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The 10th Moscow Open Chess Festival is set to take place from 31st January to 9th February, 2014, at the Russian State Social University.

The legendary players Anatoly Karpov and Jan Timman will play a 4 games match, part of the Groningen Chess Festival 2013. Games start at 13:00 CET. You can follow them daily live with analysis on Chessdom.com

The cream of 350+ young chess talents across Maharashtra, including 110 FIDE rated players will be seen in action in Indian Chess School’s 1st Maharashtra Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament for Under-15 School to be held at Don Bosco High School, Matunga from 26-30 December, 2013.

The tournament is being conducted by Indian Chess School under the aegis of Bombay Chess Association, Maharashtra Chess Association and the All India Chess Federation. The performance of the players would be taken into account by FIDE (World Chess Federation) to determine their FIDE Ratings.

The Moscow Chess Federation is holding its first Superfinal Championship on 30-31st January, 2014, at the Russian State Social University.

The 10th Vandoeuvre International Open will take place on 26-30th December at the Parc des sports, rue de Gembloux à Vandoeuvre, in Nancy, France.

The event will consist of three playing groups – Open A (for players rated over 1900, valid for title norms), Open B (U2000) and Open C (U1500).

Open A and Open B will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system, while Open C will be completed over 5 double rounds on 28-30th December.

Grandmaster Rafael Leitao convincingly won the 80th Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto that was held from 13th to 21st December at the Hotel Cabo Branco Atlantic in João Pessoa, capital of Paraíba state.

Leitao collected 9,5 points from eleven games, leaving the nearest followers point and a half behind, to claim his 6th title of the Brazilian chess champion.

The UAE Chess Federation and Al Ain Chess Club, under the auspices of FIDE, organize the World Youth Chess Championships 2013 (Under 8, 10,12, 14, 16 and 18 years old – open and girls) scheduled 17 (arrival) – 29 (departure) December 2013 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

This is the live games page for girls U18. Live games will be daily with analysis on Chessdom.com

The UAE Chess Federation and Al Ain Chess Club, under the auspices of FIDE, organize the World Youth Chess Championships 2013 (Under 8, 10,12, 14, 16 and 18 years old – open and girls) scheduled 17 (arrival) – 29 (departure) December 2013 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

This is the live games page for boys U18. Live games will be daily with analysis on Chessdom.com

The Padova Chess Club organized the 16th International Open City of Padova on 15-22nd December.

The event consisted o three tournaments:
- Torneo Internazionale was a 9-round Swiss for the players rated 1800 and higher
- Open Weekend was a 6-round Swiss without elo restrictions held on 14-15th and 21-22nd December
- Torneo Weekend was a 6-round Swiss for the players rated under 2000 held on 14-15th and 21-22nd December

The UAE Chess Federation and Al Ain Chess Club, under the auspices of FIDE, organize the World Youth Chess Championships 2013 (Under 8, 10,12, 14, 16 and 18 years old – open and girls) scheduled 17 (arrival) – 29 (departure) December 2013 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

This is the live games page for boys U16. Live games will be daily with analysis on Chessdom.com