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The Ellivuori International Chess Tournament was held from 23rd to 29th June, 2014, at the Ellivuori Hotel in Ellivuori, a town in the heart of pure nature, in the western part of Finland.

GM Vasily Yemelin led the tournament by one point after the seventh round and maintained his advantage till the end. Collecting 6,5/9 points, he emerged clear winner and grabbed the first prize of 1200 €.

The 11th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational with over $200K in prizes and scholarships will be held

The 2nd Jaen Chess Festival 2014 is taking place from 28th June to 2nd July, 2014 in the Andalusian city of Jaen, Spain, known as The World Capital of Olive Oil.

The event is a 9 round Swiss with a total of 64 players from 5 different countries, including 4 GMs 7 IMs and 3 FMs.

The top prizes are: 1.000,00 €/ 500,00 €/ 400,00 €/ 300,00 €/ 200,00 €/ 100,00 €/ 100,00 €/ 100,00 €/ 100,00€/ 100,00€.

Cuban IM Camilo Ernesto Gomez takes the lead in XXII edition of Montcada Chess Festival, defeating Russian FM Roman Oganisian in the 4th round of the competition.

TCEC Special event FRC (Fischer Random Chess) has just started.

England’s team captain GM Peter Wells has announced the board order for the Open Team at the Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway:

The 42nd Greek Team Chess Championship 2014 is taking place from 28th June to 3rd July, 2014, at the Porto Rio Hotel, situated near Patras, a historical city in northern Peloponnese, Greece.

32 teams will by vying in a 7 round Swiss format.

HMC Den Bosch – Elite Cup is a 4 player Blitz Tournament, taking part on 28th June, 2014 in the town of Rosmalen, in the Netherlands.

The 5th tournament of the FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix 2013-2014 is taking place from 18th June to 2nd July in Lopota, Georgia.

Twelve players compete in the round robin tournament. The event is organized by the Georgian Ministry of Sport and Youth, FIDE and Georgian Chess Federation, and sponsored by SOCAR.

The Youth Club Cup: HMC Den Bosch – De Toren Arnhem is held on 28th June, 2014, in the town of Rosmalen, in the Netherlands.

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