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The 4th quarter Presidential Board meeting is being held in Athens, Greece, today 6th of December 2015. Among the topics like the World Championship cycle and the Women’s World Championship are also the restrictive measures against FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov introduced by the U.S. Department of Treasury.

It was a very peaceful day as all five Classic games ended in draws. In the most anticipated clash of the day, Carlsen thought he had a minimal edge on the white side of a Berlin, but Caruana defended perfectly to hold a rather comfortable draw.

The Russian Chess Federation organizes the Women’s Final of the Cup of Russia from 4-11th December, in Khanty-Mansiysk.

The Russian Chess Federation organizes the Men’s Final of the Cup of Russia from 4-13th December, in Khanty-Mansiysk.

The 7th London Chess Classic, which constitutes the last leg of the inaugural Grand Chess Tour, kicked off at Olympia Conference Centre this afternoon. The tournament got off to a perfect start as it was publicised on primetime TV last night, when Magnus Carlsen was a guest on BBC’s ‘One Show’. In case you missed it, you can replay it on the show’s Facebook page.

The 2nd San Salvador Chess Open is scheduled to take place from 5-10th December, 2015, at the Palacio de los Deportes Carlos el Famoso Hernandez in San Salvador, El Salvador.

The 9-round Swiss event is organized by the Federacion Salvadoreña de Ajedrez and offers $8000 in prizes.

A total of 103 players from ten countries are registered to take part in the tournament. Among them are 5 Grandmasters and 6 International Masters.

The 25th Erfurt Chess Festival is going to take place from December 26-30, 2015, at the Radisson Blue Hotel Erfurt, Germany.

The Russian Chess Federation has announced the lineup for the Men’s Final of the Cup of Russia, which will be held from 4-13th December in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Captain of the Serbian national women’s team Grandmaster Branko Damljanovic emerged winner of the 2015 Belgrade Trophy after edging the top seed GM Tamir Nabaty on tie-break.

The two players finished on 7,5/9 points each in the field of 182 participants from 13 countries. Among them were 15 Grandmasters and 12 International Masters.

The ultra-talented 14-years old Mihajlo Radovanovic earned his second IM norm. Full standings below.

From 12-20 December 2015, the best young Australian prospects will be taking part in the Melbourne Masters, a nine round GM round robin tournament that has become a fixture on the Australian chess calendar.