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From 12 to 16 July 2016 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Tehran, Iran, by the Iranian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The lecturer of the Seminar was IA Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh (IRI), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Shohreh Bayat (IRI).

The language of the Seminar was English, with translation in to Persian.

Forty four (44) Arbiters from Iran and Iraq attended the seminar and all of them participated in the examination test held after the lectures.

From 3 to 5 August 2016 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, by the US Chess Federation and under auspices of FIDE.

The International Chess Festival “Terre degli Elimi” 2016 concluded with a closing ceremony at the conference hall of Palazzo Sales in Erice, Italy.

The growth in participation in this traditional festival is expressed by 135 participants with a number of foreign players from 10 different nations.

Women’s World Chess Champion Hou Yifan visited the legendary Vicente Calderon stadium where she attended training session of Atlético Madrid and met with striker Fernando Torres.

The International Chess Festival Baku Open 2016, dedicated to the Independence Day of Republic of Azerbaijan, will take place from 17-26th September at the AF Hotel near Caspian Sea.

The Festival is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry and Azerbaijan Chess Federation. The total prize fund is 25,000 USD and the first place is 6,000 USD worth.

The Tournament A is open for the players rated higher than 2250 FIDE and for women rated higher than 2100. Last year winner was GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami.

Stockfish, the open source engine by Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Gary Linscott, et al. , has surged ahead in the standings of the Top Chess Engine Championship.