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The 2015 Myanmar International Open is taking place from 22-28th November at the Central Hotel, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Yangon.

The event is a 9-round Swiss open tournament with first prize in the amount of US$ 3,000.

Top seed is Russian GM Dmitri Komarov (2517).

Sixteen year old Karthikeyan Murali of Tamil Nadu was crowned as the national champion, irrespective of the final round loss to IM Arghyadip Das in the ONGC 53rd National Premier Chess Championship, organised by Tiruvarur District Chess Association at Kasi’s Inn, Tiruvarur, today.

The 75th Italian Chess Championship is taking place from November 30 to December 11, 2015, at Grand Hotel Doria, in Milano.

The event is a 12-player single round-robin tournament for the title 2015 Italian Men’s Chess Champion.

The draw for the highly anticipated London Chess Classic, which is just one week away now, was performed by Tournament Director Malcolm Pein and Deputy Arbiter David Sedgwick with the pupils of Marion Richardson Primary School on Monday 23rd November.

Komodo is the Grand champion of the 2015 edition of the Top Chess Engine Championship!

The Stockholm Chess Challenge gathers world renown young talents from March 8 – 13, 2016, in Sweden.

Sweden’s young talents will be challenged by young and strong international players in order to encourage them to get IM- and GM norms. The event is a 9-round invitational title tournament for players aged 25 or younger.

The 2nd Austrian Team Chess Championship 2015/2016 is taking place from October 17, 2015, to April 10, 2016.

Twelve teams are competing in round-robin format to decide the winner.

Top seed is ASVÖ Pamhagen, headed by Slovakian GMs Jan Markos and Peter Michalik.

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The Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2015 is taking place from November 26-29, in Heusenstamm, Germany.

The event is a 7-round Swiss open tournament with first prize in the amount of 1,000 EUR.

Top seed is GM Konstantin Landa (2625) from Russia.

The 10th Women’s World Chess Champion and 2002 European Women’s Chess Champion GM Antoaneta Stefanova from Bulgaria will hold a simultaneous exhibition in Nis, Serbia, on Saturday, 28th November, 2015.

Her visit to Nis is organized and sponsored by FIDE and Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) in interest of popularization of chess for young girls.

Sixteen year old Karthikeyan Murali of Tamil Nadu emerged sole leader with 8.5 points beating Swapnil Dhopade of Railways in the twelfth and penultimate round of the ONGC 53rd National Premier Chess Championship, organised by Tiruvarur District Chess Association at Kasi’s Inn, Tiruvarur, today.