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International master Semen Lomasov with a brilliant result – 8 of 9 points – celebrates victory of the 2018 Moscow Open Men’s Cup of Russia.

Representatives of more than thirty countries play in the RSSU Mosow Open Cup. Today we were lucky to talk to international master Juan Carlos Guerrero, who arrived from distant Columbia.

Arab Individual Chess Champioship for juniors was held in Sharjah Chess Club, UAE from 28.01 to 03.02.

Arab Individual Chess Championship Women was held in Sharjah Chess Club, UAE from 27.01 to 03.02. WIM Amina Mezioud was the winner with 8 points out of 9.

Arab Individual Chess Championship was held in Sharjah Chess Club, UAE from 27.01 to 03.02.
In the men section the top seed Mohamed Haddouche won the title with 6.5 out of 9.

On February 3, the XIII Congress of the Russian Chess Federation took place in the Central Chess Club in Moscow. The Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation Pavel Kolobkov greeted the delegates at the start of the meeting.

Then the RCF President Andrey Filatov read a summary report, and after it a film about the Federation’s work in 2014-2018 was demonstrated.

Russian Chess Federation and Moscow Pedagogical State University signed the Agreement about cooperation. The signatures under Agreement were put by Rector Alexey Lubkov and President Andrey Filatov.

On January 31, 2018 the Moscow Pedagogical State University and the Russian Chess Federation signed the Agreement on cooperation with the purpose of consolidation of efforts for ensuring social request for introduction of chess to educational space of elementary school, ensuring mass training of teachers in technologies of teaching chess in fixed and after hours.

The grandmaster from Israel Tamir Nabaty is the sole leader of the 2018 Moscow Open Men’s Cup of Russia. After the victory over Nikolai Shukh from Russia in the seventh round he has 6,5 points.

Young Moscow chess players Nikita Afanasiev and Semen Lomasov are sharing the second place, remaining behind the leader at a half-step distance. Nine players scored 5,5 points.

2nd Marcel Duchamp Cup will be held from 2 to 8 February in Montevideo, Uruguay. The venue is Sala Roja y Foyer del Centro de Conferencias de la IMM, Montevideo.
There are more then 150 participants. The top players are GM Sandro Mareco, GM Gilberto Hernandez, GM Ulf Andersson, GM Salvador Alonso etc…

The Armenian Chess Federation is organizing an international open chess tournament, dedicated to the memory of GM Karen Asrian, which will take place on June 20-30, 2018, in the prominent resort town of Jermuk.

All interested chess players can participate in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The total prize fund is increased and amounts to AMD equivalent of $ 27,000.