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FIDE has published February 2016 rating list.

World champion Magnus Carlsen is leading the chart with 43 points advance in front of Vladimir Kramnik.

Hou Yifan is first among women with no less than 90 Elo point more than Humpy Koneru.

The Russian State Social University hosted “The largest chess lesson” as part of RSSU Chess Cup Moscow Open 2016 on 29th January.

More than 250 students and pupils listened to 35-minute lecture of the International School Chess Union president, PhD Aleksander Kostiev about the first chess world champion Wilhelm Steinitz with a demonstration of chess great’s games.

The European Chess Union and the International School Chess Union have the honour of inviting all National Chess Federations of the European Chess Union and eligible players to participate in the European School Championships 2016 organised in Kassandra, Halkidiki, Greece from 16-26 June.

The 2016 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival is taking place from January 25th to February 4, at the Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar.

The main event consists of many top Grandmasters and can be followed live with analysis here

The Russian State Social University provides the live streaming of the opening ceremony of RSSU Student Cup and RSSU School Winner Cup, which are starting today as part of the Moscow Open 2016.

The ceremony is taking place on January 29 in the RSSU Event Hall and begins at 10 am Moscow time.

The 12th International RSSU Chess Cup Moscow Open 2016 is set to take place from 29th January to 8th February at the Russian State Social University in Moscow, Russia.

The press conference dedicated to the organization of the International RSSU Chess Cup Moscow Open 2016 was held in the multimedia centre of TASS news agency on Tuesday, January 26.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 7 to 10 July 2016 in Benasque (Huesca), Spain, by the Spanish Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Organizers of the Benasque Open Tournament and under the auspices of FIDE.

From 22 to 24 January 2016 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by the Malaysian Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Asian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.