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Montenegro Chess Federation announced the official invitations for the European School Chess Championship and the 17th European Youth Rapid & Blitz U-8,10,12,14,16,18 Championship, both to be organized in June 2017 in Budva, Montenegro.

The winner of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series 2015/16 is announced in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion 2016! He successfully defended the title in a match with Sergey Karjakin, after 6-6 in the classical part and 3,0-1,0 in the tiebreaks. Congratulations!

The World Schools Individual Championships starts on December 2, 2016 in Sochi. More than 400 young chess players from 30 countries will take part in the event, for the first time ever hosted in Russia.

The registration deadline for the European Rapid and Blitz Championships has been extended until 5th December.

Mark Evgenyevich Taimanov, an outstanding grandmaster, participant of the legendary candidates tournament of 1953, candidates cycle of 1970-1972, and Match of Century of 1970, passed away in St. Petersburg.

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On a gloomy Sunday, November 27, the chess world was shocked by the tragic death of the Russian young and talented grandmaster Urii Eliseev (1996-2016). But disasters come treading on each other’s heals…

The young Russian Grandmaster Urii Eliseev died in a tragic accident after falling from the 12th floor of apartment building in Moscow.

Born in 1996, Eliseev was U16 Russian and world champion in 2012, winner of the 2013 RSGU Cup and the 2016 Moscow Open.

Source: Russian Chess Federation

Deepest condolences to the family and friends of Urii Eliseev.

After two very successful editions, the Etna International Chess Festival returns to Hotel Biancaneve in Nicolosi, on the slopes of the volcano, for the third event that will take place from 3-9th December.

No doubt players and guests will be treated to a memorable chess and tourist experience knowing that the organiser of the highly acclaimed events, Mr Alessandro Monaco, is also taking care of the first edition of this new tournament in co-operation with Mrs. Agata Campisi Marzaduri from the local chess club of Nicolosi.