Σκακιστικά νέα

On 6, 7 and 13 February 2016 the 46th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held, organized by the Chess IQ Academy (USA) and under the auspices of FIDE.

The 4th Polish-Hungarian Friendship Tournament in Katowice attracted almost 600 players from twelve different countries.

There were 21 grandmasters who took part in the OPEN tournament with over 240 players.

Jamie Kenmure informs about the lineups of the Australian teams for the 42nd Chess Olympiad to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The 17th European Women’s Individual Chess Championship will take place from 26th May to 8th June at the complex Comandor-Amiral in Mamaia, Romania.

The Championship is organized by the Romanian Chess Federation, “Mind Games & Events” Sports Association, under the auspices of European Chess Union.

The 2016 Latvia Chess Championships for men and women were held from 30th April to 6th May in Riga.

The men’s section was 9-round Swiss with 29 participants and women’s section was 7-round Swiss with 17 players.

IM Vladimir Sveshnikov won the men’s championship with 7,0 points. IM Nikita Meskovs is second with 6,5 points, and last year champion GM Arturs Neiksans took the bronze with the same score but weaker tie-break.

The Silver Lake Chess Festival 2016 will take place from 19-26th June in Danubia Park Hotel on Silver Lake, Serbia.

After the announcement of my candidacy for the presidency of the French Chess Federation on my site Chess and Strategy, I come back to you as agreed to make a first point of stage.

The 10th international Wunsiedel Schachfestival takes place 5-8 May in Wunsiedel. A total of 270 players participate, 17 of them Grandmasters.

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