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Sochi, 16 March 2014. – The FIDE Women’s World Championship starts today in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi.

Sixty-four chess players from 28 countries are taking part in the knockout context, which lasts until 7 April.

Jersey Chess Open 2015 is taking place March 15 – March 20 in Hotel Ambassadeur, St Clement Bay.

Top participants are GM Michal Krasekow, GM Eduardas Rozentaliz, GM Jahongir Vakhidov, GM Tamas Fodor, GM Mark Hebden, IM Jovanka Houska, etc. Chief arbiter is IA Adam Raoof.

Games will be live daily on Chessdom.com with computer analysis by the top TCEC engines Komodo, Houdini, and Stockfish.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants in the opening ceremony of the 2015 Women’s World Chess Championship.

The message reads, in part:

“Our country is justifiably proud of its chess traditions and has great experience in organising prestigious competitions of this kind. We will of course do everything possible to make sure that this championship is of the very highest level.

Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy and Allsport Management are organizing the 2nd International Grandmasters Chess Tournament from 15-24th March at the Indian Council For Cultural Relations, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata-71, India.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and ECF President Dominic Lawson met in London on 11 March 2015; also present were the Russian Federation President Andrei Filatov and colleagues.

The 2015 edition of the traditional chess tournament Reykjavik Open is taking place from 10-18th March at the Harpa Conference Hall.

A total of 274 players from 37 countries, including 42 Grandmasters and 30 International Masters, are taking part in the event.

Grandmaster L’ami Erwin NED 2605 is leading with 6,5/7 points.

Live games with analysis

The Women’s World Chess Championship takes place on March 17 – April 7 in Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana, Estosadok, CS Galactica, Achipsinskaya street 12.

The Croatian Individual Women’s Chess Championship was held from 9th to 15th March, 2015, in Djakovo, a city in Croatia.

The 2015 edition of the traditional chess tournament Reykjavik Open is taking place from 10-18th March at the Harpa Conference Hall.

A total of 274 players from 37 countries, including 42 Grandmasters and 30 International Masters, are taking part in the event.

The 9th Tashkent Open – Memorial of Georgy Agzamov is held from 10th to 20th March, 2015, in hotel “Shodlik Palace”, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The tournament is a 9-round Swiss with the time control 90 min + 30 sec increment from move one. The total prize fund is 20,000 US dollars.

The organization of the competition is carried out by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan.