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The 1st International Open Chess Tournament “Eretria 2014″ will be held from 26th August to 2nd September in the conference center of the 4-star “Eretria Village” Hotel, near the ancient city of Eretria on the island of Evia, 95 km north of Athens airport.

The tournament will be FIDE rated Swiss system in 9 rounds, open to all chess players. Time limit per player: 90 min (40 moves) + 30 min + 30” increment from move one.

Starting daily at 9:45 CET, live on Chessdom.com with computer analysis by the top world engines Komodo, Stockfish, and Houdini.

Gyula Sax 08.06.1951-25.01.2014

Hungarian Grandmaster (1974). Coach. Hungarian Champion in 1976 and vice champion in 1974. European Junior Champion in 1972 and Hungarian Junior Champion in 1970.

China Dragon, made up of a mixed team of Chinese players, tied with 50-50, a team of East European players, to jointly win the Blitz team event of the 2014 Tradewise Chess Festival played in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere on Thursday night.

Intrigues and mutual accusations in anticipation of the elections for the head of a large sports federation, are normal thing. But this year, nearly 8 months prior to the elections a huge scandal started, jeopardizing the reputation of no one else – but one of the greatest player in the history – Garry Kasparov.

The Municipality of Alajuela with the support of Association Robert James Fischer and FIDE organized the 5th International Chess Tournament Alajuela 2014 from 22-26th January 2014 in the cantoncentral Alajuela, Costa Rica.

The 9-round Swiss event attracted 120 participants from 14 countries. The field also included 7 Grandmasters and 10 International Masters.

Alexander Grischuk and Daria Charochkina emerged winners of the Moscow Championship Superfinals for men and women that were held on 30-31st January.

WGM Daria Charochkina finished clear first in the women’s event with 7,0/9 points. In the penultimate round Charochkina defeated her main opponent Valentina Gunina, who eventually landed on second place with 6,5 points.

Contact details of the Khanty-Mansiysk Organisers