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Peter Svidler defeated his compatriot Sergey Karjakin in the first game of the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup final that started today at the Fairmont Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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The International Chess Festival “Mikhail Chigorin Memorial 2015″ is taking place from 2nd to 11th October at the Park Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Russian Cup Stage will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system. The total prize fund is 1,800,000 RUB (approx 24,500 EUR). The first place is 320,000 RUB worth while the best woman will be awarded with 40,000 RUB.

The 2015 European Youth Chess Championships were held from 20th September to 1st October, in the touristic town of Porec, situated on the western coast of Istrian Peninsula, Croatia.

The Championship was organized by the Croatian Chess Federation, under the auspices of the European Chess Union.

12 new European Youth Chess Champions for 2015 were crowned at the closing ceremony:

The Dutch NK Rapid Tournament 2015 is taking place on October 4, in Amstelveen, Netherlands.

The event is a strong rapid closed tournament with tempo of play 15 + 10″. The format of play is 7-round single round-robin.

The Dutch NK Women Rapid Tournament 2015 is taking place on October 4, in Amstelveen, Netherlands.

The event is a strong rapid closed tournament with tempo of play 15 + 10″. The format of play is 7-round single round-robin.

The International Team Tournament for Schools “Riviera dei Cedri 2015″ is included in the ninth edition of the International Chess Festival called “Riviera dei Cedri”. It is sponsorsed by the Italian Chess Federation.

Sergey Karjakin and Pavel Eljanov returned today to the playing hall at the Fairmont Flame Towers in Baku to decide the FIDE World Cup finalist and Candidates Tournament qualifier. After the games with the classical time control the result was even.

The return games of the 2015 FIDE World Cup Semifinals were completed in the Fairmont Flame Towers in Baku.

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The Global Chess Festival is an international unique event that relies on the 1500 years-old mystical board game presenting the diversity of 1000 faces of chess. From the perspective of education, culture, science and games, the festival offers all-day family entertainment.

The 2015 Global Chess Festival is organized by the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation and takes place on 17th October in Budapest, Hungary (Castle Garden Bazaar) and Santiago de Chile.

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