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The 4th edition of China Women Master Tournament is taking place from 5th to 13th May, 2014 in Xishan, China. The event is a 10 player round robin with top seed WGM Ju Wenjun (2526).

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List of participants:

The 2014 U.S. Chess Championships for men and women will take place from 7th to 20th May, 2014 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL).

The 4th edition of Dhamso International Chess Festival took place from 29th April to 5th May, 2014 at Thomas De Silva Memorial Auditorium, Dharmasoka College, in Ambalandoga, Sri Lanka.

Stockfish (3157) continues rolling through the TCEC Season 6 – Stage 4. The engine has 6.5/10 points, half a point more than the reigning TCEC champion Komodo (3148).

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

The 5th edition of Luc Open took place from 28th April to 4th May, 2014 in Lille, the capital of Nord-Pas de Calais region in France.

The event gathered 187 players from 21 countries, including 8 Grandmasters and 14 International Masters.

GM Nikita Maiorov from Belarus emerged clear winner with 7,5 points from nine rounds to take the trophy and top prize of 1500 EUR.

The 46th Italian Team Chess Championship for men took place from 30th April to 4th May, 2014 in Condino, Italy.