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The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission announces the list of participants of the Guayaquil workshop for the training of the International Arbiters.

The workshop will be held from 6 to 8 June 2014 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The UK Chess Academy is organizing the Delancey International Open on 26-30th May at the Richmond Park Academy in East Sheen in London.

The event will consist of the 9-round Swiss International Open, the 5-round Swiss U2000 FIDE Open, the 6-round Swiss U110 ECF Open, and the 7-round Swiss FIDE Blitz.

The International Open will provide opportunity for FIDE title norms.
Winner £1000, 2nd: £600, 3rd: £400. Grading prizes U2200, U2000, U1800 each category 1st £150, 2nd £100.

The 22nd annual Sigeman Chess Tournament is taking place from 15th to 19th May, 2014 at the classical Hipp Theater in central Malmo, Sweden.

This year’s edition of the traditional event is a round robin tournament in 5 rounds with a time control of 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves plus 15 minutes per player for the rest of the game with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move.

The Croatian Cup 2014 is taking place from 14th to 18th May, 2014 in the town of Bol on Island Brac, Croatia.

The format of the tournament is a 6 round Swiss with a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes per player for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

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

The 23rd Annual Chicago Open will be held May 22-26, 2014, at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling, Illinois.

The event has 9 sections: Open, Under 2300/Unrated, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under 1300, Under 1000/Unrated and Unrated/Provisional.

The Open Section will be a 9-round event held over 5-days (May 22-26). FIDE rated, GM and IM norms possible.

The Norwegian Chess Federation has announced the lineups for the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso.

As a hosting country, Norway has the right to register two teams in each Open and Women section.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen will spearhead the local challenge in the Open.

While the U.S. chess king questioned who might bear his crown next, America’s queen began resizing hers.

Four-time champion Gata Kamsky walked through another uneventful draw on Monday afternoon – his fourth split in five rounds – while Varuzhan Akobian, Alejandro Ramirez and Daniel Naroditsky each gained traction in the standings by notching their first wins of the tournament.

Russian Grandmaster Boris Savchenko emerged winner of the 2014 Nakhchivan Open that was held on 4-12 May at the Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.

Stockfish 300414 continues winning and leading in the strongest computer competition TCEC Season 6 – Stage 4 with 18.5/29 points, maintaining a 1,5 point lead.