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The 17th Bulgarian Children’s Cup “The Queen of Tarnovo” breaks the participation record, gathering 255 players for the competitions that were held on 1st and 2nd of May, 2014 at hotel “Etar”, in the old Bulgarian capital Veliko Tarnovo.

The tournament was organized by Chess Club “Etar”, Bulgarian Chess Federation and Veliko Tarnovo Municipality in 4 Section (under 14, 12, 10 and 8), though the winners were 8 – 4 girls and 4 boys.

Following the qualification tournament in Barquisimeto, Venezuela Chess Federation has completed the teams for the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.

Open team:
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga 2646, IM Felix Ynojosa 2455, FM José Luis Castro 2313, IM Juan Rohl 2390 and FM Andrés Guerrero 2318.

Andrey Vovk

GM Andrey Vovk from Ukraine claims the 20th Cutro Open with 6,5/9 points, leaving the nearest follower half a point behind.

French island of Corsica will be once again a host of great chess events.

The 11th International Open Calvi will take place from 3rd to 4th of May, 2014, in Balagna, while 1st International Open Porticcio will be held from 6th to 11th May, 2014 at Hotel Club Marina Viva, in Porticcio.

Estonian Chess Championship is taking place from 28th April to 4th May, 2014, in Tallinn, Estonia. More information here

Estonian Women Championship is taking place from 28th April to 4th May, 2014, in Tallinn, Estonia. More information here.

The 7th edition of Beirut International Chess Open will be held from 5th to 14th May, 2014, in Beirut, the capital and the largest city of Lebanon.

The 14th edition of Malahide Millenium Tournament is taking place from 3rd to 5th May, 2014, at Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel, in Malahide, a coastal suburban town near the Irish capital Dublin.

The Latvian Open Chess Championship is taking part from 29th April to 5th May, 2014, in Riga, the capital and largest city of Latvia. The event is a 9 round Swiss Open with 30 players included. Top seeded is GM Igor Kovalenko.

See the list of participants here