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The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) announced a new world class initiative to promote and further women’s chess.

It is co-sponsored by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, WOM, Webster University, and the Susan Polgar Foundation.

Stockfish 4, modification 080414 wins another Stage of the strongest computer competition TCEC – Season 6. 

The FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championship 2014 is scheduled to take place on 12-22nd July at the Vilnius Town Hall, Didžioji g. 31, LT-01128 Vilnius, Lithuania.

The 4th Dhamso International Chess Festival is taking place from 29th April to 5th May, 2014 in Ambalandoga, Sri Lanka.

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

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

The tournament format will be a 7 round Swiss with a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per player starting from move one.

The runner-up in the European Individual Chess Championship 2014 GM Anton Guijarro from Complutensa de Madrid University is 2014 Spanish University Chess Champion with the impressive score of 7.5/9 points.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 4 to 8 May 2014 in Musrata, Libya, by the Libyan Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Libyan Iron and Steel Company offices in Musrata.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 30 June to 2 July 2014 in New Delhi, India, by the All India Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.