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The traditional match between the national chess teams of Russia and China starts in Moscow. The opening ceremony of the friendship tournament, which was established in 2001, was held on 10 June 2016 at the Botvinnik Central House of Chess (14/1 Gogolevski Boulevard).

Game dates: June 11-15. Games will begin at 3pm Moscow time. The match will be held on 10 boards (5 men and 5 women), according to the Scheveningen system. The team with the most points will be declared the winner.

The FIDE Commission for the Disabled (DIS) held its first meeting for 2016 in Tallinn, Estonia on 2-3rd June.

The main topic was the discussion on new regulations of FIDE DIS events and standardization of all DIS events with FIDE requirements.

The final drafts will be submitted for approval during the next FIDE Congress in Baku, 4-14 September 2016.

The rapid portion of the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour came to an end in Paris, and what a day it was!

Report by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan

The traditional match between the national chess teams of Russia and China starts in Moscow. The opening ceremony of the friendship tournament, which was established in 2001, was held on 10 June 2016 at the Botvinnik Central House of Chess (14/1 Gogolevski Boulevard).

Game dates: June 11-15. Games will begin at 3pm Moscow time. The match will be held on 10 boards (5 men and 5 women), according to the Scheveningen system. The team with the most points will be declared the winner.

The final of 2016 Belaya Ladya scholastic team competition ended on June 8 in Sochi. The team from China secured first place with a round to spare, however, second and third places were contested in a tense struggle.

In the last round, Moscow lost to China 1-3, St. Petersburg defeated Volgograd Region 2.5-1.5, Sverdlovsk Region defeated Moscow Region-2 2.5-1.5, Israel lost to Armenia 1-3, and Latvia defeated Novosibirsk Region 2.5-1.5.

GM Iotov analyses the Grand Chess Tour in Paris, starting with the Carlsen – Nakamura game from round 5. Replay the games here with computer analysis

Emilio Cordova from Peru is crowned American Continental Champion after winning the tournament in El Salvador with 9,0/11 points.

The 2016 Continental Championship was held from 28th May to 5th June, 2016, at the CIFCO in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Capablanca Memorial – Elite group

Capablanca Memorial – Premier group

Grandmaster Ivan Ivanisevic from Serbia has won the main section of the 35th Zalakaros Chess Festival that was held from 27th May to 4th June, 2016, in Zalakaros, Hungary.

The event was organized by the Hungarian Chess Federation and Zalakaros City Council, under the patronage of Mr. Tamás Seszták, President of the Hungarian Chess Federation, and Mr. Ferenc Novák, Mayor of Zalakaros.

The 21-years old Grandmaster Denis Kadric delighted the local fans in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, winning the 46th International Tournament “Bosna 2016″ that was held from 28th May to 3rd June.

Kadric took a clear first place with 7,5/9 points in the field of 132 players from 12 countries.