Σκακιστικά νέα

The 4th Lev Polugaevsky Memorial was held on 2–10th July at the Polugaevsky Chess Club in Samara. The tournament is the 5th stage of this year’s Cup of Russia.

130 players competed in the 9-round Swiss event with the prize fund of 600,000 rubles (around 12,800 EUR).

The 24th Heart of Finland Chess Tournament 2014 is in progress at the Harju building of Jyväskylä College, in the city of Jyväskylä, situated in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland.

Belgian Individual Men Chess Championship 2014 is taking place from 5th to 13th July, 2014, at the Hotel Charleroi Airport in the city of Charleroi, the fifth most populous city in Belgium.

The 37th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2014, incorporating the Aegean Open Championship 2014, will take place on 12-20th July in Aghios Kirykos at the beautiful island of Ikaria, Greece.

First seed is 2012 winner GM Peter Prohaszka (Hungary).

The 6th Rethymno International Chess Tournament is taking place from 12th to 19th July, 2014, at the Municipal House of Culture, in the city of Rethymno on island Crete, Greece.

The event is a 9 round Swiss, valid for FIDE title norms.

The time control will be 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

The 6th Rethymno International Chess Tournament is taking place from 12th to 19th July, 2014, at the Municipal House of Culture, in the city of Rethymno on island Crete, Greece.

The event is a 9 round Swiss, valid for FIDE title norms.

Indian GM Abhijeet Gupta is top seeded.

The 47th Biel Chess Festival “In Memoriam Hans Suri” is held from 12th to 25th July, 2014, in Biel/ Bienne, a town in Switzerland.

The 42nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2014 is held on 12-20th July as an 8-player round robin tournament.

The event is organized by the City of Dortmund and the German Chess Federation. The playing venue is Orchesterzentrum NRW, Brückstraße 47, Dortmund, Germany.

The 9th International Chess Tournament “Nana Aleksandria’s Cup – 2014″ is taking place from 12th to 20th July, 2014, in Poti, a port city in Georgia, situated on the eastern Black Sea coast.

The event is organized by Local Management of Poti, Georgian Chess Federation and Chess and Draughts complex sport school of Poti “Nana” with media support of Telecasting Company “Ninth Wave” and provides hefty prize fund in the amount of 33.200 GEL (19.300$).

Official website

Grandmasters Boris Gelfand (2725) and Peter Svidler (2793) will play a Rapid Chess match of 8 games on July 20-24 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel.

The match, open to the general public, is the highlight of the 2nd Gideon Japhet Memorial Open Chess Tournament, to take place in Jerusalem on July 16-24.