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Sergey Karjakin, in his own words, is in good mood for the upcoming World Chess Championship 2016.

The 20th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament was organized by Stichting Schaak Walcheren from 6-13th August at the HZ University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen, Netherlands.

The 9-round Swiss tournament attracted 262 players from 15 countries, including 14 Grandmasters and 21 International Masters.

Local star Loek Van Wely emerged clear winner with an excellent score of 8,0/9 points to claim the top prize of 2000 EUR.

The 47th Annual Southern Chess Congress will be held from August 19-21, 2016, at the Sheraton Atlanta Downtown Hotel, 165 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia.

The event has 7 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800, Under 1600, Under 1400 and Under 1100. Each section has either a 3-day schedule (August 19-21) or 2-day schedule (August 20-21) to participate in.

French Grandmaster Andrei Istratescu is the winner of the main event of 9th Arad International Chess Festival that was held 6-12th August in Continental Hotel in Arad, Romania.

Istratescu collected 7,5 points from 9 rounds, leaving a large group of followers half a point behind.

The main event Railway Bank – Astra Open had 247 participants from 12 countries, including 7 Grandmasters and 22 International Masters.

The 1st Yerevan International Open Tournament is set to take place from 1-11th October, 2016, at the Chess Academy of Armenia in Yerevan.

The tournament is open to all Fide rated players and the playing format is 9-round Swiss system.

The entry fees range from 50-160 USD and the total prize fund is 16,000 USD. The winner will earn 3000 USD.

The organizers provide full board and part of travel expenses for 15 Grandmasters.

The Chess Club Brda, City of Split and Croatian Chess Federation are organizing the 6th Split Chess Open 2016 on 13-20th August at Hotel Zagreb in Split, Croatia.

The tournament system is 9-round Swiss and the total prize fund is 7500 EUR with 1300 EUR reserved for the winner.

Among the 192 registered players from 24 countries there are 8 Grandmasters and 7 International Masters.

Last year ten players shared the first place.

The 1st East Asian Youth Chess Championship has been completed in the city of Kangwon-do, South Korea. Something of importance was the South Korean Chess Federation President, In Suk Hyun, invited the North Korean Chess Federation to join the East Asian Youth Championships.

The tournament had 14 countries represented from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam.