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The 4th edition of Malta Chess Open 2014 is taking place on 16-22nd November 2014 at Imperial Hotel in the heart of the cosmopolitan city of Silema, situated on the northeast coast of Malta.

Thirteen players share first place after seven rounds in the 18th OIBM Bad Wiessee Open Chess Tournament. No one of the five leaders was victorious and another 8 players joined the lead.

The second edition of the International Open Chess Tournament “Durres 2014″ kicked of in Durres, one of the most ancient and significant cities of Albania, situated on the Adriatic Coast.

The event is organized by the Albanian Chess Federation from 1st to 8th November 2014 in the Conference Hall of the 4-Star Hotel “Bleart”****.

The 21st category super-tournament Tigran Petrosian Memorial, sponsored by Tashir Group, is taking place on 3-11th November at the Hotel Novotel in Moscow, Russia.

Chairman of the organizing committee is the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. The prize fund is 100 000 euros.

The simultaneous chess exhibition in Belgrade was an excellent occasion to pose a couple of questions to Indian Grandmaster Harikrishna Pentala, the current 2nd player of India and the 23rd player in the World.

The 2014 Turkish Individual Chess Championship is taking place on 1-15th November 2014 in Denizli, a city in the Aegean Region of Turkey.

The event is a 13-round closed tournament, consisting of 14 players. Top seed is 2012 World junior champion GM Alexander Ipatov (2608).

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India’s biggest television network Doordarshan will telecast four exclusive Highlights of the 11th Malaysia Open Chess Festival 2014 on its DD Sports Channel from 4-7th November .

Filmed and Produced by Vijay Kumar the 30 minutes highlights of each episode will be telecast as under:

The city of Caracas, capital of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, will host the First Match Cup between Venezuela #1 chess player GM Eduardo Bonelli Iturrizaga (2646) and the Genius of Riga GM Alexei Shirov (2683).

A miniature game from the 8th round of FIDE World Senior Chess Championship 65+.

The Norwegian Elite Team Chess Championship 2014-2015 is taking part from 31st October to 2nd November 2014 in Norway.

Pairings:

Round 1: Valerenga – Nordstrand & Asker – OSS
Round 2: SOSS – SK 1911 & Black Knights – Valerenga
Round 3: Akademisk – SK 1911 & OSS – Nordstrand

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