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Grandmaster and world under-18 bronze medalist Vaibhav Suri suffered a shock defeat at the hands of unheralded N Surendran in the opening round of the premier section of 12th Parsvnath Delhi International Grandmasters Chess Tournament that got underway here.

The 19th Open Chess Tournament “Bosnjaci” took place on 3-9th January at the chess club in Bosnjaci, Croatia.

The 9-round Swiss event attracted 105 players from BIH, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia. The total prize fund was 5000 EUR.

Grandmaster Emil Dizdarevic took a clear first place with 7,5/9 points.

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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. It will include 12 players, a round will be played in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, another in the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, and the rest in Wijk Aan Zee.

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Salem A.R. Saleh and Denis Khismatullin will play a 8 game classical time control friendly match from 07.01 to 15.01 in UAE. The match is organized by the UAE Chess Federation, and it is the first of series of matches of training matches for Salem A.R. Saleh with top Grandmasters. Chessdom Arena with triple engine analysis will be the official broadcaster of the match. More information of the main page of Chessdom

The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing the 2014 Andranik Margaryan Memorial on 8-15 January at the Armenian Chess Academy.

The main event is the 10-player round robin tournament for the Grandmaster norm. Among the participants is the new World U18 champion IM Idani Pouya from Iran.

The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing the 2014 Andranik Margaryan Memorial on 8-15 January at the Armenian Chess Academy.

The main event is the 10-player round robin tournament for the Grandmaster norm. Among the participants is the new World U18 champion IM Idani Pouya from Iran.

Fresh from his victory at the Al-Ain Classic, Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta will spearhead the Indian challenge in the 12th edition of Parsvnath Delhi International Grandmasters Chess Tournament that gets underway here at the Ludlow Castle sports complex on Thursday.