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Your Next Move GCT - Round 9 Starts June 14th at 15:00 UTC

Your Next Move GCT - Round 8 Starts June 14th at 13:30 UTC

Your Next Move GCT - Round 7 Starts June 14th at 12:00 UTC

Your Next Move GCT - Round 6 Starts June 13th at 15:00 UTC

Your Next Move GCT - Round 5 Starts June 13th

Shaakweek Apeldoorn - Round 5 Starts 11:00 UTC

Shaakweek Apeldoorn - Round 4 Starts 11:00 - UTC

Shaakweek Apeldoorn - Round 3 Starts at 11:00 UTC

Schaakweek Apeldoorn The first Schaakweek Apeldoorn GM tournament starts on June 7 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Norway Chess 2018 - Round 1 Norway Chess runs from May 27th to June 7th

Norwegian Team Championship 2018 - round 6 Round 6 (final round) starts on May 13 at 11:30 UTC

Norwegian Team Championship 2018 - round 5 Round 5 starts on May 13 at 7:00 UTC

Norwegian Team Championship 2018 - round 4 Round 4 starts on May 12 at 14:00 UTC

Norwegian Team Championship 2018 - round 3 Round 3 starts on May 12 at 9:00 UTC

Norwegian Team Championship 2018 - round 2 Round 2 starts on May 11 at 16:00 UTC

Norwegian Team Championship 2018 - round 1 Round 1 starts on May 10 at 16:00 UTC Bergen, Norway, May 10-13 (6 rounds)

The 2018 Women's US Championship - Playoff Round 11 starts April 30th at 18:00 UTC

The 2018 Women's US Championship - Rd 11 Round 11 starts April 29th at 18:00 UTC

The 2018 US Championship - Rd 11 Round 11 starts April 29th at 18:00UTC

Copenhagen Chess Challenge Round 9 Copenhagen Chess Challenge, Tapeten, Ballerup