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Kragerø Resort Chess 2018 was held from 21st to 25th February.
52 players took part in the A tournament.
The winner is the top seed GM Jon Ludvig Hammer with 7,5 points out of 9. He was leading during the whole tournament and deserved his title.

The 2018 Bunratty Chess Festival was held from 23 to 25 February. The venue was Bunratty Castle Hotel. It was divided in 4 sections. Masters over 2000, Challengers 1600 to 1999, Major 1200 to 1599, Minor under 1200.

5th International Karun Cup was held from 17 to 24 February in Ahvaz-Golestan. The tournament was divided in 3 sections.
Around 300 people took part in all the events.
The winner is GM Masoud Mosadeghpour with 7 out of 9, followed by GM Shahin Lorparizangeneh and GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami with 6,5 points.

final standings Karun Cup 2018

The Chilean Championship is a 12-player round-robin tournament taking place from 24 February to 4 March 2018 in La Prado. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Top seeded is GM Cristo Henriquez Villagra.

The 34th European Club Cup and the 23rd European Women Club Cup will be simultaneously held from 11th-19th October 2018 in Porto Carras, famous Greek seaside resort in Halkidiki.

The playing venue of the Championships will be the Congress Center of the Porto Carras Grand Resort and the official hotel of the event will be 5 stars hotel Sithonia.

Madrid Chess Conference 2018, organized by Madrid Chess Academy under the auspices of European Chess Union, will take place from 23rd-25th March in Madrid, Spain.

The Conference is conceptualized as the Educational Conference with main themes Scholastic chess and Educational chess, as well as resources how to improve Chess in Schools project. The Conference will comprise three days of interactive presentations and work groups.

57th Brazilian Women’s Chess Championship was heldfrom 17-23 February 2018 at Guanabara Club, Rio de Janeiro. The tournament was a 10-player round-robin in which each player has 90 minutes for all moves, with a 30-second per move increment from move one.

The Paraguayan Women’s Championship is a 7-round Swiss tournament taking place from 23-26 February 2018 in Luque. Players receive 60 minutes for the entire game, plus a 10-second increment starting from move one.

LCLA Mukubulo Open Chess Championships will be held from 23 to 25 February at Henry Courtyard Executive Lodge – Mansa, Zambia. The tournament is divided in 3 sections, Second Phase Trials Men’s Section, Second Phase Trials Women’s Section and Open Section.
250 players are expected to play.

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