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The 18th Karpov Poikovsky Tournament is set to take place from 18-27th April at the Sports School “Neptune” in Poikovsky, Nefteyugansk Ugra, Russia.

The 35th International Metz Open was held from 8-14th April at the Complexe Sportif St Symphorien in Metz, France.

Russian Grandmaster Vyacheslav Ikonnikov emerged clear winner ahead of Sergey Fedorchuk and Namig Guliyev.

73 participants competed in the 9-round Swiss tournament, organized by the chess club Metz Alekhine. The total prize fund was 10,000 EUR, with 3000 EUR reserved for the winner.

Four rounds have been already played at the 18th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2017 in Riga and six players are in the lead.

Nana Dzagnidze, the sole leader form the previous round drew her game against Anna Muzychuk, which gave the opportunity for other contestants to catch her lead.

Grenke Chess Classic 2017 is taking place this April with once again strong field. World Champion Magnus Carlsen, who won the last GRENKE Chess Classic in 2015, will again be competing, ready to defend his title.

The Dutch qualifier for the 2017 Dutch Chess Championship is taking place this weekend. It is a double round robin 4 player event with Friso Nijboer, Twan Burg, Koen Leenhouts, and Ruud Janssen. More information on Schaaksite.nl, you can follow the games live here or via your mobile phone with the Chess Arena phone application.

The 2017 French Youth Chess Championship will be held from 16 April to 23 April 2017 at Le Phare gymnasium in Belfort. Around 1,400 young players from all over France are expected to compete. They will each play nine games, players with the most victories will win the title of French chess champion and try to get the qualifying places for the European and World Championships.

Players compete by age categories, poussins and petits-poussins (less than 10 years old) will start on Wednesday the 19th. The youngest players will be only five years old.

The GRENKE Chess Open 2017 has broken all records. 1,202 participants have registered for what is currently the largest open chess tournament in the world.

In group A, 688 participants including over 200 title holders are fighting for a total prize pool of 37,000 Euros, with 10,000 Euros awaiting the winner. In group B, 384 participants are taking part, while group C has a total of 130 participants.

The Chinese Chess Association in cooperation with the Zhu Hai Chess Association is going to organize a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Xiamen, China, from 29 April to 1 May 2017, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Kortchnoi Open, organized by the Schachgesellschaft Zurich, is taking place from 13-17th April, parallel to the Kortchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge 2017.

The 7-round Swiss event will have two sections – Main and Master with 20 Grandmasters among 85 participants from 20 countries.

The GRENKE Chess Open will be held over the Easter holidays from 13th to 17th April at the Schwarzwaldhalle in Karlsruhe, Germany.