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The 2015 Guam International Open Chess Tournament is scheduled to take place on 17-22nd July, 2015, at the Guam Reef Hotel, Tumon, Guam.

The tournament will be conducted as a Swiss System competition of 9 rounds and will be played according to FIDE regulations.

The total prize fund is US$8,000. Prizes may be increased if more than 40 paying entries.

On 5 June, the city of Dagomys played host to the fifth round of the 46th final of the White Rook All-Russian Chess Tournament for School Teams.

The city of Dagomys near Sochi was the venue for the latest round of the international White Rook tournament, which started on 1 June. More than 320 children from 76 regions in Russia, Armenia, Moldova, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Israel are competing for the title of the strongest school chess team.

The 16th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships (AAG) will take place in Singapore from 8-17th June 2015.

The 2015 European-ACP Women’s Rapid Championship was held on 1-3rd June at the Kutaisi City Hall in Kutaisi, Georgia.

The event was organized by the European Chess Union, Georgian Chess Federation and ACP. The playing format was 11-round Swiss tournament with the rate of play 15 min + 10 seconds increment per move.

48 players from ten countries competed, including 6 GMs, 5 WGMs and 14 IMs.

The 19th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2015 will be held from 10-20th June at the Voronezh Chess Club, in Voronezh, Russian Federation.

UAE’s GM Salem AR Saleh claims runner-up spot

Tournament website/ LIVE games with analysis/ Standings and statistics

The Asian Schools Blitz Chess Championships was held on the morning of 4 June 2015 and less than two and a half hours later we had twelve new Asian Champions!

Surprisingly the majority of participants had opted to play instead of spending the “off” day enjoying the many sights of Singapore!

The 42nd Utrecht Open A Chess Championship (OKU) is taking place from 5-7th June, 2015, in Utrecht, in the Netherlands.

The event will be played at the Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium school close to the center of Utrecht, in a 6-round Swiss format. The tempo of play is 110′ + 10″.

84 players headed by Hungarian GM Csaba Horvath (2553) are vying for the first place of 750 €.

The 42nd Utrecht Open B Chess Championship (OKU) is taking place from 5-7th June, 2015, in Utrecht, in the Netherlands.

The event will be played at the Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium school close to the center of Utrecht, in a 6-round Swiss format. The tempo of play is 110′ + 10″.

66 players are vying for the first prize of € 250.