„BALTIJA CUP 2013” - June 16-22, 2013, Palanga, Lithuania - Open, Youth and Blitz tournaments.

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Regulations  

Results:   Open A   Open B   Open C   Open C7     Blitz - ( I )  ( II )

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BALTIJA CUP 2012

BALTIJA CUP 2011

IX Baltic School Chess Festival will be held in 5 star Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel, 24 Kugu street, Riga, Latvia from August 25 (day of arrival) until August 31 (day of departure) 2013. Festival organizer The Children and Youth Center “Daugmale”.
Everyone is welcome to participate in our festival. We already have confirmation of participation of chessplayers from Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Poland and some Scandinavian countries. Each team shall consist of 4 participants: 3 boys and 1 girl, born in 1996 or younger. The tournament will be played according to the Swiss System in 7 rounds.
Chess program of the festival, as always, full of interesting and exciting events: Team Tournament - 7 rounds, simultaneous exhibition with International Grandmaster, International ELO rated blitz-tournament (11 rounds) and Family Rapid Chess Tournament (7 rounds).
All registrations are accepted until August 20th  2013. Please mail them to: 19a Jēkabpils street, Rīga, Latvia, LV- 1003. All questions should be addressed to Polina Ni tel. + 371 29653095 or to Irena Limanovska tel. + 371 28345350; e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it    

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Registered Teams (14.06.2013)

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VIII Baltic School Chess Festival - 2012

47th Ilmar Raud Memorial - In memorial of the 100th birthday of member of the Estonian team that scored 3rd at the Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires. Organizer: Viljandi CC Fellin. The event is a part of  BEKO series 2013 held by The Estonian Chess Support Organization. Time and place: July 1-7, 2013 in Viljandi Sports Center - Vaksali 4 (500 meters from the bus station, by the Square of Liberty). Registration in advance is required before 26th of June 20:00 by e-mail ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or phone +37256471454 (Gert Elmaste).

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2nd International Chess Festival “Vidzeme Summer” - LIMBAŽI, Latvia, July 25-28,  2013 (Children, Blitz and Open rapid tournaments)
The festival is supported by the Limbaži Region Council, Limbaži City Council and grandmaster Alexei Shirov. The venue of the tournament is administrative building of Limbaži Region, 16 Riga Street.

Regulations     List of players:   Group A   Group B   Children     Blitz

We would wish to inform you about a new free online chess server - www.nightmarechess.com. It is available in three languages – English, Russian and Latvian.

This new chess server uses the already fairly well known chess software – Nightmare Online (Crafty Chess GUI was developed using it as a base). It now comes with two new editions – for Android mobile devices and for playing directly from browser using Java.

Some features of this new server:

- ratings are divided in three types – one for super blitz, one for blitz and one for standard time control (more than 14 minutes per game)

- there is possibility to renew lost connection within 5 minutes - this if for any type of problem – temporary Internet connection loss, electricity failure, computer crash etc. – just login using the same nickname again and you will be taken directly to your game (presuming there is still time left on your clock) – this also gives possibility to continue your game, if you have an Android device - in case you have to go somewhere in the middle of a game (just login with Android and your connection in computer will be automatically closed)

- you can test the interface and server without registering – including playing against bots, other unregistered users or opening an unrated game – for example you can begin playing Java version just with a few mouse clicks – just skip entering your nickname when you press [Login]

- we have serious measures against online cheating using computer help – now you can play without serious worries about having to play against computers impersonating humans – and if you will have to play a game or two like this the cheater will be caught as soon as possible and marked as bot – he will be able to continue playing but not participate in the rating list as well as he will show up as a computer player

- additionally against cheating will help possibility to observe any game and report any cheater or watch record of any previously played game – including seeing what clock was showing for every move

- the server also offers possibility to test your skills against strong but beatable computer opponents – they are clearly marked as such so you don’t have to play against them thinking they are humans – they also don’t participate in the official rating list of the server

- we offer fast and easy registration process and possibility to quickly learn how to play chess from our site – this includes short and clear chess rules and guidelines and a possibility to turn on legal move display

