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The two pairs of players who tied their round five matches with the classical time control returned to the playing hall at the Fairmont Flame Towers in Baku to settle the scores in the rapid and blitz games.

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The Central Serbia Chess Federation announces the GM, IM and WIM round robin tournaments for title norms to be held during November 2015.

The Annual Women’s Tournament Satka Autumn 2015 is organized by Chess Club “Vertical” from September 21st to October 1st, in Satka, a town on the western slope of the Southern Ural Mountains in Russia.

34 female players are vying in a 9-round Swiss format for the first prize of 50,000 RUB. Top seed is IM Marina Guseva (2411).

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

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The Ministry of Sport of Chile enthusiastically welcomed Cristóbal Henríquez back from Azerbaijan where he participated in the 2015 FIDE World Cup.

The official Facebook page of the Ministry announced that the new chess star held a simultaneous exhibition at the Fundación Cultural de Providencia.

The fifth round of the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup started today at the Fairmont Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, with 8 players that remained in the competition.

From 16 to 18 November 2015 a Refreshing Course for Arbiters in Russian language will be organized on Internet by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission.

While the first edition of the PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament was a resounding success in October 2014, this year’s tournament promises to put the Isle of Man on the global chess map for good.

Thanks to the continued partnership with PokerStars and the Scheinberg family, the 2015 edition will not only be the strongest open tournament ever to be held in the British Isles, but also one of the strongest worldwide.