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

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

The Master Section consists of 117 players with top seed GM Erwin L’Ami, who will be vying for the first prize of 2250 €.

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CNN news anchor and London correspondent Nina dos Santos featured the Russian Chess Federation President Andrei Filatov in CNN’s “The Business View”. Below excerpts from web edition:

Filatov hopes to one day found his own museum in London and promote a “better understanding” of his home nation.

Georgian chess legends Nona Gaprindashvili and Maia Chiburdanidze have responded to Garry Kasparov’s remarks against awarding the World Ch

The Tromsø 2014 Chess Olympiad organisers have confirmed that the year’s biggest chess event will go ahead after 12 million Norwegian krone (almost 1.5 million euros) in additional funding was received from the Norwegian government.

We thank IM Erik Kislik from the U.S.

The traditional Ilyumzhinov Baltic Cup 2014 is starting on 6th June, 2014 in Liepaja, a city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea.

12 participants from the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) will take part in the event. First seed is the reigning Latvian champion for men GM Igor Kovalenko.

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

The Skaksamband Islands has announced the lineups for the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway.

The 30th European Club Cup and the 19th European Club Cup for Women will take place on 13-21st September, 2014, at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, Spain.

The championships will be held in 7 rounds, played in the Swiss system in accordance with the ECU Tournament Rules.

This competition is offering the possibility to achieve GM or IM-norms based on 7 games.