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EVENT - FIDE, CONTINENTS, AFFILIATES |
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DATES 2012 |
COUNTRY |
CITY |
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DATES 2013 |
COUNTRY |
CITY |
| January |
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| February |
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| March |
European Women's Individual C'ship |
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Mar 1 to 14 |
Turkey |
Gaziantep |
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European Women's Rapid & Blitz C'ships |
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Mar 14 to 19 |
Turkey |
Gaziantep |
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European Individual Championship |
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Mar 19 to Apr 1 |
Bulgaria |
Plovdiv |
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Poland |
Legnica |
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European Senior Team Championship |
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Mar 26 to Apr 5 |
Slovenia |
Rogaska Slatina |
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PANAM Women's Championship |
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Central America & Caribbean Junior U20 |
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| April |
World Rapid & Blitz |
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Apr 5th |
Russia |
Elista |
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World Amateur Championship |
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Apr 16 to 25 |
Greece |
Thessaloniki |
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Romania |
Iasi |
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World Schools Individual Championships |
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Apr 28 to May 6 |
Romania |
Iasi |
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GRE, PER, SIN |
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World Championship Match |
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Apr to May |
Russia |
Moscow |
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American Continental Championship |
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Asian Cities Team Championship |
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Central American Team Championship |
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Panama |
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| May |
Asian Continental Championships |
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May 4 to 13 |
Vietnam |
Ho Chi Minh City |
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Asian Team Championships |
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May 2nd half |
China |
Hainan |
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Women's Grand Prix 4 |
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May 30 to Jun 13 |
Russia |
Kazan |
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South American Junior U20 C'ships |
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Candidates Matches |
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| June |
Asian Seniors Championship |
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Jun 1 to 10 |
Australia |
Sydney |
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Asian Amateur Championship |
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Jun 1 to 10 |
Australia |
Sydney |
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Asean+ Age-Group Championships |
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Jun 10 to 20 |
Vietnam |
Hue |
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Jun 10 to 20 |
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Women's Grand Prix 5 |
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Jun 16 to 30 |
Armenia |
Jermuk |
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Asian Youth Championships |
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Jun 23 to 30 |
Sri Lanka |
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May 17 to 24 |
Vietnam |
Danang |
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Asian Junior U20 Championships |
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Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
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Commonwealth Open Championships |
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India |
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European Schools Team Championships |
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American Amateur Continental |
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PANAM Junior U20 C'ships |
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PANAM Women's |
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North American Youth Championships |
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African Individual C'ships |
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Asian Indoor Games |
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Jun 28 to Jul 7 |
South Korea |
Incheon |
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| July |
FISU University Olympiad |
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Jul 6 to 17 |
Russia |
Kazan |
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European Youth U18 Team Championships |
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Jul 11 to 19 |
Czech Rep |
Pardubice |
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PANAM Youth Rapid Festival |
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Jul 12th |
Peru |
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European Youth U8 to U18 Championships |
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Jul 16 to 26 |
Czech |
Prague |
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Montenegro |
Budva |
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European Amateur Championships |
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Jul 18 to 29 |
Czech Rep |
Pardubice |
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Czech Rep |
Pardubice |
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EU Youth U8 to U14 Championships |
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Jul 31 to Aug 8 |
Austria |
Mureck |
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PANAM Youth C'ships |
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Jul 21 to 30 |
Peru |
Lima |
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PANAM Schools Championships |
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FISU University Olympiad |
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2015 July |
South Korea |
Gwangju |
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| August |
World Junior U20 Championships |
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Aug 1 to 16 |
Greece |
Athens |
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Turkey |
Antakya |
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2nd World Mind Games |
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Aug 11 to 24 |
maybe Spain |
Madrid |
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European Senior Championship |
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Aug 18 to 27 |
Lithuania |
Kaunas |
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Bulgaria |
Plovdiv |
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World University Championships |
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Aug 19 to 26 |
Portugal |
Guimaraes |
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Chess Olympiad |
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Aug 27 to Sep 10 |
Turkey |
Istanbul |
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2014 Aug 1 - 14 |
Norway |
Tromso |
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FIDE Congress |
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Aug 27 to Sep 10 |
Turkey |
Istanbul |
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2014 Aug 1 - 14 |
Norway |
Tromso |
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Central American & Caribbean Youth C'ships |
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World Cup |
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Aug 10 to Sep 5 |
Norway |
Tromso |
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World Youth Championships |
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Aug 13 to 25 |
UAE |
Al Ain |
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| September |
Women's World Blitz Championship |
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EU Individual Championships |
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World Youth Championships |
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2014 Sep 18 to 30 |
South Africa |
Durban |
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Asian Games 2014 |
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Sep 19 to Oct 4 |
South Korea |
Incheon |
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| October |
European Club Cup & Women |
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Oct 10 to 18 |
Israel |
Eilat |
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Greece |
Rhodes |
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Women's Grand Prix 6 |
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Oct 22 to Nov 5 |
Turkey |
Istanbul |
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World Youth U16 Olympiad |
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Turkey |
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E'pean Youth (Ind/Team) Rapid & Blitz |
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Bosnia & Herzogovina |
Teslic |
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Montenegro |
Budva |
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European Individual Schools C'ships |
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Greece |
Thessaloniki |
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Serbia |
Subotica |
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Mitropa Cup |
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Croatia |
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ASEAN Primary Schools Sport Olympiad |
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World Chess Games for Disabled |
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Oct 24 to 30 |
Germany |
Dresden |
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World Chess Games for Disabled |
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2015 Oct 24 to 30 |
Germany |
Dresden |
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World Senior Championships |
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| November |
World Senior Championships |
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Nov 3 to 14 |
Greece |
Vourla Kammena |
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World Youth Championships |
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Nov 7 to 19 |
Slovenia |
Maribor |
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Women's World Championship |
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Nov 10 to Dec 3 |
Russia |
Khanty Mansiysk |
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World Blitz Finals |
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Central American Women's C'ship |
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Latin Cup |
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Umada Cup |
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European Team Championships |
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Poland |
Warsaw |
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South East Asia (SEA) Games |
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Myanmar |
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Women's World Championship Match |
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| December |
World Team Championship |
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Sportaccord Mind Games |
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Dec 8 to 17 |
China |
Beijing |
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2013 & 2014 |
China |
Beijing |
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Europrean Rapid & Blitz Championships |
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Dec 16 to 18 |
Poland |
Warsaw |
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FIDE Congress |
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Dec |
Turkey |
Antakya |
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Asian Schools C'ships & U5 Kindergarten |
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UAE |
Sharjah |
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World Cities Team Championship |
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Dec 20 to 30 |
UAE |
Al Ain |
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2014/16/18/20 |
UAE |
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Asean Championship |
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Arab Youth Championships |
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Pan American Team Championship |
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South American Youth Championships |
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Caribbean Team Championships |
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PANAM Senior Championship |
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African Youth Championships |
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Women's World Team Championship |
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| MONTH |
OTHER INTERNATIONALS |
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DATES 2012 |
COUNTRY |
CITY |
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DATES 2013 |
COUNTRY |
CITY |
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Biel International Festival |
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Jul 21 to Aug 3 |
Switzerland |
Biel |
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Asia Dragons Open |
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Aug |
Chinese Taipei |
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ASEAN v China Youth Summit |
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Aug |
China |
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Qin Huangdao Open |
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Oct 1 to 8 |
China |
Qin Huangdao |
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Indonesian Open |
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Oct 9 to 18 |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
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All-African Games 2015 |
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Congo |
Brazzaville |
