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The 6th HDBank Cup International Chess Open 2016 is set to take place from 8-13th March at the First Hotel, 18 Hoang Viet Str, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

The Annual SPF Girls’ Invitational, in its 13th year, is the most prestigious All-Girls event in the United States. It is also the first All-Girls event approved and sanctioned by the USCF back in 2003. It is an invitational event, and will once again be held at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri).

July 23 (arrival day) – 28, 2016
$200,000+ in scholarships + $7,500 cash prizes

On March 2, 2016, His Excellency Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, Ambassador of France in Russia, presented Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, with the Legion of Honor.

The award ceremony took place in the building of the first chess museum in Russia, located at 14 Boulevard Gogol in Moscow.

The Bilbao Chess Grand Slam Masters Final 2016 will take place between the 20th and 30th July, its organizing committee has announced today.

The Bilbao Chess Grand Slam Masters Final 2016 will take place between the 20th and 30th July, its organizing committee has announced today.

The first game of the Women’s World Championship Match between Mariya Muzychuk and Hou Yifan finished in a draw after 31 moves and 3 hours of play.

The 48th International Women’s GM Tournament is taking place from March 3-11, 2016, in Serbian capital Belgrade.

The Women’s World Chess Championship Match between Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) and Hou Yifan (China) is being held from 1-19th March, 2016, at the Potocki Palace in Lviv, Ukraine.

The third day of the 2016 IMSA Elite Minds Games – Blitz saw a dramatic change on the top of both tournament sections.