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22nd International Chess Festival “Lviv Tradition 2018” will be held from 11.06 (Monday) – 18.06 (Monday)
The event is part of the Ukraine Tour Chess Tournament Series 2018. Venue is Lviv-Briukhovychi Shyroka 4.

The tournament will be held from 18 – 25 July 2018, in Paleochora town, Crete.
Organizers: Municipality of Kantanos – Selino, Chania Chess Academy
CO – Organizers: Perfecture of Crete – Region of Chania, Greek Chess Federation

The Chess Communication in Heraklion, in cooperation with the HERAKLION ATHENS MUNICIPALITY, organizes the 21st Opening of Heraklion, which will take place in Heraklion, Attica from June 16th to 24th, 2018 with cash prizes of 2500 €, hosting in

The 19th Karpov Poikovsky tournament took place 26th May to 6th June 2018.

The Chess Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on behalf of the Asian Chess
Federation and FIDE, invites your Federation to participate in the 2018 Asian Nations Cup

London-based World Chess, the official organizer of the World Chess Championship Cycle, in partnership with FIDE, the sport’s governing body, has today published the ‘Call of Interest’ to find a host for the 2020 World Chess Candidates Tournament. Chess federations, sport or commercial organizations, cities and countries are encouraged to apply.

The Schaakweek Apeldoorn GM tournament is a 10 player Round Robin tournament.
The schedule of the tournament is:
June 7th – 12.00 Opening
June 7th to June 14th – 13.00 Rounds 1 to 8
June 15th – 11.00 Round 9

The candidate for FIDE President Georgios Makropoulos and his FIDE Forward team have officially announced the ticket for the upcoming elections.

The 1st Longtou Cup “Belt and Road” Chess Open was held in Qinhuangdao, China from 26 May to 4 June.
80 players took part in the tournament.
The winner is GM Wang Hao with 7,5 points out of 9.