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Text and photos: IM/ WGM Alina l’Ami

The 26th Torneo Internacional Carlos Torre Repetto In Memoriam is taking place from 18-22nd December at the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya Calle in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Polonia Wroclaw Chess Club, under the patronage of the European Chess Union and the Polish Chess Federation, organizes the European Rapid & Blitz

The 26th Torneo Internacional Carlos Torre Repetto In Memoriam is taking place from 18-22nd December at the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya Calle in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

The event consists of seven sections:
- Magistral, open to all players, 9 round Swiss
- Yucatan, for elo 1700-1900 players, 7 round Swiss
- Merida, for elo 1500-1700 players, 7 round Swiss
- Kukulcan, U1500 players, 7 round Swiss
- U8, 6 round Swiss
- U10, 6 round Swiss
- U12, 6 round Swiss

The 1st International Chess Tournament Tortoreto Lido is scheduled to take place from 26th May to 2nd June, 2015, in Villaggio Salinello, Lungomare Sirena 642, 64018 Tortoreto Lido (TE) – Italy.

Open A is reserved for the players with FIDE rating over 2000. Tournament system is 9 rounds, Swiss system, 90’ x 40 moves + 30’ until the end + 30’’ per move.

From 6-9th December 2014 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Saurimo, Angola, by the Angola Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The lecturer was IA Carlos Dias (POR), FIDE Lecturer.

The lectures were in Portuguese language.

Seventeen (17) Arbiters from Angola participated in the Seminar and fifteen (15) of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

Exclusive interview by Chessdom with Susan Polgar, Director or SPICE & Head Coach of the Webster University Chess Team.

Hello Susan! I realize that you are very busy preparing your teams for the 2014 PanAm InterCollegiate Chess Championship. Thank you for taking time out from your busy schedule to do this interview.

From 5 to 7 December 2014 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Ankara, Turkey, by the Turkish Chess Federation, under auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar was the Meeting Hall of the Turkish Chess Federation in Ankara.

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Zoltan Almasi visited the World Youth Chess Olympiad in Gyor.

He shared his views on Olympic team spirit, high-speed cars and his coming simul challenge against the young talents of the WYCO.

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Grandmaster Pavel Maletin claimed the 2014 Russian Rapid Cup after beating Alexander Riazantsev 2-1 in the final match.