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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.

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

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The 4th edition of China Women Master Tournament took place from 5th to 13th May, 2014 in Xishan, China.

The show, for the moment, has been stolen. After the bloodiest day yet – eight fought-out decisions across 11 games and another nail-biting escape with a draw by reigning women’s champion Irina Krush – both U.S. Championship races have new frontrunners as the tournaments turn down the home stretch.

Article by Brian Jerauld

The Russian Chess Federation (RCF) is nominating Andrei Filatov, President of the RCF, to the post of Vice-President of FIDE (the World Chess Federation).

The next elections for the FIDE leadership, including the president and vice-presidents, will take place on 11 August 2014 in the Norwegian city of Tromsø during the World Chess Olympiad.

Critter continues the string of successful performances in TCEC Season 6 – Stage 4, defeating Houdini and Komodo in a row in the 35th and 36th round of the competition.

The 7th edition of Beirut International Chess Open was organized by The Amicale Chess Club from 5th to 14th May, 2014, in Beirut, the capital and the largest city of Lebanon.

The 8th Tashkent International Open – Memorial of Georgy Agzamov, the first grandmaster of Uzbekistan, will be held on 14-24th May in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The tournament is a 9-round Swiss with the time control 90 min + 30 sec increment from move one. The total prize fund is 20,000 US dollars.

The tournament is organized by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan.

The 2nd Cherry Blossom Classic is set to take place on 24-26th May at the Mariott Washington Dulles Airport, 45020 Aviation Drive, Sterling VA 22166, Virginia.

The tournament will consist of three sections – Open, Reserve (U2000) and Amateur (U1600).

The playing format is 6-rounds Swiss system: Open Section G/160, d5, FIDE rated; Reserve and Amateur sections 30/100, SD/60, d5.