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The Superfinals of 70th Russian men’s championship and 67th Russian women’s championship are taking place on December 2-15 at the State Museum of Political History of Russia (2-4, Kuybysheva St., Saint Petersburg).

The Russian Chess Superfinal 2017 is going to take place December 3-14. It is the top event for Russian chess and includes GM Sjugirov, GM Inarkiev, GM Matlakov, GM Tomashevsky, GM Fedoseev, GM Rizantsev, GM Malakhov, GM Romanov, GM Vitiugov, GM Svidler, GM Volkov, and GM Dubov.

The 67th Russian Women’s Championship Superfinal takes place in the in St. Petersburg, December 3-14, 2017. The participants list includes GM Valentina Gunina, WGM Goryachkina, WGM Pogonina, WGM Girya, WIM Shuvalova, IM Bodnaruk, IM Ovod, IM Galliamova, IM Kovalevskaya, IM Kashlinskaya, WFM Gritsayeva, and IM Nechaeva.

It was a peaceful day at the Google Headquarters in London, which hosted round one of the London Chess Classic.

The day started slowly with three symmetrical positions out of the opening. It seemed that the only game that had any promise of producing a decisive result was the battle between Carlsen and Caruana until the game between Anand and Nakamura steered itself toward murkier waters. Unfortunately, neither Carlsen nor Anand were able to drive the full point home and now all the players have equal points.

By Romualdo Vitale

On the same day the 2017 FIDE World Junior and Girls Under 20 chess championship started, I was designated as an arbiter and put in the sector of the DGT live boards.

Best female player of all times, Judit Polgar, speaks about the importance of Chess in Schools projects.

The 3rd ECU School Chess Teacher training course took place in PODIT Educational and Chess Center in Budapest, from 25th-26th November.

The course comprised two days of interactive presentations, group discussions and practical exercises with focus on the teaching aspects of chess.

Latvian Finance Minister and leader of the national women’s chess team GM Dana Reizniece-Ozola applied for the position of Eurogroup president on Thursday, Reuters reported.

The president of the group is referred to as the “President of the eurozone”.

By Romualdo Vitale

The 2017 FIDE World Junior and Girls Under 20 chess championship is over and on my way home I’m trying to recollect all the amazing things that happened in these two weeks.

Fideacademy, that kindly invited me as press officer, offered me the possibility to interview GM Vladimir Potkin, one of the coaches of the Russian delegation. I assure you it can be intimidating to have your first interview with such an important player.

The Icelandic Chess Federation and the European Chess Union are organizing the European Fischer Random Cup 2018 during the Reykjavik Chess Open.

The event will take place on Bobby Fischer’s birthday 9th March at Harpa in Reykjavik.

The tournament is open for everyone, but the highest ranked European player will be European Champion in Fischer Random chess.