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Thoresen Chess Engines Competition (TCEC) Season 6 – Stage 3 is in progress.

Eight engines are competing in a quad round robin format and only the top 4 will move on to Stage 4, while the rest are out of TCEC for the current season.

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.

The FIDE Women World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 will be held from 21st April (arrival) to 29th Apri

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.

Chinese Grandmasters Yu Yangyi and Tan Zhongyi emerged winners of the Asian Blitz Championships that were held on 20th April at the Sharjah Chess Club.

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.