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The Estonian Sports Association Kalev organizes the 23rd International Rapid Chess Tournament Paul Keres Memorial on 10-12 January at the Sokos Hotel Viru, 4 Viru Square, Tallinn, Estonia.

Following an initiative started in 2013 the FIDE Events Commission is supporting establishment of new competitions and events aiming for a further development.

The Swiss Chess GP will consist of eight blitz tournaments to be played throughout the year.

The first event is scheduled to start at 16:00h on 25th January at the Schachmuseum (Chess Museum), Industriestrasse 10 in Kriens.

The tournament format is 9-round Swiss with the time control 5-minutes per player.

The remaining events will take place on 1st March, 5th April, 3rd May, 5th July, 30th August, 8th November and 13th December.

All events will be counted for the annual ranking. The overall winner will receive a special prize.

Grandmaster and world under-18 bronze medalist Vaibhav Suri suffered a shock defeat at the hands of unheralded N Surendran in the opening round of the premier section of 12th Parsvnath Delhi International Grandmasters Chess Tournament that got underway here.

The 19th Open Chess Tournament “Bosnjaci” took place on 3-9th January at the chess club in Bosnjaci, Croatia.

The 9-round Swiss event attracted 105 players from BIH, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia. The total prize fund was 5000 EUR.

Grandmaster Emil Dizdarevic took a clear first place with 7,5/9 points.

Final standings:

Tata Steel 2014 is back with exciting chess and a strong lineup. This year the tournament changes format, name, and playing locations. From 2014 the event will be known as Tata Steel Masters 2014. It will include 12 players, a round will be played in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, another in the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, and the rest in Wijk Aan Zee.

FIDE handbook, Chapter 02 - Membership

Salem A.R. Saleh and Denis Khismatullin will play a 8 game classical time control friendly match from 07.01 to 15.01 in UAE. The match is organized by the UAE Chess Federation, and it is the first of series of matches of training matches for Salem A.R. Saleh with top Grandmasters. Chessdom Arena with triple engine analysis will be the official broadcaster of the match. More information of the main page of Chessdom