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The Planetwin365 – All Stars 2015 Blitz Tournament was held on 28th December at the Planetwin365 Club in Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade.

24 players competed in the round robin tournament, dubbed as “unofficial” blitz championship of Serbia, with the time control 3′+2”. There were 9 Grandmasters in the field.

Grandmasters Milos Perunovic took a clear first place with 18,0/23 points.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen won the Qatar Masters Chess Open 2015 after defeating the last year winner Yu Yangyi in tie-breaks. Carlsen continued the hot streak after his win in the London Chess Classics.

GM Wang Hao of China hurdled the challenge from GM Abhijeet Gupta of India in the penultimate round to win the championship with one round to spare in the 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Hili Reyhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.

It proved to be a most dramatic last round in the Open category of the JAPFA 3rd ASEAN Championships 2015.

Leader IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia had a half point lead and was paired with fellow countryman IM Paola Bersamina and despite their team leader and coach GM Jayson’s Gonzales assurance they would play the game fairly, most participants still saw the result as a forgone conclusion.

There were some fierce battles in the 10th round of the JAPFA 3rd ASEAN Championships being held at the Utut Adianto Chess School in Bekasi, Jakarta from 21-31 December 2015.

In the last game to finish in the Open Championship, IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia battled to a draw against IM Lufti Muhammad Ali to retain a half point lead on 6.5/10 going into the final round after his closest rival FM Nguyen Anh Khoi opted for a quick draw against IM Wynn Zaw Htun to ensure his first IM norm.

Chinese GM Wang Hao beat GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili of Georgia in the 7th round to widen his lead to a full point in the homestretch of 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Hili Reyhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.

Live games with analysis

The Chess IQ Academy is going to organize an Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar, on 6, 7 and 13 February 2016, under the auspices of FIDE.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 1 to 5 February 2016 in Moscow, Russia, by the Moscow Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Russian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The 2015-2016 Hastings Masters is taking place from December 28, 2015 through January 5, 2016.

The traditional event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE open tournament, which gather 83 players from 18 different countries.

Top seed is GM Ferenc Berkes (2650).

Official website/ Standings and statistics