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Benjamin Ree’s portrait of Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is one of several hot titles in Berlin, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Berlin is currently hosting the 66th annual International Film Festival that runs until 21st February.

Our dear friend Sevan Muradian passed away on 18th February 2016 at the age of 41.

As a well known International Arbiter and International Organizer, Sevan was the driving force of chess development and promotion in the greater Chicago area.

The IMSA Elite Mind Games are scheduled to take part from February 26th to March 4th, 2016, in Huai’an, Jiangsu, eastern China.

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The 8th Batavia Blitz Chess Tournament takes place on 18th February 2016 in Café Batavia 1920, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19 to 21 February 2016 in Seoul, South Korea, by the Korean Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The 2016 International Chess Open Graz 2016 is taking place from February 12-19, at Hotel Novapark in Graz, Austria.

The event is a 9-round Swiss open with first prize in the amount of 1,500 EUR.

A total of 136 players from 25 different federations take part. Top seed is Chinese player GM Li Chao (2751).

The 8th Batavia Chess Tournament takes place from Thursday, February 18th to Sunday, February 28th, 2016 in Café Batavia 1920, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The event is a 10-player all-play-all event with time control 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″.

The 2016 Hala February Festival is taking place from February 17-20, in Kuwait.

The event is a 7-round Swiss tournament with time control 30′ + 30″.

Top seed is CM Bader Al-Hajiri (2173).

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