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Webster Vienna Hosts Top Global Talent in 2nd Annual FIDE WOM Chess for Girls Competition

The Chess Academy of Armenia under the auspices of Armenian Chess Federation is organizing the annual “Lake Sevan 2015” International Chess Tournament from July 12-20, in Martuni, Armenia.

The official FIDE Online Arena is constantly introducing new ways to improve in chess and enjoy the revolutionary playing platform.

In the FIDE Arena there is an entertaining event each day, through which it is possible to challenge masters from all over the world.

Women’s World Champion Mariya Muzychuk and her sister GM Anna Muzychuk are visiting Montenegro Chess Federation from 6th to 16th July.

On 7th July Mariya Muzychuk opened the Chess House in Bijelo Polje, and then held a simultaneous exhibition for the local chess players.

From 24 to 27 June 2015 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Silver Lake, Veliko Gradište, Serbia, by the Central Serbia Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer of the seminar was IA Viron Tsorbatzoglou (GRE), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturers were IA Branislav Suhartovic (SRB) and IA Zoran Bojovic (SRB).

Two chess legends will meet in a rapid chess match in Riga, Latvia from July 7 to July 9. 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov (Russia) will meet the renowned chess theoretician Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia) in a 6 game match.

The games start at 2pm UTC (16:00 CET, 10:00 EST) on July 7 and 8, and at 12am on July 9.

GM Salem A.R. Saleh of the UAE and GM Dimitri Komarov of Ukraine score rare sweep to dominate the Dubai Cup Blitz Chess Team Tournament. GM tandem win all their games to rule the tournament with a perfect score ahead of 51 other teams.

The 38th International Chess Tournament “Ikaros” 2015 will be held from Saturday 11th till Sunday 19th of July at Aghios Kirykos, the capital town of Ikaria, Greece.

The Men and Women Greek Open Championships 2015 are integrated with the Chess Festival.

Grandmasters Sofio Gvetadze (Georgia), Irene Kharisma Sukandar (Indonesia) and Iva Videnova (Bulgaria) are signed up to take part in the 2nd qualifying tournament of the FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship 2015 that is taking place 9th July on the official FIDE Online Arena.