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From 27 October to 2 November 2015 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, in cooperation with the Greek Chess Federation and the Thessaloniki-Halkid

Andrey Filatov, founder of Art Russe and President of the Russian Chess Federation, has been awarded the title of Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, for his contribution to the development and popularization of Russian and Soviet art.

One of the most popular Italian daily newspapers, la Repubblica, announced that the Italian Ministry of Education will support the internet chess teaching program that will be conducted through the official FIDE online playing platform.

A FIDE Seminar for International Organizers is scheduled to take place from 21-23 March, 2016, in El Mouradi Sousse, Tunisia.

The 2014/2015 Portuguese Final is taking place from November 12-14, 2015, in Mirandela, Portugal.

The event is a 6 player round-robin tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

GM Kevin Barry Spraggett (2529) from Canada, IM Jorge Joao Viterbo Ferreira (2488) from Portugal, GM Daniel Campora (2462) from Argentine and Portuguese players CM Ivo Rodrigues Dias (2205), Miguel A Neto Pires Silva (2178) and Rui Pinto Guimaraes (2134) are competing for the first place.

The 1st Asian University Chess Championships conducted by the Asian University Sports Federation and organized by the Capital University of Physical Education was concluded in a grand manner in Beijing, China.

There were teams from 9 countries, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, the Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and China. China had 3 teams while Sri Lanka had the biggest contingent of 24 players with 4 officials to field 6 teams.

American chess is getting stronger and is on the rise.

The world strongest female player GM Hou Yifan and GM Primarjan Negi are playing an exhibition match from Nov 12 through Nov 15, 2015, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL).

The exhibition match includes:
● Basque Chess
● 4 games Fischer Random (Chess 960) at G/20 + 10 seconds
● 4 games Rapid Chess at G/15 + 10 seconds
● 8 games Blitz Chess at G/3 + 2 seconds

The Philippine International Chess Championship is taking place from November 9-14, 2015, in Olongapo City, Philippines.

The event is a 10-round Swiss open tournament with the participation of 36 players from 9 different countries.

Top seed is Indian player GM Abhijeet Gupta (2633).

Standings and statistics

The 24th Annual Kings Island Open will be held from November 13-15, 2015, at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati Northeast, 4554 Lake Forest Drive, Blue Ash, Ohio.

The event has 7 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under 1250 and Under 1000. Each section has either a 3-day schedule (November 13-15) or 2-day schedule (November 14-15) to participate in.

All sections will be played over five rounds of Swiss system, with the time control 40/110, SD/30, d10. Entry fees are from $115 to $130.