- we also offer simple and comfortable chess analysis software – based on the famous Crafty chess engine by Dr. Robert M. Hyatt – this software also provides possibility to attach any external Winboard or UCI engine – both for analysis, playing against it or setting up computer matches

- in future we plan to run online tournaments – there is already some initial steps taken to provide this possibility

-Windows stand-alone client application Nightmare Online also provides a cool 3D board which you can easily rotate using your middle mouse button or keyboard arrow keys

Regards,

NightmareChess.com administration

Date: 15-21.07.2013
Place: Mokykla str. 3 Plateliai (Plateliai gymnasium)
System and reglament: Swiss Tournament, 9 rounds, computer pairings. 90 minutes for a game for a player, with an increment of 30 seconds per move.
Prize fund: not less than 4000 Lt.

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Third Lev Braschinsky Rapid Chess Memorial Tournament - March 16, 2013 in Viljandi Paalalinna School (Paala tee 46, Viljandi, Estonia, http://paalalinna.ee/?page_id=106, beginning at 11 AM. Free parking nearby). FIDE rules, 8 rounds with 15 minutes + 5 additional seconds for each move for each player, using Swiss pairing system.

Regulations       Results

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Lev Braschinsky Memorial - 2012

Vladimir Petrov Memorial - Jurmala, Latvia, February 15-17, 2013
Tournament A is 14 round Swiss with the time control 15 minutes for each player plus 6 seconds increment for each move. First round on 15th of February 2013 at 17.00 hours, last round on 17th of February at 12.00 hours. The prize fund is 10200 Lats.
Tournament B is reserved for players rated below 2201. Games will be played Feb. 15-16. Time control is 12 minutes plus 4 seconds per move; Swiss system; 11 rounds. 

Regulations:  EN  LV  RU      Results:    Tournament A   Tournament B     Blitz    

Games (PGN)      Gallery:  1  2  3  4    Video

Read more:   LV  RU

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Vladimir Petrov Memorial - 2012  

The II international children chess tournament „Alexei Shirov winter cup” was held by the Latvian Chess Federation under active collaboration of GM Alexei Shirov from 13th (arrival) till 20st (departure) of February, 2013 in Jurmala (Latvia).

Regulations       Results:   Boys   Girls      Gallery

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Alexei Shirov winter cup - 2012

Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade - 2013": August 1 - 4, 2013, Liepāja Olympic Centre (Brīvības ielā 39, LIEPAJA, LATVIA). Total Prize Amount: 15 000 EUR.

     
Regulations  (updated)     List of players:   "Super"   "Open"

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Liepajas rokade - 2012

TIME AND LOCATION
From January 11 to 13, 2013 at Sokos Hotel Viru (4 Viru Square, Tallinn, Estonia).
THE PRELIMINARY TOURNAMENT will be a Swiss system 7-round rapid chess (15+15 minutes + a 5-second increment) tournament in one group. Tie-breaking: Buchholz method (the sum of the final scores of the opponents). For further tie-breaking, the score of the weakiest opponent will be eliminated from the overall Buchholz score, after that the scores of the two weakiest opponents and so on. The preliminary tournament belongs to the yearly series of rapid chess events organized by the The Estonian Chess Support Organization.
THE MAIN TOURNAMENT will be a 9-round rapid chess (15+15 minutes + a 10-second increment) round-robin tournament. 5 participants will gain the entrance from the preliminary tournament, 3 will be personally invited from abroad and 2 from Estonia. Tie-breaking: Berger system.

Regulations        Results:   PRELIMINARY TOURNAMENT   MAIN TOURNAMENT

CHESS CONGRESS DRUSKININKAI 2013 (Druskininkai, Lithuania, January 4–6, 2013) - 2 Rapid and 1 Blitz chess tournaments, 9 rounds, Swiss system.  Organiser: Jonas Sidabras This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , +370 68682025

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Results:     Blitz     Druskininkai Rapid Open    Aquapark Open

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CHESS CONGRESS DRUSKININKAI 2012

The III International Chess Festival „RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OPEN 2013” - August 5-11, 2013, Riga Technical University (Kalku street 1). Three main ELO tournaments and an additional blitz tournament; the total prize pool of the festival - 7700 LVL (11 000 EUR).
   
