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Following the resignation of the Mediterranean Chess Association (MCA) President Damir Levacic earlier this year, the national federations were discussing the appointment of the MCA Board.

On 7th July World Chess Federation President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, asking for help resolving visa problems in advance of the

Moscow chess club SHSM “Nashe Naslediye” is set to participate in the European Club Cup in Bilbao in both sections – Open and Women’s.

From 27 to 29 June 2014 a Workshop for the training of the International Arbiters was organized in New Delhi, by the All India Chess Federation and Asian Chess Federation, in cooperation with the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission

The 24th Heart of Finland Chess Tournament is taking place from 7th to 13th July, 2014, at Harju building of Jyväskylä College, in the city of Jyväskylä, situated in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland.

The event is a 9-round Swiss with top prize in the amount of 1.000 €.

Top seed is last-year’s champion GM Kaido Kulaots.

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Grandmaster Sengupta Deep emerged 2014 Commonwealth Chess Champion by edging the young star IM Aravindh Chithambaram on tiebreak after both players concluded the

Federacion Argentina de Ajedrez (FADA) held its elections on 5th July at the Club Ferro Carril Oeste. Representatives of 14 regional federations with power of 122 votes were present.

The candidates for the FADA President were Mario Petrucci and Rodolfo Perez Wertheim. Petrucci won the election with 59 votes against 42.

Petrucci, who already had the support and recognition of FIDE and the chess players in the country, was proclaimed President of FADA, for a term of one year.