Crete Chess Tournaments 2011 Print
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 16:31
paleohoraDear chess friends, we'll be very happy to welcome you this summer at our chess tournaments at the beautiful Crete Island, where you shall have the possibility to play chess and relax under the warm Cretan sun!

For one week Rethymno, the town of culture and art is becoming the center of chess events around Europe. The Third International Chess Tournament "Rethymno 2011" is going to be held from 11 till 18 July 2011 and give hospitality to great personalities of chess from many different European countries and as a result the spiritual battles are expected to be fabulous and definitely intensive.

At the same time, all the participants will have the opportunity to learn about the history of this town through a series of cultural events, an issue which is going to characterize Rethymno as chess and multicultural town during the period of the tournament!

For that reasons, we invite you to come and enjoy your stay at Rethymno city, traveling on the white and black squares with the company of officers and kings, next to the amazing Cretan Sea!

You can visit the official web site of Rethymno tournament, 11-18th July 2011, www.rethymnochess.gr, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


Municipality of Kandanos - Selino in cooperation with Chess Akademy of Chania organize the 4rd International Chess Tournament Paleohora in magic south Crete.

Paleohora is a small city belonging to the Municipality of Kandanos - Selino, located 60 km south - west of the city of Chania. The Chania prefecture is the western of the four prefectures of the island of Crete and one of the most popular touristic destinations in Greece, during the summer. Accessing Chania is easy, due its popularity and can be done either by boat or by airplane, since the city has an airport (visit transition). Especially in the summer there are directs flights departing from the most European cities.

The southern part of Chania prefecture is escceptionally beatiful and thousands of tourists are visiting during the summer. The traveller can visit the astonishing Samaria Gorge and the blue-flaged beaches following the southern coastline of the prefecture. The municipality of Kandanos - Selino is famous for its beaches, especially the magic Elafonisi beach, as well as the city of Paleohora, a graphical city with rich nightlife.

Official web site of Paleochora tournament, 20-27th July 2011, www.chaniachess.gr, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


It will be a great pleasure for us to welcome you this summer in Crete for both of the tournaments we organize!

With best regards from Greece,
For the organizers, Tsarouha Anelia
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