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The Top Chess Engine Championship TCEC Season 8 is in progress and eight rounds have already been completed.

The Portugal Open 2015 is taking place from August 30th to September 5th, at Escola Secundária Sebastião e Silva, in Oeiras, Portugal.

The event is a 9-round Swiss open with tempo of play 90′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″.

110 players from 13 different countries will take part in the event. Top seed is Russian GM Vladimir Epishin (2558).

The 2015 Atlantis Open is taking place from August 27-30, in Groningen, the largest city in the north of the Netherlands.

The event is 7-round Swiss open with top seed GM Sipke Ernst (2552).

Tournament website/ Standings and statistics

The 22nd Abu Dhabi Chess Festival is taking place from August 23-31, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The Festival consists of the Masters, Open, Juniors, Blitz, Family and Homeland Protectors tournaments.

The main event is the 9-round Swiss Masters, open for players rated 2000 Elo or above. 147 players from 35 different countries, including 57 Grandmasters, compete in this section.

The Lebanese Chess Federation, on behalf of the FIDE, invites your Federation to participate in the 10th Mediterranean Individual Men and Women’s Chess Championships – Normal and

The 22nd Abu Dhabi Chess Festival is taking place from August 23-31, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The Festival consists of the Masters, Open, Juniors, Blitz, Family and Homeland Protectors tournaments.

The main event is the 9-round Swiss Masters, open for players rated 2000 Elo or above. 147 players from 35 different countries, including 57 Grandmasters, compete in this section.

The 22nd Abu Dhabi Chess Festival is taking place from August 23-31, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The Festival consists of the Masters, Open, Juniors, Blitz, Family and Homeland Protectors tournaments.

The main event is the 9-round Swiss Masters, open for players rated 2000 Elo or above. 147 players from 35 different countries, including 57 Grandmasters, compete in this section.

Vijay Kumar kindly provides round 4 video including interviews with players and organizers.

From 21 to 26 July 2015 the 43rd Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held, organized by the Chess Federation of Honduras and under the auspices of FIDE.

The 3rd Golden Apricot Chess Tournament is taking place from August 25-30, 2015, at the Ataturk Sports Hall, in Malatya, Turkey.

The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

Top seed is Dutch player GM Sergei Tiviakov (2611).

The 2015 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships are scheduled to take place from October 9-15, at the Bolle Meierei, in Berlin, Germany.