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The city of Fredericia, located in the eastern part of Jutland peninsula in Denmark, will host Glenco Chess Tournament 2014 from 21st to 25th May, 2014. Official website

The event is an IM round-robin group, including 10 players:

The 22nd Sigeman Chess Tournament was organized by the Limhamn Chess Club on 15-19th May, 2014 at the classical Hipp Theater in Malmo, Sweden.

The 10th Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2014 was organized by the “BMS Skak” chess club from 14th to 18th May at the Tapeten, Magleparken 5, DK-2750 Ballerup, Denmark.

68 players from nine federations competed in the 9-round Swiss event.

IM Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen emerged clear winner with 7,0/9 points to earn his second GM norm and add 27 elo points.

The first edition of Iasi Open 2014 was held from 10th to 18th May, 2014 at Palas Mall, in the city of Iasi, known as the cultural capital of Romania.

The Team Chess Championship Croatian Cup 2014 took place from 14th to 18th May, 2014 at Bluesun Hotels & Resorts in the town of Bol on Island Brac, Croatia.

The 33rd edition of Zalakaros Chess Festival is scheduled to be held from 23rd to 31st May, 2014 in the Hungarian city of Zalakaros, famous for its thermal bath.

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The 4th edition of China Women Master Tournament took place from 5th to 13th May, 2014 in Xishan, China.

The show, for the moment, has been stolen. After the bloodiest day yet – eight fought-out decisions across 11 games and another nail-biting escape with a draw by reigning women’s champion Irina Krush – both U.S. Championship races have new frontrunners as the tournaments turn down the home stretch.

Article by Brian Jerauld

The Russian Chess Federation (RCF) is nominating Andrei Filatov, President of the RCF, to the post of Vice-President of FIDE (the World Chess Federation).

The next elections for the FIDE leadership, including the president and vice-presidents, will take place on 11 August 2014 in the Norwegian city of Tromsø during the World Chess Olympiad.