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The pairings for this year’s London Chess Classic, which is fast approaching, have been published.

Unlike last year, there was no need for a draw: In order to ensure an even distribution of colours over the whole Grand Chess Tour 2016, the pairings are the reverse of the Sinquefield Cup, meaning LCC wildcard Michael Adams gets St Louis wildcard Ding Liren’s pairings in reverse.

The 10th Mikhail Tal Memorial will be played in the Museum of Russian Impressionism (Moscow), one of the leading private museums in Russia.

The tournament will be opened on September 25, 2016, and will become the sixth event of the Chess in Museums project.

The World Youth Chess Championship 2016 is going to take place 21 September – 4 October in Ugra, Khanty Mansiysk. 191 girls and 221 boys representing 62 countries will participate in the world championships.

The World Youth Chess Championship 2016 is going to take place 21 September – 4 October in Ugra, Khanty Mansiysk.

Live games with analysis will be daily live on Chessdom.com and ChessArena.com with triple engine analysis by the TCEC engines Komodo, Houdini, and Stockfish.

The World Youth Chess Championship 2016 is going to take place 21 September – 4 October in Ugra, Khanty Mansiysk.

Live games with analysis will be daily live on Chessdom.com and ChessArena.com with triple engine analysis by the TCEC engines Komodo, Houdini, and Stockfish.

The participants of the FIDE World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships have arrived to Khanty-Mansiysk, the capital of Ugra.

The players and their accompanying persons were greeted in the airport in a traditional Russian way – with songs, accordion playing and local Siberian treats – nuts and cranberries.

The 1st Hainan International Chess Open Tournament will take place from 6th to 17th December in Danzhou, Hainan, China.

The event consists of the Open section for players rated over 1900 FIDE and Amateur section under 1900.

The last round of 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku and the final session of FIDE General Assembly took place on 13th September. The main topic of the discussion of delegates of member countries of FIDE was choosing the city that will host the Chess Olympiad 2020. Khanty-Mansiysk was bidding as the candidate city.

The World Chess Olympiad in Baku concluded last week and Sport-Express published a big interview with RCF President Andrey Filatov.

Debuts Three New Exhibitions Spanning Nearly Five Centuries of Chess & Art

Exhibits Open Thursday, September 29 and Feature Chess Sets from the Dr. George & Vivian Dean Collection, Highlights from the Permanent Collection and Loans from Prominent Institutions and Lenders​​

SAINT LOUIS (Sept. 16, 2016) — This month, the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) in Saint Louis celebrates its five year anniversary. The organization opened its doors in Saint Louis in 2011 and has since welcomed nearly 60,000 visitors from around the world.