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The Nordic Semiconductor hosted a simul with the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen at CES 2014, the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology and America’s largest annual tradeshow of any kind.

The simul on 20 boards was held on 9th January at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Carlsen won all the games.

The Bay Area International Open Chess Tournament took place on 2-8th January, 2014, at the Hilton Santa Clara, 4949 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, California 95054.

The tournament was a 9-round Swiss open to players with FIDE ratings above 2000 and it was possible to earn FIDE title norms. 74 players competed.

Chess Olympiad 2014 Tromsø needs a number of volunteers to be able to produce the games. The volunteers will be a fundamental part of the organization of the games.

The registration for volunteers is now open, and we welcome all people off all ages to register.

The 39th International Open Ciudad de Sevilla is taking place on 10-18th January at the Hotel Silken Al Andalus Palace in Seville, Spain.

The tournament is organized by the Federacion Sevillana de Ajedrez, with support from Instituto Municipal Deportes Ayuntamiento Sevilla, Turismo y Comercio Junta de Andalucía and Educación Cultura y Deporte Junta de Andalucía.

Tata Steel 2014 is back with exciting chess and a strong lineup. This year the tournament changes format, name, and playing locations. From 2014 the event will be known as Tata Steel Masters 2014.

BIDDING PROCEDURE FOR THE FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 2014

The Estonian Chess Federation is holding Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2014 on 10-16th January to celebrate the 98th birth anniversary of Grandmaster Paul Keres who was elected the Estonian Sportsman of the 20th century.

The Estonian Sports Association Kalev organizes the 23rd International Rapid Chess Tournament Paul Keres Memorial on 10-12 January at the Sokos Hotel Viru, 4 Viru Square, Tallinn, Estonia.

Following an initiative started in 2013 the FIDE Events Commission is supporting establishment of new competitions and events aiming for a further development.

The Swiss Chess GP will consist of eight blitz tournaments to be played throughout the year.

The first event is scheduled to start at 16:00h on 25th January at the Schachmuseum (Chess Museum), Industriestrasse 10 in Kriens.

The tournament format is 9-round Swiss with the time control 5-minutes per player.

The remaining events will take place on 1st March, 5th April, 3rd May, 5th July, 30th August, 8th November and 13th December.

All events will be counted for the annual ranking. The overall winner will receive a special prize.