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The 44th International Chess Tournament “Bosna 2014″ is taking place from 30th May to 6th June, 2014, at the Hotel Radon Plaza, Sarajevo.

The event has two sections – Group A for players rated over 2300 and Group B for U2300 players.

The 5th Marathon International Rapid Chess Tournament will be 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.

The 11th International Chess Festival Orlova 2014 took place from 26th May to 1st June, 2014 at the Cultural House in the town of Orlova, situated in the Czech Republic.

Pune, May 30, 2014: Seasoned GM Abhijit Kunte and fast emerging star GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of Maharashtra jointly earned the distinction of being ‘Most Valuable Players’ at the Player Auction for the 2014 Johnson Tiles Maharashtra Chess League.

The 11th Deltalift Open – Inbjudan 2014 took place from 29th to 31st May, 2014 at the Tylosand Hotel in the city of Halmstad, situated on the Swedish west coast.

The event was an 8 round Swiss Open with a first prize of 12 000 SEK.

The 33rd Zalakaros Chess Festival was held from 23rd to 31st May, 2014 in the Hungarian city of Zalakaros, famous for its thermal bath.

The 67th Russian Individual Chess Championship for men – Higher League will take place from 3rd to 13th June, 2014 in the city of Vladivostok, the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean.

It will be a 9 round Swiss Open with a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

The tournament has a qualifying character. The top five players will qualify to play the Russian Superfinal 2014.

The 64th Russian Individual Chess Championship for women – Higher League will take place from 3rd to 13th June, 2014 in the city of Vladivostok, the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean.

It will be a 9 round Swiss Open with a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

The tournament has a qualifying character. The top five players will qualify to play the Russian Superfinal 2014.

The Chess Insider online magazine continues with the Norway Chess 2014 editions.