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The 2015 Belgium Chess Championship was held from July 4-12, at the Sports Hall Schelle, located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

The event was a 9-round Swiss tournament with prize fund in total of € 10,000.

The 10th Poti International Chess Festival “Nana Aleksandria Cup 2015″ is taking place from July 12-21, in Poti, Georgia.

The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30′ + 30″.

Top seed is Georgian best player GM Baadur Jobava (2693), while the first prize is GEL 6,000 (nearly € 2,500)..

The 2015 FIDE Zonal Chess Championship 3.5 took place from June 30 to July 6, in Zhongshan, China. The event was a qualification for the Women’s World Championship.

The format of the tournament was 11-round Swiss with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

The Taher Group Law Firm chess tournament 2015 was held from June 26 to July 4, 2015, in Kuwait.

The event was a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 60′ + 30″.

The 6th Nongxin Cup Danzhou Masters 2015 took place from July 2-11, in Danzhou, China.

The 38th International Chess Tournament “Ikaros” 2015 kicks off today in Aghios Kirykos, the capital town of Ikaria, Greece.

The event will be a 9-round Swiss open tournament, valid for FIDE rating and norms. The Men and Women Greek Open Championships 2015 are integrated with the Chess Festival.

The 2015 Swedish Championship GM-Group is taking place from July 11-19, at the Selma Spa Hotel****, in Sunne, Sweden.

Vaibhav Suri from India, a Grandmaster since the age of 15, convincingly won the 6th Qualifier tour

The 4th Amsterdam Science Park International Chess tournament is taking place from July 11-19, 2015.

Groups B, C and D are 9-round Swiss tournaments with tempo of play 90′ X 40 moves + 30′ + 30″.

Tournament website/ 4th Amsterdam Science Park – Group A LIVE games

Jyväs-Shakki chess club organizes the 25th Heart of Finland Open Chess Tournament from 13-19th July at the JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä, Finland.

The 9-round Swiss tournament is ELO rated and it is possible to reach FIDE title norms.

Prices in total will be 3 500 €. The first price will be 1 000 €. Also prizes for best woman, best junior prize and ELO-group prizes.