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The CAS has completely dismissed the case brought by Silvio Danailov, Vladimir Sakotic and Sava Stoisavljevic against FIDE. The Ruling was as follows:

The JAPFA 3rd ASEAN Chess Championship was opened today in a Ceremony officiated by Agus Mulyano, JAPFA PR Director, Senator GM Utut Adianto, ACC (ASEAN Chess Confederation) and PERCASI (All Indonesia Chess Federation) Deputy President in attendance..

In his welcome speech, Agus Mulyano thanked the participants – both from ASEAN and Indonesia – for taking the time over the holiday period to come and play in the JAPFA 3rd ASEAN Championships 2015.

Chess is the first and only sport, recognized by the International Olympic Committee, which can be officially played online. FIDE Online Arena is the only official online chess platform of the World Chess Federation where online official games, tournaments, and World Championships can be played. All this with official international rating and titles.

Video by Vijay Kumar including interviews with Magnus Carlsen, David Howell, Pentala Harikrishna, Dronavali Harika and S P Sethuraman.

Quick Qatar Masters Open 2015 Round 2 highlights:

The Al Ain Chess Club is organizing the 4th Al Ain Chess Classic from 22-31st December 2015.

The 9-round Swiss tournament is taking place at the Al Ain Rotana Hili Hotel.

There are also special prizes for women, juniors, regional players and elo sections. The total prize fund is $ 57,000, with $13,000 reserved for the winner.

12th International Vandoeuvre Chess Open 2015 takes place in Nancy, France between December 19 and December 23 2015. The strongest Christmas tournament in France is being held for the 12th time.

GM Ralf Åkesson is the winner of Malmo Open 2015 with a near perfect 6.5 out of 7 points. The tournament took place from December 12 to December 14. The system used was 4 rounds of rapid chess, followed by 3 rounds of classical chess games.

The National K-12 Grade Championships took place in Orlando, Florida, USA from the 3rd of December to the 5th December. The event boasted a total attendance of 1725 preregistered players, the highest total since 2003.

The National K-12 Grade Championships took place in Orlando, Florida, USA from the 3rd of December to the 5th December. The event boasted a total attendance of 1725 preregistered players, the highest total since 2003.