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The 42nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2014 is set to take place on 12-20th July as an 8-player round robin tournament.

The event is organized by the City of Dortmund and the German Chess Federation. The playing venue is Orchesterzentrum NRW, Brückstraße 47, Dortmund, Germany.

The reigning TCEC Grand champion Stockfish 260614 is unstoppable in the FRC format of TCEC – Season 6.

The 32nd Greek Team Cup is taking place on 4-5th July, 2014 at Porto Rio Hotel, in Patras, Greece.

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The 7th International Chess Festival “Sport Summer 2014″ is taking place on 4-11th July in Hotel “Petrus” in Paraćin, Serbia.

World №2 Junior and European Rapid Champion GM Richard Rapport will spearhead the challenge.

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The 19th Sharjah Rapid International Chess Championship 2014 is taking place from 4th to 11th July 2014 at the Sharjah Chess Club in Sharjah, the third largest city in the United Arab Emirates.

The event is a 9-round Swiss with a time control 20′ + 10″, organized by Sharjah Chess & Culture Club under the patronage of Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Member of The Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On National Awards of the Russian Federation to Foreign Citizens.

The 2nd International Chess Festival Opatija 2014 is organized by the Chess Club “e4″ from 29th June to 6th July 2014 at Grand Hotel Adriatic in Opatija, Croatia.

The event is a 9-round Swiss with a time control 90′ + 30″ and prize fund in the amount of 5.000 €.

First seed is GM Emir Dizdarevic (BIH) 2509.

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Exclusive interview with Mr. Willy Iclicki – a player, FIDE arbiter and tournament organizer from Monaco, Belgian citizen, former FIDE Treasurer, ECU auditor, and Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili‘s campaign manager.

The 19th Sharjah Rapid International Chess Championship 2014 will take place from 4th to 11th July 2014 at the Sharjah Chess Club in Sharjah, the third largest city in the United Arab Emirates.