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American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura emerged winner of the 2013 London Chess Classic after defeating the former World Championship challenger Boris Gelfand in the final match 1,5-0,5.

Hungarian Grandmaster Richard Rapport won the European Rapid Chess Championship 2013 that was held on 14-15th December at The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland.

736 players from 29 European federations (FIDE Zones 1.1 to 1.10) competed in the 11-round Swiss event with the time control G-15′+10”. The field included 47 Grandmasters and 125 international title holders.

The SREI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament was held on 5-14th December at the historic Town Hall in Kolkata, India.

The tournament was open for the players rated above 1900 and was completed over 10 rounds of Swiss system.

The London Chess Classic 2013 continues on Saturday with the Quarterfinal matches. After the preliminary group stages (4 by 4 players), the field is narrowed from Super Sixteen to final eight.

In the knock-out phase each match will consist of two games with the time control 25 minutes + 10 seconds per move for each player.

In case of a tie, there shall be a two game play-off at the rate of 10 minutes + 10 seconds per move for each player. Should the players remain tied, an Armageddon game shall be played.

Grandmaster Anton Korobov won the European Blitz Chess Championship 2013 that was held on 13th December at The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland.

437 players from 28 European federations (FIDE Zones 1.1 to 1.10), including 104 International title holders, competed in the 11 double-round Swiss event with the time control G-3′+2”.

The 37th Zurich Weihnachtsopen is taking place from 26th to 30th December at the Crowne Plaza Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland.

The Master Tournament (for players rated over 2000) and General Tournament (U2050) will each be played over 7 rounds of Swiss system.

The San Remo Chess Festival is scheduled to take place on 2-5th January, 2014, at the Nyala Suite Hotel, via Solaro 134, in San Remo, Italy.

San Remo is a city that boasts exceptional reputation in the chess world, having hosted a famous tournament in 1930 that became legendary with the convincing victory of Alexander Alekhine.

The 23rd Annual North American Open will be held at Bally’s Casino Resort, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event has 7 sections: Open, Under 2300, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500 and Under 1250.

The Open Section will be a 9-round event held over 5-days (December 26-30). FIDE title norms are possible. Last year winner was GM Timur Gareev.

The 76th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament will take place from 10th to 26th January, 2014.

This year the event consists of two playing groups – Tata Steel Masters with 12 players and Tata Steel Challengers with 14 players. The fields have been finalised.

For the first time the Masters Group will play one round in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and one round in the High Tech Campus Eindhoven.

Abierto Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires “Copa Norberto La Porta” will take place on 14-21st December at the Salon Dorado de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires – Peru 160 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

190 players are registered to participate in the 9-round open tournament.