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The Chess Federation of India has the honor to invite all Chess Federations in Zones 3.1 to 3.7 affiliated to Asian Chess Federation and FIDE to participate in the Asian Cities Chess Team Championship for the DUBAI CUP from 25 Aug – 2 Sep 2017 in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.

The tournament shall be run as a 9-round Swiss System. Each match between teams shall be played over four boards in the Chess Olympiad format.

Founder of AGON Andrew Paulson passed away at the age of 59, Interfax quoted Alexey Kazakov, senior executive at Rambler&Co.

On July 18, a Russian grandmaster Alexander Morozevich celebrates his 40th anniversary. Our congratulations to the outstanding chess player!

Alexander is the winner of many strong international tournaments. He has represented Russia in seven Olympiads and other team events, winning numerous team and board medals. Morozevich is a two-time World Championship Candidate and a two-time Russian Champion. For several years he has been in top 10 and sometimes in top 5 of the FIDE rating list.

The 27th Heart of Finland Open is taking place from 17-23rd July in Jyväskylä, Finland. The playing venue is JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Rajakatu 35.

The tournament system is 9-round Swiss with accelerated pairings in the first two rounds. The event is elo-rated and it is possible to obtain FIDE title norms.

The total prize fund is 3500 EUR, with 1000 EUR reserved for the winner. There are also junior, women and elo prizes.

Grandmaster Kacper Piorun emerged clear winner of the Open A of Metlife Najdorf Chess Festival that was held from 8-17th July at the Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre in Warsaw, Poland.

The Open A, reserved for the players rated above 2200, had 145 participants. Piorun scored 7,0/9 points, leaving a group of eleven players half a point behind, to claim the top prize of 5000 EUR.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 21 to 22 October 2017 in Seoul, Korea, by the Korean Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Asian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 24 to 27 August 2017 in Pocos de Caldas, MG, Brazil, by the Brazilian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The popular weekend tournament, Bergamo Chess Open, has attracted 184 players competing in three elo-sections from 14-16th July.

The FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2017 (for boys & girls under 20) which will be held in Tarvisio, Italy from November 12th to 26th.

The Championship will be organized and conducted by Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi under the auspices of FIDE and the Italian Chess Federation FSI.

Teimour Radjabov emerged clear winner of the FIDE World Chess Grand Prix in Geneva after sharing the point with his nearest follower Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final round. Interview with the players

Several minutes earlier Alexander Grischuk split the point with Anish Giri, thus he could not catch the champion. Interview with the players