World School Chess Blitz, Rapid 2014 in Kavala, Greece June 13-27

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Hello everyone,

The World School Chess Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships are to be held in Kavala, Greece from June 13-27, 2014. The beautiful Greek city of Kavala will also host the European School Chess Championships during the same time. 

Kavala is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is an one and a half-hour drive to Thessaloniki. It is also known as the 'Cyan city'. 

Here are links to the official invitations:

1. World Blitz & Rapid School Championships, 13-16 June 2014 (PDF format)

2. European School Chess Championships, 17-27 June 2014 (PDF format)

and also the registration form for each delegation:

3. Registration form to be sent by 2 May 2014 (WORD format)

The Organising Committee 

Mrs Lena Oustampasidou – Tournament Secretariat
Tel: (+30) 6974605518, Fax: (+30) 2641500112
Email: ecuschool2014@gmail.com

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Fressinet wins French Rapid Chess Championship

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The 9th International Meurthe and Moselle Chess Festival took place this weekend in Nancy, France, with 202 players including former FIDE world champion Kasimdzhanov, French stars Bacrot, Fressinet, Indian Pentala Harikrishna, and Germany's top three: Naiditsch, Meier and Fridman. Reigning French classical champion, Laurent Fressinet, also became the French Rapid champion. 



The event also determined the Champion of France in rapid games though open to all players.


The event was a great success for Laurent Fressinet, who is already the French Chess Champion. He took the title of French Rapid champion, as the best-scoring French player and won the blitz field with an incredible 10.5/11.

You can access more details at the official website.

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