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Georgia and European Chess Union have the honor to invite all ECU member federations to participate in the European Youth Chess Championships, which will take place in Batumi (Black see), Georgia between October the 18th (arrival) and October the 29th (departure).

The 48th edition of the Ilmar Raud Memorial was held from 30th June to 6th July 2014 at the Viljandi Sports Center in Viljandi, a town in southern Estonia.

The Chess Federation of Canada has announced the lineups for the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway.

The XXII Montcada International Chess Tournament took place from 25th June to 3rd July at Espacio Cultural Kursaal, in Montcada i Reixac, Spain.

The event was a 9-round Swiss Open with more than 200 participants, 17 of which – Grandmasters.

This year’s Quebec Open will be merged with the Canadian Open in one super-tournament to be held on 19-26th July in the “Grand Salon” of the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, in Montreal.

The 34th edition of Benasque International Chess Tournament is taking place from 4th to 12th July 2014 in Benasque, a town in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees.

The 34th edition of Benasque International Chess Tournament is taking place from 4th to 12th July 2014 in Benasque, a town in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees.

The event is a 9-round Swiss with a time control 90′ + 30″ and first prize in the amount of 4.000 €.

Top seed is GM Julio Granda Zuniga (Peru).

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Iasi County Chess Association, Romanian Chess Federation and European Chess Union have the honour of inviting youth teams from each national chess federation to participate in the European Youth U18 Team Chess Championship organise

The Webster University Geneva campus was host for the first of three prestigious events this summer in the “Chess for Girls” series, where Webster University chess coach Susan Polgar is conducting week-long training capped by tournaments among the world’s top young female chess players.

The fourth Amsterdam International Chess tournament will be held from 5th to 13th July 2014.

The playing conditions will be perfect in a high-tech, sportive and inspiring environment.