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The 36th edition of Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov Cup is scheduled to take place from 30th May to 9th June, 2014 in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

The event will be a a 9 round Swiss with a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission announces the list of participants of the Chicago workshop for the training of the International Arbiters.

The Icelandic Chess Championship 2014 (Candidate Section) is taking place from 23rd May to 1st June, 2014 in Kopavogur, Iceland.

Top seed is FM David Kjartansson (2342). See the full list of participants here or visit the official website.

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IM Vikramditya Kulkarni staved off a grim challenge from top-seeded IM Aditya Udeshi in the final round of Kotak Mahindra Bank International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament to win the championship with a score of 7.5 points.

Playing White, Vikramaditya went for the solid set-up of English opening and a draw was sufficient for him to become the champion. IM Aditya Udeshi used all his experience but Vikramditya was equal to the task and draw was agreed after 44 moves.

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The Russian Rapid Chess Championship for men and women took place on 19-20 May, 2014 in Saint Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia.

The event was split into two sections – Men’s Open in 9 rounds and Women’s 9-round Swiss tournament.

GM Pavel Maletin was the best player in the Men’s Section with 6.5/9 points, leaving the nearest contenders half a point behind.

The Asian Nations Cup for men is taking place from 20rd to 30th May, 2014 in the city of Tabriz, Iran.

The event is open to all chess federations in FIDE zones 3.1 to 3.7. It is a team championship, where the teams can participate with 4 players plus 1 reserve. The format of the tournament is a 7 round Swiss.

Special thanks for the information to Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh.

The Asian Nations Cup for women is taking place from 20rd to 30th May, 2014 in the city of Tabriz, Iran.

The event is open to all chess federations in FIDE zones 3.1 to 3.7. It is a team championship, where the teams can participate with 4 players plus 1 reserve. The format of the tournament is a 7 round Swiss.

Top seed is the team of China.

Special thanks for the information to Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh.