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From 3 to 10 August 2014, during the 41th Chess Olympiad, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Tromso, Norway, by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission in cooperation with the Norwegian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The seminar was held in the venue of the Olympiad, in the DVIR Building.

The 21st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Masters Tournament is taking place from 20-29th August at the Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club in United Arab Emirates.

The main event of the Festival is Masters Tournament for foreign players rated above 2000 elo and all Abu Dhabi players.

The Abu Dhabi Blitz Tournament, part of the 21st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival, featured 108 participants from 26 countries.

After 11 rounds of play Grandmaster Aleksandr Rakhmanov from Russia took a clear first place with 9,5/11 points, narowly edging GM Yuriy Kuzubov (UKR) and IM Gagare (IND). Full standings below.

Video by Vijay Kumar, including the interview with the winner:

The 13th World University Chess Championship 2014 is in progress in the splendid city of Katowice, center of science, culture, industry, business, trade fair/exhibitions and transportation

The 6th and final tournament of the FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix 2013-2014 will take place from 24th August to 7th September at the world’s largest chess club in Sharjah (UAE).

Twelve players will compete in the round robin tournament. The event is organized by the Sharjah Cultural and Chess Club, FIDE and Global Chess MFZE. Top seeded is the World Champion GM Yifan Hou (China)

The 21st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Masters Tournament is taking place from 20-29th August at the Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club in United Arab Emirates.

The 2014 edition of Stockholm Open is taking place on 18-24th August 2014 in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and most populous city in Scandinavia.

The event is a 9-round Swiss Open consisting of 69 players from 8 different countries. Top seed is IM Jonathan Westerberg (SWE).

Official website

The 13th World University Chess Championship is taking place on 18-24th August 2014 in Katowice, a city in Southern Poland.