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The 2016 Australian Chess Championships that runs from the 2-12 January 2016 and will be held at the Fitzroy Town Hall in the inner city suburb of Melbourne.

The New Zealand 2016 Open chess championship is going to take place 2nd–10th January in Devonport, New Zealand, at the National Chess Centre, 100b Victoria Rd. The event, the traditions of which date back to the year 1879, will be a festival incorporating also the 2016 Major Open (U2100), the Mad Morning Blitz, the New Zealand Junior Chess Open, the New Zealand Rapid Championship, the Lightning Blitz Championship, and multiple other side events.

The 39th Zurich Christmas Open took place on 26-30th December, 2015, at the Crowne Plaza in Zurich, Switzerland.

The 7-round Master Tournament, for players rated over 2000, had 105 participants from 18 countries, including 16 Grandmasters and 9 International Masters.

The 27th “Villa de Roquetas” International Chess Tournament is taking place from January 2-6, 2016, in Roquetas de Mar, Spain.

The event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE open tournament with first prize in the amount of 1,200 EUR.

Top seed is Armenian GM Karen Grigoryan (2602).

The 48th Greek Youth Chess Championship U20 is taking place from December 2-8, at Hotel Lucy****, in the city of Kavala.

The event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

Alexandros Papasimakopoulos (2224) heads the field of 9 players.

Official website/ Standings and statistics

The 2016 Greek Youth Chess Championship for girls U20 is taking place from December 2-8, at Hotel Lucy****, in the city of Kavala.

The event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

Official website/ Standings and statistics

The 2016 Greek Youth Chess Championship U18 is taking place from December 2-8, at Hotel Lucy****, in the city of Kavala.

The event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

Labros Giannoulakis (2272) heads the field of 38 players, including 1 FM.

Official website/ Standings and statistics

The 2016 Greek Youth Chess Championship for girls U18 is taking place from December 2-8, at Hotel Lucy****, in the city of Kavala.

The event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

Reveka Salahidou (1926) heads the field of 21 players.

Official website/ Standings and statistics

The 32nd Boeblingen International Chess Open took place from December 26-30, 2015, at Hotel Mercure in the city of Boeblingen, Germany.

The event was a 9-round Swiss event and 158 players competed for the first prize of 1,000 EUR.