Σκακιστικά νέα

The European School Chess Championships 2014 were held from 13th to 27th June, 2014 in the beautiful city of Kavala, situated on the Bay of Kavala in the northern Greece.

The event was open to school chess champions in categories OPEN U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17/ GIRLS U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17. The format of every Section was a 9 round Swiss, except Girls U17 Group, where 11 players competed in a round-robin tournament.

The 5th tournament of the FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix 2013-2014 is taking place from 18th June to 2nd July in Lopota, Georgia.

Twelve players compete in the round robin tournament. The event is organized by the Georgian Ministry of Sport and Youth, FIDE and Georgian Chess Federation, and sponsored by SOCAR.

The Israeli Individual Men Championship 2014 was held from 17th to 26th June, 2014 in Beersheba, a city in Israel, known as national chess center, with more Grandmasters per capita than any other city in the world.

A wonderful tournament on the Italian Adriatic coast will take place from 28th July to 3rd August.

The Summer Chess Festival ‘Mare di Fano’ will run for a third time, bringing together amateur and professional players.

The National Greek Chess Festival is scheduled to take place from 28th June to 10th July, 2014, at the Porto Rio Hotel, situated near Patras, a historical city in northern Peloponnese, Greece.

For a fifteen day period the Greek Chess Elite of all ages will be gathered to participate in the event. Apart from the leading Greek GMs and WGMs, some of the top foreign chess players will join the League to strengthen the Greek Chess Clubs.

The XXII Montcada International Chess Tournament is taking place from 25th June to 3rd July Espacio Cultural Kursaal, in Montcada i Reixac, Spain.

The XXII Montcada International Chess Tournament is taking place from 25th June to 3rd July at Espacio Cultural Kursaal, in Montcada i Reixac, Spain.

The event is a 9 round Swiss Open with a time control 90′ + 30″ with the strong participationf of 17 GMs.

Top seed is Chinese GM Hua Ni.

The 5th tournament of the FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix 2013-2014 is taking place from 18th June to 2nd July in Lopota, Georgia.

Twelve players compete in the round robin tournament. The event is organized by the Georgian Ministry of Sport and Youth, FIDE and Georgian Chess Federation, and sponsored by SOCAR.

The decisive game rate remains very high in the sixth round of the Lopota Grand Prix tournament – only one game ended in a draw.

GM Karen Grigoryan

The 7th Annual Karen Asrian Memorial took place from 16th to 25th June, 2014, in the prominent SPA resort of Jermuk, Armenia.

The 42nd Annual World Chess Open will be held from June 30-July 6, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia.

The event has 10 sections: Open, Under 2400/Unrated, Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800, Under 1600, Under 1400, Under 1200, Under 900/Unrated and Unrated/Provisional.