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Van Foreest vs. Timman Unive Hoogeveen Match is taking place from October 18-24, 2015, in Hoogeveen, Netherlands.

The 16-year-old Dutch talent IM Jorden Van Foreest (2548) will play against the experienced GM Jan Timman (2562) in a 6-round match format to decide the winner.

The 19th Hoogeveen Open Chess Tournament is taking place from October 17-24, in Hoogeveen, Netherlands.

The event is a 9-round Swiss open with total prize fund in the amount of € 7,500 and first prize of € 3,000.

Top seed is Indian player GM Abhijeet Gupta (2629).

The 2015 Haarlem Masters Tournament is taking place from October 17-25, at the Stedelijk Gymnasium, in Haarlem.

The event is a 10-player round-robin tournament with the participation of: IM Klekowski, Maciej (POL), FM De Jager, Jaap (NED), Yankelevich, Lev (GER), IM Bosboom, Manuel (NED), FM Erwich, Frank (NED), FM Van der Lende, Ilias (NED), Brink, Barry (NED), IM Rooze, Jan (BEL), Duijn, Rob (NED) and Molinaroli, Martin (GER).

The FIDE Online Juniors World Blitz Championship Semifinal was held on October, 8, 2015 on the official FIDE Online platform.

The 2015 Puerto Rico Men’s Chess Championship is taking place from October 9-18, in Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Bayamon.

The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

Top seed is IM Alejandro Montalvo Rosario.

Tournament website/ Standings and statistics

The 41st Guernsey Chess Festival is taking place from October 18-24, 2015, at the Peninsula Hotel, Guernsey.

The event is a 7-round Swiss open, sponsored by Intertrust Guernsey. The time control is 100′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″, while the prize is £1,200.

Englishman GM Mark Hebden (2490) heads the field of 71 players from 11 different countries.

After a very successful first edition, the Etna Chess Festival comes back again to Hotel Biancaneve in Nicolosi, on the slopes of the volcano, for its second edition.

The 4th Memorial Gonzalez is taking place from October 10-18, 2015, in Madrid, Spain.

The event is a 9-round Swiss open with tempo of play 90′ + 30″. 73 players from 16 different countries take part in the tournament, including 11 GMs, 1 WGM, 7 IMs, 13 FMs and 2 WFMs.

Top seed is GM Robert Hovhannisyan (2630) from Armenia.

SAINT LOUIS (October 14, 2015) – American chess is getting stronger and is on the rise.