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World Blitz Championship 2015 LIVE!

The 2015 World Blitz Chess Championship is taking place from October 9-15, at the Bolle Meierei, in Berlin, Germany.

The event is organized by FIDE in collaboration with AGON – the World’s Chess Federation’s commercial partner, in a 21-round Swiss format, with a single game for each round.

Tournament website/ Standings and statistics

World Rapid Championship 2015 LIVE!

The 2015 World Rapid Chess Championship is taking place from October 9-15, at the Bolle Meierei, in Berlin, Germany.

The event is organized by FIDE in collaboration with AGON – the World’s Chess Federation’s commercial partner, in a 15-round Swiss format, with a single game for each round.

Tournament website/ Standings and statistics

GM Nazar Firman wins Isthmia Open 2015

The Korinthia Chess Academy “Argonaftis” organized the 5th International Tournament Isthmia 2015 on 18-25th August at the Poseidon Resort Hotel in Loutraki, Korinthia, Greece.

The main Open A for players rated over 1900 FIDE gathered 50 participants. GM Nazar Firman from Ukraine took a clear first place with 7,0/9 points to claim the top prize of 2000 EUR.

Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2015 – Videos

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 provided round one and round two videos.

First Arab Chess Olympiad Championships 2015 to be held in Agadir

AgadirThe Royal Moroccan Chess Federation has the honor to organize the 1st Arab Chess Olympiad Championships from October 1 to October 21, 2015, in the city of Agadir, Morocco.

GM Tamaz Gelashvili wins Manhattan Open on tie-break

The 14th Annual Manhattan Open was held from August 21-23, 2015, at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave. (32nd-33rd St, across from Penn Station), New York, NY.

The event had 6 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300 and Under 1000. The tournament format was 5-round Swiss, 40/110, SD/30, d10.

Hungary leads World-U16 Youth Olympiad

MongoliaThe World U-16 Youth Chess Olympiad in Ulaanbaatar is organized by the Mongolian Chess Federation (MCF) from 19th August (Arrival) to 29th August (Departure), 2015, at the  Chinggis Hotel, in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar.

Komodo, Gaviota, and Arasan lead TCEC Stage 1a

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Poster of TCEC Season 8 by Santiago Mendez. Click on the image for full size

IM Francesco Rambaldi wins Vienna Open on tie-break

The 19th Vienna Chess Open was held from 15-23rd August, 2015, at the Wiener Rathaus in Vienna, Austria.

The event was organized by the Wiener Schachverband and has attracted over 800 chess players accross four sections. The main Open A had 459 players from 43 countries, including 21 Grandmasters and 39 International Masters.

44th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar by Americas’ Chess Confederation

Official FIDE logoThe Americas’ Chess Confederation is going to organize an Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar, from 1 to 6 December 2015, under the auspices of FIDE.

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