconductor will have a stand at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which will be held on 2-5th March in Barcelona.

The company ambassador Magnus Carlsen, reigning World Chess Champion in all three time controls, will play blitz games against 10 visitors at Mobile World Congress on Tuesday March 3rd, from 3-5 pm.

The reigning Champion of Russia told the correspondent of the Moscow Open official website about his start at the tournament and shared his plans for the rest of the year.

World Champion Hou Yifan gives a memorable Masterclass followed by questions from the audience. A remarkable interview hosted by the eloquent Tournament Director Stuart Conquest.

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The FIDE Trainers’ Commission held its Annual Summit for 2015 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. In previous years the Summit was held in Washington DC (United States of America – 2013) and in Barcelona (Spain – 2014).

In the morning of Thursday, 29.01.2015, in the Sharjah Cultural & Chess Club, the Meeting of the Commission took place.