The 2015 Swedish Weekend – Group 2 is taking place from July 11-19, at the Selma Spa Hotel****, in Sunne, Sweden. The event is a 5-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″. Top seed is Peter Bergstrom (2311). Tournament website

The 2015 Swedish Weekend – Group 1 is taking place from July 11-19, at the Selma Spa Hotel****, in Sunne, Sweden. The event is a 5-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″. Tournament website

The 38th International Chess Tournament “Ikaros” 2015 is taking place from Saturday 11th till Sunday 19th of July at Aghios Kirykos, the capital town of Ikaria, Greece. The event will be a 9-round Swiss open tournament, valid for FIDE rating and norms. Last year’s winner GM Peter Prohaszka (2586) of Hungary heads the field of 107 players [...]

Το τμήμα ΣΚΑΚΙ του Αθλητικού Κέντρου Ζωγράφου ευχαριστεί μαθητές και προπονητές,παιδιά και γονείς για μία ακόμη υπέροχη χρονιά που πέρασε. Λόγω καλοκαιριού, ο σύλλογος θα παραμείνει κλειστός μέχρι τα τέλη...

The CCA General Assembly was held in Cali, Colombia, from July 1st-4th 2015 with the attendance of 27 Federations, either personally or by proxy. Also FIDE Deputy President Mr. Georgios Makropoulos attended the meeting, the first time such a senior FIDE official had been present. After the welcoming messages of the Colombian Chess Federation and [...]

The 8th International Chess Festival “Sport Summer 2015″ was held from July 3-10, in the Serbian town of Paracin. The Master’s event was a 9-round Swiss open that gathered 115 players from 17 different countries. Serbian GM Branko Damljanovic emerged a clear winner at 7,5/9 points, leaving the runner-up, GM Nikola Sedlak of Serbia, half a point behind. [...]

The 20th Annual Pacific Coast Open will be held from July 16-19, 2015, at the Sheraton Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, California. The event has 6 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500 and Under 1250. All sections have either 4-day, 3-day or 2-day schedules to play in. The [...]

The 2015 MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Festival is taking place from July 10-18, in Polish capital Warsaw. The event is organized under the auspices of the President of Warsaw Ms Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz in a 9-round Swiss format and it is open for all players with Elo rating over 2200. Top seed is Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov (2683). [...]

For sixth consecutive year the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) is hosting the U.S. Junior Closed Championship. The event is an invitation-only tournament, including the U.S. nation’s top rising stars and it takes place from July 7-15, 2015. Ten players are vying in a 9-round round-robin format with tempo of play 90’ [...]

OPorto Open 2015 is set to take place from 13-19th July at the Hotel Beta in Porto, Portugal. The tournament is included in the National Circuit of Classic Chess of the Portuguese Chess Federation. The 9-round Swiss event is organized by the Grupo de Xadrez do Porto, the oldest Portuguese chess club, as a celebration [...]

My opponent is this correspondence chess game is from United Arab Emirates. I do not know his real name, but he uses the handle “hadiak” on  ICC. The handle, “hadiak” rhymes with Cadillac and thus it reminded me of a line in the song, Thank You for Being a Friend. I won both of my […]

The 4th Amsterdam Science Park International Chess tournament is taking place from July 11-19, 2015. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ X 40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top seed is Dutch player GM Harmen Jonkman (2425). Tournament website

Vienna Chess Federation & Austrian Chess Federation under the auspices of the European Chess Union organize the European Senior Team Chess Championship in Hotel AIRO Wien, Vienna, Austria, from 12-20 July, 2015. The Championship will be played in 9 rounds according to the Swiss System, with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed [...]

The 4th Anogia Open “Ideon Andro” is taking place from July 9-16, 2015 at the conference Hall of Piraeus Bank, in Anogia, Crete. The event is organized by Anogia Chess Club and Heraklio Chess Club, in co-operation with the Municipality of Anogia, Region of Crete, O.A.A. Heraklion, Hersonissos Chess Academy, Sport Club N. Alikarnassou “Nei Irodotou” [...]

Dubai Chess Club is looking for qualified & accredited Trainers for different levels (Males/Females). Applicant must be not less than 2300 rating, Fluent in English, Bachelor Education in Sports or related fields, passionate about chess, energetic, updated with technology. You can send your CV’s to careers@dubaichess.ae Dubai Chess & Culture Club official website/ Facebook Group/...