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The 2nd San Salvador Chess Open is scheduled to take place from 5-10th December, 2015, at the Palacio de los Deportes Carlos el Famoso Hernandez in San Salvador, El Salvador.

The 9-round Swiss event is organized by the Federacion Salvadoreña de Ajedrez and offers $8000 in prizes.

A total of 103 players from ten countries are registered to take part in the tournament. Among them are 5 Grandmasters and 6 International Masters.

The 25th Erfurt Chess Festival is going to take place from December 26-30, 2015, at the Radisson Blue Hotel Erfurt, Germany.

The Russian Chess Federation has announced the lineup for the Men’s Final of the Cup of Russia, which will be held from 4-13th December in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Captain of the Serbian national women’s team Grandmaster Branko Damljanovic emerged winner of the 2015 Belgrade Trophy after edging the top seed GM Tamir Nabaty on tie-break.

The two players finished on 7,5/9 points each in the field of 182 participants from 13 countries. Among them were 15 Grandmasters and 12 International Masters.

The ultra-talented 14-years old Mihajlo Radovanovic earned his second IM norm. Full standings below.

From 12-20 December 2015, the best young Australian prospects will be taking part in the Melbourne Masters, a nine round GM round robin tournament that has become a fixture on the Australian chess calendar.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15 to 17 December 2015 in Dili, Timor-Leste, by the Asian Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Timor-Leste Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 29 to 31 January 2016 in Birmingham, England, by the Four Nations Chess League, in cooperation with the English Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen will make an appearance on primetime TV today.

The Chess Association of “Guilan” province under the auspices of I.R.

The Bicontinental Chess Match between GM Hou Yifan from China and local star Cristobal Henriquez Villagra will be held in February 2016 in Chilean Patagonia and Antarctica.