Σκακιστικά νέα

The 49th edition of the Tournament Capablanca in Memoriam 2014 took place from 7th to 18th May, 2014 at the Habana Riviera Hotel in La Havana, Cuba.

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Stage 4 of the strongest computer competition TCEC Season 6 is over and the top two engine Stockfish, modification 300414, and Komodo, variation 1223, qualify to play the Superfinal.

The third edition of Llucmajor Open was held from 11th to 18th May, 2014 at Club Nautico S’arenal, part of the Balearic Island Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

The city of Fredericia, located in the eastern part of Jutland peninsula in Denmark, will host Glenco Chess Tournament 2014 from 21st to 25th May, 2014. Official website

The event is an IM round-robin group, including 10 players:

The 22nd Sigeman Chess Tournament was organized by the Limhamn Chess Club on 15-19th May, 2014 at the classical Hipp Theater in Malmo, Sweden.

The 10th Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2014 was organized by the “BMS Skak” chess club from 14th to 18th May at the Tapeten, Magleparken 5, DK-2750 Ballerup, Denmark.

68 players from nine federations competed in the 9-round Swiss event.

IM Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen emerged clear winner with 7,0/9 points to earn his second GM norm and add 27 elo points.

The first edition of Iasi Open 2014 was held from 10th to 18th May, 2014 at Palas Mall, in the city of Iasi, known as the cultural capital of Romania.

The Team Chess Championship Croatian Cup 2014 took place from 14th to 18th May, 2014 at Bluesun Hotels & Resorts in the town of Bol on Island Brac, Croatia.