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The Croatian Team Chess Championship for men and women 2014 is taking place from 4th to 12th October 2014 in Bol on island Brac in Croatia.

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The strongest computer championship TCEC Season 7 – Stage 1a is close to its end and Gull maintains the lead with 9/11 points after drawing against Octochess in the eleventh round.

Critter is currently second with 8 points, followed by Chiron with 7,5/10.

The Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2014 is organized by the Hong Kong Chess Federation (HKCF) in collaboration with Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, HKUSU Chess with the Board Games Club and generously funded by the Kasparov Chess Foundation

After winning the 10th round game with black pieces against Spike 1.4, Gull 3 is still unbeatable in TCEC Season 7 – Stage 1a. The engine now leads with 8,5/10 points, a full point ahead of the nearest follower Chiron, who also won in the 10th round against Cheng4.

The 11th Calvia Amateur Chess Festival 2014 is taking place on 4-12th October 2014 at the Palmanova Hall of the Sol Katmandú Park & Resort*** in Calvia, a munici

All modern chess players use the same tools: databases, engines, opening tutorials, tactical puzzles, etc. Then how can strong players win their games more often? What advanced skills should you have in order to beat average wood-pushers?

I’m GM Igor Smirnov from Remote Chess Academy and it’s my pleasure to share with you some powerful practical tips. This lesson has been viewed by around 350,000 people already, so you can be sure it really works!

The Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2014 is organized by the Hong Kong Chess Federation (HKCF) in collaboration with Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, HKUSU Chess with the Board Games Club and generously funded by the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific.

GM Davorin Kuljasevic was invited inside the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on 15th September 2014 to deliver a chess lecture and a simultaneous exhibition.

India’s biggest television network Doordarshan will telecast four exclusive Highlights of the 21st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2014 on its DD Sports Channel from 5-8th October.

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