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The traditional ČEZ Chess Trophy 2014 Festival took place from 6th to 10th June, 2014 at the marvelous Michna Palace in Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.

The 5th Marathon International Rapid Chess Tournament was held on 7th-8th June, 2014 at Mega Mall Rabat in Rabat, the capital and the fifth largest city of Morocco, situated on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regrer.

Ten of the top young chess players in the United States will compete in the 2014 U.S. Junior Closed Championship June 19-29 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must recognize chess as an Olympic sport, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov told a press conference at the Interfax head office,

Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand will play the World Championship Match in November in Sochi, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced at the press conference with Interfax.

The Match will take place from 7 to 28 November at the Olympic Village in Sochi. The budget is 3 million USD.

The 8th BPB Limburg Open 2014 took part from 6th to 9th June, 2014 at the Sporthal De Geusselt in the city of Maastricht, in the Netherlands.

From 30 May to 1 June 2014 a Workshop for the training of the International Arbiters was organized in Skokie, Chicago, Illinois, USA, by the Chess IQ Academy and Chess Center, in cooperation with the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission and under the au

From 6 to 8 June 2014 a Workshop for the training of the International Arbiters was organized in Guayaquil, Ecuador, by the Ecuador Chess Federation, in cooperation with the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission and under the ausp