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The Chess Club Gardena is delighted and proud to be hosting from 4th to 11th of June 2016 for the third time an important international chess tournament in Ortisei with a prize fund of 10,000 Euros.

That much is certain that thanks to the success of the two previous editions, together with our regional and national partners, we will do our utmost in order to guarantee a memorable and joyous event in 2016 Chess Festival.

The final stage of the The FIDE Online Juniors World Blitz Championship Semifinal was held on 22nd October, at 13:00 GMT/UTC, on the official FIDE Online platform.

The American Wesley So keeps alone the leading position 8th Bilbao Masters 2015 after playing, with blacks, against the al Dutch Arish Giri, in the Second Round of the tournament, that will end the following Sunday, after six rounds.

A very first experience that left everyone amazed: the FIDE Skills Management Committee was guest of honor at the Milan Stock Exchange.

The new commission of FIDE, Skills Management Committee and its president Roberto Mogranzini were invited by the Milan stock exchange to hold a seminar during the TOL Expo, a three-day gathering dedicated to the improvement and innovation the world of trading.

Egyptian Grandmaster Ahmed Adly won the 10th Mediterranean Individual Championships 2015 that was held from 16-25th October at Riviera Grand Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon.

Adly collected 7,5/9 points, leaving the silver medalist GM Mohamed Haddouche (Algeria) and bronze medalist FM Anastasios Pavlidis (Greece) half a point behind.

The 5th edition of the Zurich Chess Challenge is set to take place from 12-15th February 2016 at the Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville in Zurich, Switzerland.

The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 resumed on Monday with the games of round two.