     
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List of players:   Tournament A    Tournament B    Tournament C

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RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OPEN 2012

Place and Time
Competition will be held on September 29, 2012 at 11:00, Sigulda Culture House, Pils iela 10, Sigulda. Preliminary application until Wednesday, September 26 at 17.00.
Management
The competition is organized and run by the Sigulda District council Sports Department in cooperation with the Riga Chess Federation. Tournament organizer Karina Putniņa, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , phone +371 67970207. The Chief Arbiter Alberts Cimiņš, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , phone +371 28804664.
System, time control
8 rounds Swiss system, FIDE rules, FIDE rapid chess rating calculation. Time control 15 min + 3 sec/move. 

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Open Grodno chess championship among men and women within the XIV multibranch exhibition
“EUROREGION “NEMAN – 2012”
9 rounds Swiss system, FIDE chess rating calculation. Time control - 90 min + 30 sec per move.
«Euroregion» team tournament - 3 males, 1 female. The results of the team’s competition will be determined by the total score of the four best participants of the team.

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Tõrva Rapid Chess Tournament
Open Rapid Chess Championship of Valgamaa County 2012

- September 23, 2012 at the Sports Centre of Tõrva, 76 Valga Drive, Tõrva, Valgamaa, Estonia.

The event is part of the yearly BEKO series, organized and sponsored by Estonian Chess Support Organization (see http://www.eestimale.ee/sari2012/ ) together with the Valgamaa Sports Union, Tõrva Municipality and Valgamaa Chess Club „Helme“.

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2nd Rõuge Rapid Chess Tournament „Rõuge Chess Open 2012“
Open Rapid Chess Championship of Võrumaa County 2012

- September 22, 2012 at the Rõuge School, 14 Haanja Rd., Rõuge, Võrumaa, Estonia (see www.rouge.edu.ee ).

The event is part of the yearly BEKO series, organized and sponsored by Estonian Chess Support Organization (see http://www.eestimale.ee/sari2012/ ) together with the Rõuge Municipality, the Rõuge School, the Võrumaa Sports Union, the Võrumaa County Administration and the Võru Chess Club.
  

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25 th International chess tournament Panevezys Open 2012
- Open A for players with ELO rating from 1900
- Open B  for all  not rated chess players  and  players with ELO no more 2000

Date: 2012 08 13 – 19
Venue: Panevezys Kolegija, Laisvės square 23.
Organizer: IO Arvydas Baltrunas and Panevezys chess club
Address: Laisves sq. 25 B , LT – 35200 Panevėžys
Tournament Director: IO,FA Arvydas Baltrūnas Mob.tel.+370 (676) 32388; +370 (688) 34262;
E-mail : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.chesslyga.lt or www.panevezysopen.eu

System and rate of play: 9 rounds, played in the Swiss system in accordance with the FIDE Laws of Chess. The playing time will be 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 min. to end game with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from first move. FIDE rated.

Regulations      Results:    IM Panevezys 2012    Open Panevezys 2012    Blitz    U 10

IX international chess tournament “Sea festival – 2012”
TOURNAMENT  ORGANIZER:  Klaipeda chess club „Bokshtas“  www.bokstas.net; DATE:  23rd – 29th July 2012; ADRESS: LITHUANIA, city Klaipėda, str. Laukininkų 28  (sport hall in school „Pajuris“).

7 rounds, Swiss system pairing.  Time control: All moves in 90 minutes   plus 30 seconds per move increments from move 1.

Regulations       Results:   Tournament A   Tournament B

International Chess Festival “Pskov 2012” - June 15-26, 2012 – Blitz Marathon, Rapid Chess Tournament (FIDE ELO), Rating Chess Tournament (FIDE ELO), children's stage of the Russia Cup in chess.

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Results:   “A”   “B1”   “B2”   “B3”   “B4”   Rapid   Blitz