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A pack of nine players share the lead after the end of fourth round matches of the ongoing 2nd Hyderabad International Grandmasters Chess Tournament sponsored by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, Mahindra Ecole Centrale, Andhra Bank, Petronet LNG Ltd and Airports Authority of India here at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda on Wednesday evening.

Exclusive interview with World Champion Magnus Carlsen by FIDE Press officer A. Karlovich and ChessTV

The FIDE World Team Chess Championship 2013 is taking place November 24th – December 6th in Antalya, Turkey.

Participants are Armenia, Russia, USA, Germany, Turkey, Azerbaijan, China, Ukraine, Holland, and Egypt in a single round robin event.

Objective:
To educate and certify Organizers on an international basis. The seminar is Open and organized by the FIDE Event’s Commission (EVE), the Al Ain Chess Club and The UAE Chess Federation.

After the conclusion of the Chennai Grandmaster Open and FIDE World Chess Championship Match, the action is moving 500 km north to Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh state.

During the FIDE World Chess Championship match in Chennai, the Continental President for Americas Mr Jorge Vega spoke about the forthcoming FIDE elections in Tromso 2014.

The first topic were developments in the American continent in the past three years.

Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson, founder of Be Someone project, is attending the FIDE World Chess Championship 2013 in Chennai, India.

Be Someone Inc is a non-profit organization that teaches chess to at risk youth.

Official website of Be Someone Inc

The 23rd FIDE Individual World Senior Championships 2013 were held on 11-24th November, 2013, at the conference centre Tamaris in Grand Hotel 4.Opatijska Cvijeta in Opatija, Croatia.

The Championships were organized by the Chess Club “Rijeka” in agreement with FIDE and Croatian Chess Federation, under the auspices of the Mountain-littoral County, the City of Rijeka and the City of Opatija.

Norwegian Grandmaster Leif Erlend Johannessen about the FIDE World Championship Match 2013 with special comment on the key victory in the 9th game.

Video by the renowned producer Vijay Kumar.