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The 45th International Ciudad de Mar del Plata open tournament dedicated to Marcel Duchamp was held on 12-19th April at the Casino Central, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires.

212 players from eight countries competed in the 9-round Swiss event.

GM Sandro Mareco and IM Sebastian Iermito shared the first place with 7,5 points each. Mareco took the winner’s trophy on better tie-break.

The Hou Yifan Express turned into a jet-propelled aircraft after today’s win over her main contender for the 1st place in Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix.

In a very entertaining and sharp game, the Chinese claimed the victory against the Russian Olga Girya and is now on 7,5/9 points, enjoying a two points lead of the second place.

The 13th Asian Continental Individual Open and Women’s Chess Championships are taking place 16th to 26th April 2014 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

The top five from the 2014 Asian Open Championship qualify for the 2015 World Cup. The 2014 Asian Women’s champion qualifies for the 2015 Women’s World Championship.

Shamkir Chess 2014, in memory of Vugar Gashimov, will bring together A memorial for Vugar Gashimov will bring together the world’s best players in Azerbaijan –  the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), world #5 Fabiano Caruana (Italy), world #7 Hikaru Nakamura (USA

The 13th Asian Continental Individual Open and Women’s Chess Championships are taking place 16th to 26th April 2014 in Sharjah , United Arab Emirates.

The top five from the 2014 Asian Open Championship qualify for the 2015 World Cup. The 2014 Asian Women’s champion qualifies for the 2015 Women’s World Championship.

Prinsenstad Weekendroernooi Chess Tournament is going to take place 18-20 April 2014 in Holland. Games will be live daily on Chessdom.com with triple engine analysis.

The Chess Olympiad Tromsø 2014 announces the side events which will take place along with the main competition.

- 9 Blitz tournaments: Prizes in each tournament. Overall Prizes for best total performance in the tournaments. Total prize fund 60,000 NOK (7250 EUR)

- 1 Tournament over 3 days. Total prize fund 40,000 NOK (4800 EUR)