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The reigning World Women Champion Hou Yifan continues to write history winning the strong 18th Corsican Circuit that took place on 18-22nd October 2014 in Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to France.

The 24th FIDE World Senior Chess Championships are held from 23rd October to 5th November 2014 in the conference center of the 5 – star hotel “Mediterranean Village” in Katerini, Greece.

The Section Seniors 65+ consists of 92 players from 36 different countries are taking part in the event, including 6 GMs, 10 IMs and 14 FMs.

Top seed is French GM Anatoly Vaisser (2531).

The 24th FIDE World Senior Chess Championships are held from 23rd October to 5th November 2014 in the conference center of the 5 – star hotel “Mediterranean Village” in Katerini, Greece.

The Section Women 50+ & 65+ consists of 25 players from 8 different countries are taking part in the event, including 1 GM, 5 WGMs, 5 WIMs and 4 WFMs.

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines has the honor to invite all Chess Federations affiliated with FIDE to participate in the Philippine International Chess Championship on 5-12th December 2014 in Quezon City, Philippines.

Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will take on some of his biggest competitors at the 77th Tata Steel Chess Tournamen

The 32nd Annual Sands Regency Reno – Western States Open was held on 17-19th October at the Sands Regency Hotel in Reno, Nevada, USA.

The tournament consisted of five sections and was completed over six rounds of Swiss system. The total prize fund was $25,000 based on 275 entries, with $16,250 guaranteed.

A total of 175 players competed, with 51 participants in the top Open section.

The 2014 FIDE World Senior Chess Championships are held from 23rd October to 5th November 2014 in the conference center of the 5 – star hotel “Mediterranean Village” in Katerini, Greece.

47 players from 23 different countries are taking part in the event, including 10 GMs, 7 IMs and 7 FMs.

The 3rd Anatoly Karpov Trophy is running from 23rd October to 25th October 2014 in Cap d’Agde, a Mediterranean resort of the town of Adge in France.

The 6th Korbach Open 2014 is taking place on 23-26th October 2014 in Korbach, Germany.

The event is split into three tournaments: Open A (7-round Swiss tournament, open to all), Open B (7-round Swiss open for players rated below 2000 DWZ) and Open C (7-round Swiss tournament for players under 1400 DWZ).

The main prizes in Open A will be awarded as follows: 700 €/ 550 €/ 350 €/ 200 €/ 100 €.