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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

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.

Prinsenstad Weekendroernooi Chess Tournament is going to take place 18-20 April 2014 in Holland. Games will be live daily on Chessdom.com with triple engine analysis.

The Chess Olympiad Tromsø 2014 announces the side events which will take place along with the main competition.

- 9 Blitz tournaments: Prizes in each tournament. Overall Prizes for best total performance in the tournaments. Total prize fund 60,000 NOK (7250 EUR)

- 1 Tournament over 3 days. Total prize fund 40,000 NOK (4800 EUR)

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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.

Live Games Open / Live Games Women

Vijay Kumar presents the round 1 video

ChessBet.com, the leading website for predictions on major chess events, has launched a new promotion for Shamkir 2014 – Gashimov Memorial – where one can compete for multiple prizes.

Stockfish 080414 (3135) continues its victorious series and remains leader of the most prestigious computer competition TCEC Season 6 – Stage 3.