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Estonian Sports Association Kalev organizes the XXIV international „Paul Keres Memorial” in Rapid Chess on 9-11th January 2015 at the Sokos Hotel Viru, in Tallinn, the capital and largest city of Estonia.

The chess festival is held in two stages and in addition will be held the blitz tournament.

The International Rapid Chess Tournament “Paul Keres Memorial” 2015 is taking place on 9-11th January 2015 at the Sokos Hotel Viru, in Tallinn, the capital and largest city of Estonia.

The chess festival is held in two stages and in addition will be held the blitz tournament.

Tata Steel Chess 2015 pairings of Groups A and B are drawn on Friday, 9th of January. Scroll down to see the full pairings for the tournament, Group B (Challengers) schedule is already known, while the Group A (Masters) is expected later today.

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The 5th Annual Austin Chess Club Championship was held on 2-4th January, 2015, at the Bridge Center of Austin, 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd., Austin, Texas, USA.

The 3rd Annual Boston Chess Congress will be held from 9-11th January, 2015, at the Hyatt Harborside at Logan Airport, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston, Massachusetts.

The event has 6 sections: Premier, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500 and Under 1300. All sections have either 3-day (January 9-11) or 2-day (January 10-11) schedules to play in.

The event has a $12,000 prize fund, based on 220 paid entries, with $8,000 minimum guaranteed.

The Gulf Coast New Year’s Open was held from 2-4th January, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport in Fort Myers, Florida, USA.

The tournament format was 5-round Swiss in six sections: Open (FIDE rated), U2100, U1800, U1600, U1350 and U1100.

The 13th Parsvnath International Chess Festival is taking place on 9-16th January 2015 in the Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.

The Chess World Cup 2015 will be played in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 10 September to 4 October 2015. It will be a 128-player knockout chess tournament. The finalists will qualify for the 2016 Candidates Tournament.