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On Thursday July 16th 2015 the Leiden Chess Tournament will be officially opened by city council Paul Laudy at the City Hall Square in Leiden.

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The Leiden Chess Tournament 2015 is taking place from July 16 – 26, in the Leiden Denksportcentrum.

The event is a 9-round Swiss open with total prize fund >  € 5500 and and tempo of play 90′/40 + 30′ + 30″.

Top seed is British champion GM David Howell 2698.

Society “Osmi Dan” from Pozarevac, Serbia, which gathers kids with Down syndrome and their parents, has decided to join forces with the local chess club “Dr Pera Mitrovic” and introduce chess to its members.

At the preliminary meeting the kids were delighted with the game, and following further consultation with “Osmi Dan” and the experts, it was agreed to start chess classes and playing sessions.

The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2015 takes place from 12th to 20th July in Vienna, Austria.

Mr. Christian Hursky and Mr. Johann Pöcksteiner from the Vienna Chess Federation opened the event together with Mrs. Marianne Klicka, President of the Vienna Parlament, and Mr. Kurt Jungwirth, the President of the Austrian Chess Federation.

The winner GM Yue Wang

The 6th Nongxin Cup Danzhou Masters 2015 took place from July 2-11, in Danzhou, China.

A tournament dedicated to the memory of Grandmaster Lev Polugaevsky took place from 3-11th July at the Polugaevsky Chess Club in Samara, Russia.

Jyväs-Shakki chess club organizes the 25th Heart of Finland Open Chess Tournament from 13-19th July at the JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä, Finland.

The 9-round Swiss tournament is ELO rated and it is possible to reach FIDE title norms.

Top seed is last-year’s champion GM Kaido Kulaots.

The Chilean Ministry of Social Development and the World Chess Federation (FIDE) signed the Social Initiative Chess Agreement to facilitate the integration of children, youth and vulnerable senior citizens through the game of chess.

The second qualifying tournament of the FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship 2015

OPorto Open 2015 is taking place from 13-19th July at the Hotel Beta in Porto, Portugal. The tournament is included in the National Circuit of Classic Chess of the Portuguese Chess Federation.

The 9-round Swiss event is organized by the Grupo de Xadrez do Porto, the oldest Portuguese chess club, as a celebration of its 75th anniversary.

148 players from 21 countries are vying for the total prize fund of 5000 EUR with 1000 EUR reserved for the winner.