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Pentala Harikrishna and Irina Krush talk through the strategy behind a couple of their memorable wins.

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Susan Polgar, Chairperson of FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM), interviewed Amy Lee, the woman behind Millionaire Chess, an instant success with the chess community.

The first round of the GRENKE Chess Classic 2015 was played on Monday at the Kulturhaus LA8 in Baden-Baden. All four games were drawn – replay with analysis.

The event continues until 9th February.

The leader of the Student-Grandmasters’ Cup of RSSU in Memoriam of Alexander Pochinok came to Moscow from the distant Indonesia.

On January 31 under the chair of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the meeting of the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) was held in Moscow.

The Presidents of the international federations of bridge, go, chess and draughts attended the meeting. The Deputy Minister of Sports of Russia, the Olympic Champion Pavel Kolobkov greeted the guests.

The 2nd edition International Prize from His Majesty King Mohammed VI takes place from 28th January to 5th February, 2015, at the Sacré Coeur Cathedral, in the splendid city of Casablanca, situated on the western part of Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean.

The Gibraltar Tradewise Festival 2015 is underway. Enjoy the photo report from the Battle of the Sexes Match, Round 6 and Tormund Blikra Vea Guitar Recital, kindly provided by John Saunders!

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Daily news broadcast featuring Irina Krush, Hikaru Nakamura, Elisabeth Pähtz, Veselin Topalov and many more elite chess players. Hosted by Tania Sachdev at the 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Open Chess Tournament.

The Baden-Baden Chess Centre (Schachzentrum Baden-Baden) is holding the GRENKE Chess Classic 2015 from 2nd to 9th February, 2015.

The Tradewise Batte of the Sexes takes place on 1st February, 2015, in the Caleta Hotel, in Gibraltar.

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