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There were some fierce battles in the 10th round of the JAPFA 3rd ASEAN Championships being held at the Utut Adianto Chess School in Bekasi, Jakarta from 21-31 December 2015.

In the last game to finish in the Open Championship, IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia battled to a draw against IM Lufti Muhammad Ali to retain a half point lead on 6.5/10 going into the final round after his closest rival FM Nguyen Anh Khoi opted for a quick draw against IM Wynn Zaw Htun to ensure his first IM norm.

Chinese GM Wang Hao beat GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili of Georgia in the 7th round to widen his lead to a full point in the homestretch of 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Hili Reyhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.

Live games with analysis

The Chess IQ Academy is going to organize an Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar, on 6, 7 and 13 February 2016, under the auspices of FIDE.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 1 to 5 February 2016 in Moscow, Russia, by the Moscow Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Russian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The 2015-2016 Hastings Masters is taking place from December 28, 2015 through January 5, 2016.

The traditional event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE open tournament, which gather 83 players from 18 different countries.

Top seed is GM Ferenc Berkes (2650).

Official website/ Standings and statistics

The 2015 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships are taking place 28-30 December at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport hotel.

The will be held on FIDE online platform on January 1st, 2016. The competition is open to all members who have previously obtained FIDE Online Blitz or Bullet rating.

The 25th ITT Millonario de Navidad Bogotá Humana was an international chess tournament which took place from December 18th to December 22nd, 2015, at Centro Comercial Outlet Factory, in Bogota, Colombia.

The 45th Rilton Cup is taking place from 27th December, 2015 to 5th January, 2016, in Clarion Hotel Stockholm, in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic region.

The event is a 9-round FIDE-Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ X 40 moves + 30′ + 30″ and first prize in the amount of 20,000 SEK (nearly € 2,200).