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The 8th Open Internacional Ajedrez Poble de Montserrat was organized by the Club Escacs Montserrat and Ajuntament de Montserrat on 25th July in Major. Montserrat, Spain.

The 7-round Swiss event with the time control 7′+3” gathered 91 participants.

Grandmaster James Plaskett cruised through the competition to take the top prize with perfect 7/7 score.

The 3rd Annual Sinquefield Cup is taking place from August 22 – September 3, 2015, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL).

The 5th Gibraltar Junior International Chess Festival is set to take place from 20-25th August, 2015, at the Caleta Hotel, venue of the famous Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival.

The 2015 Turkish Premier League is taking place from July 25-31, in Rixos Hotel Konya,

The event is а 9-round team championship.

76 teams take part in the event. Top seed is Ordu Azdur Spor Sanat ve Kultur Kulubu.

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The Politiken Cup 2015 will be a 10-round Swiss open tournament taking place from 25th July to 2nd August at the Konventum in Helsingør, Denmark.

The 11th Gazi-Heraklion Open 2015 is taking place from July 25 to August 1, at the Apollonia Beach & SPA Hotel*****, at the Greek island of Crete.

The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament, open for players with Elo rating over 1500.

Top seed is Bulgarian player GM Aleksander Delchev (2606).

The 8th Paleochora Open Chess tournament was held from 17-24th July 2015, in Paleochora town, part of the Mediterranean island of Crete.

The Politiken Cup 2015 is taking place on July 25 – August 2, in Helsingor, a city in Denmark, known internationally for its castle Kronborg, where William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is set.

The event is a 10-round FIDE Swiss tournament, open to all players.

433 players from 25 different countries, including 27 GMs, 18 IMs and 28 FMs will be vying for the first prize of DKK 20,000 (nearly 2.700 €).