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The FIDE Women World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 will be held from 21st April (arrival) to 29th Apri

The 13th Asian Continental Individual Open and Women’s Chess Championships are taking place 16th to 26th April 2014 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

The top five from the 2014 Asian Open Championship qualify for the 2015 World Cup. The 2014 Asian Women’s champion qualifies for the 2015 Women’s World Championship.

Chinese Grandmasters Yu Yangyi and Tan Zhongyi emerged winners of the Asian Blitz Championships that were held on 20th April at the Sharjah Chess Club.

The 45th International Ciudad de Mar del Plata open tournament dedicated to Marcel Duchamp was held on 12-19th April at the Casino Central, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires.

212 players from eight countries competed in the 9-round Swiss event.

GM Sandro Mareco and IM Sebastian Iermito shared the first place with 7,5 points each. Mareco took the winner’s trophy on better tie-break.

The Hou Yifan Express turned into a jet-propelled aircraft after today’s win over her main contender for the 1st place in Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix.

In a very entertaining and sharp game, the Chinese claimed the victory against the Russian Olga Girya and is now on 7,5/9 points, enjoying a two points lead of the second place.

The 13th Asian Continental Individual Open and Women’s Chess Championships are taking place 16th to 26th April 2014 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

The top five from the 2014 Asian Open Championship qualify for the 2015 World Cup. The 2014 Asian Women’s champion qualifies for the 2015 Women’s World Championship.

Shamkir Chess 2014, in memory of Vugar Gashimov, will bring together A memorial for Vugar Gashimov will bring together the world’s best players in Azerbaijan –  the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), world #5 Fabiano Caruana (Italy), world #7 Hikaru Nakamura (USA