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The European Amateur Chess Championship will be held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from August 8 (day of arrival) through August 17 (day of departure) 2015.

The tournament will be held in the Palace of Army Officers (Mickeviciaus str. 19, Kaunas, Lithuania). The official accommodating hotels will be Daniela Hotel (4*) and Kaunas Hotel (4*).

The 4th Llucmajor International Chess Open is taking place from 10-17th May, 2015, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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

The 2015 edition of Deltalift Open is taking place on 14-16th May, 2015, in Tylosand, a locality situated in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County, Sweden.

The event is an 8-round Swiss FIDE tournament with the participation of 190 players from 7 different countries, including 8 GMs.

The strongest Icelandic Chess Championship in history is taking place from 14-24th May, 2015, in Reykjavik (Harpa) Iceland.

8 GMs and 7 former previous winners of the Championship will be vying in a 12-player round-robin tournament with an average Elo rating of 2461 and tempo of play 90′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″.

The 10th American Continental Chess Championship is taking place from 15-24th May, 2015, in the Telecommunications Tower (ANTEL Tower), in Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay.

The event is organized by the Uruguay Chess Federation (FUA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Montevideo Municipality and ANTEL Telecommunications company.

The 10th American Continental Chess Championship is scheduled to take place from 15-24th May, 2015, in Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay.

@FabianoCaruana
Important news: I’ve decided to play once again for the United States.

ST. LOUIS, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The United States Chess Federation (USCF) today announced that Fabiano Caruana has initiated the application process to change chess federations, which, when approved, will allow him to play for the United States. Fabiano, who has dual citizenship in the United States and Italy, has been playing for the Italian Chess Federation for a number of years.

IM Emory Tate won in great attacking style the first Pathena Open Chess Tournament, organised in the first week of May in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In the seven-round tournament he was the best player and after six rounds it was already clear that he would be the winner.

The FIDE World Schools Championship held at the Dusit Thani Beach Resort in Pattaya, Thailand from 7-14 May 2015 has entered the decisive phase.

After six rounds of play, with the social nite and blitz championships over, three tense single round games will determine the 2015 winners and perhaps also show us new big talents in chess.

The 8th edition of Paleochora Open Chess tournament will be held from 17-24th July 2015, in Paleochora town, part of the Mediterranean island of Crete.

The event is organized by the Municipality of Kantanos – Selino and Chania Chess Academy, in collaboration with the Region of Chania and Greek Chess Federation.