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The 11th Deltalift Open – Inbjudan 2014 took place from 29th to 31st May, 2014 at the Tylosand Hotel in the city of Halmstad, situated on the Swedish west coast.

The event was an 8 round Swiss Open with a first prize of 12 000 SEK.

The 33rd Zalakaros Chess Festival was held from 23rd to 31st May, 2014 in the Hungarian city of Zalakaros, famous for its thermal bath.

The 67th Russian Individual Chess Championship for men – Higher League will take place from 3rd to 13th June, 2014 in the city of Vladivostok, the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean.

It will be a 9 round Swiss Open with a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

The tournament has a qualifying character. The top five players will qualify to play the Russian Superfinal 2014.

The 64th Russian Individual Chess Championship for women – Higher League will take place from 3rd to 13th June, 2014 in the city of Vladivostok, the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean.

It will be a 9 round Swiss Open with a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

The tournament has a qualifying character. The top five players will qualify to play the Russian Superfinal 2014.

The Chess Insider online magazine continues with the Norway Chess 2014 editions.

Norway Chess 2014 will start with a blitz tournament. The games will be played at the beautiful Flor & Fjære, and the event is a single round robin.

No Logo Norway Chess 2014 Blitz 2014 starts today at 17.00 CET. Scroll down for the full pairings and do not forget to place your predictions for Norway Chess at Chessbet and win free prizes.

The 2nd International Chess Festival Cesme Open 2014 is scheduled to take place from 14th to 19th June, 2014 in Cesme, a beautiful coastal Turkish city, situated 85 km west of Izmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey’s Aegean Region.

Georgian Grandmaster Merab Gagunashvili emerged clear winner of the Elite section of the 6th KIIT International Chess Festival, that was held on 24-31st May in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Gagunashvili concluded the event with 8,0/10 points, half a point ahead of the nearest followers, to take the winner’s trophy and top prize of RS 3,00,000/-

The Elite section featured 147 players from 19 federations, including 24 Grandmasters.