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The Tromsø 2014 Chess Olympiad organisers have confirmed that the year’s biggest chess event will go ahead after 12 million Norwegian krone (almost 1.5 million euros) in additional funding was received from the Norwegian government.

We thank IM Erik Kislik from the U.S.

The traditional Ilyumzhinov Baltic Cup 2014 is starting on 6th June, 2014 in Liepaja, a city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea.

12 participants from the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) will take part in the event. First seed is the reigning Latvian champion for men GM Igor Kovalenko.

The 8th edition of BPB Limburg Open is scheduled to take part from 6th to 9th June, 2014 at the Sporthal De Geusselt in the city of Maastricht, in the Netherlands.

The Skaksamband Islands has announced the lineups for the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway.

The 30th European Club Cup and the 19th European Club Cup for Women will take place on 13-21st September, 2014, at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, Spain.

The championships will be held in 7 rounds, played in the Swiss system in accordance with the ECU Tournament Rules.

This competition is offering the possibility to achieve GM or IM-norms based on 7 games.

The 28th International Open Tournament Pula 2014 is taking place on 7-14th June at the Hotel Park Plaza Histria in Pula, Croatia.

The 9-round Swiss event is organized by the Chess Club Pula and Croatian Chess Federation. The total prize fund is 8750 EUR.

At the present, 185 players from 17 countries are registered to take part in the event. Among them are 8 Grandmasters and 13 International Masters.

The Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the participants in the traditional children’s tournament “White rook”. The opening ceremony took place on 2nd June, 2014 at OK “Dagomys”, in Sochi.

The team championship is a 9 round Swiss event with a time control 1 hour per player plus 10 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Following the qualification process, the Nigeria Chess Federation has announced the players which will represent the country at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.